Taking / making pictures helps me chill out in this busy world that we live in. I have a great appreciation for nature and my photography tends to lean towards scenery and animals.
My profile image features my favourite animal, the Penguin. You will notice that in this picture the penguin is wearing a wetsuit! He is a penguin at my local zoo and has recently suffered from sunburn and wears a wetsuit to keep the sun of his back!
I started learning about photography in 2007 when I was kindly given a Canon PowerShot G9. This helped me to learn the technical aspects. I went on to buy my first dSLR in 2009, a Canon EOS 1000d. I currently use these lenses: Canon 50mm f1.8, Tamron 17-50mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f2.8. I am slowly learning concepts within Adobe Photoshop, but try to keep my processing to a minimum.
Ben Luck is a member of "Tone It Down"! (3/day - No [EXPLETIVE] color allowed!), Achromatic Nature, All Animals Great And Small., All That is Nature (Photography Only), Animal Kingdom, Beach Art, Black and White Photography, Bovine madness , Eye Contact (Animals Only), Guitar Art, Landscape Photography, Light and Reflection 1/24, Penguins Galore, Scenery, Skyscapes, Soul reflections, Southeast Asia, The Black and White Enthusiast, The Scots are Coming, This is England, United Kingdom, We Rock: Musical Instrument Art and Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required).