I was born and raised in Ireland and moved to Canada in 1966. When I was about 12, I borrowed my Fathers Kodak Junior 11 folding camera and built a hide. There I took my first photo of a Sparrow. Since then photography has been a passion. I bought my first camera in 1966, a Pentax SV1. I am now a semi retired Industrial Engineer and home builder now running a Bed and Breakfast with my Wife. Whenever I have a spare moment I am out in this desert countryside with my camera taking pictures of vineyards, birds, animals and the landscape.