Gear list

Here's a list of my current gear:
Camera: Nikon D7000 body
Lens: Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3
Lens: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Lens: Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Remote: Nikon ML-L3

I have a reasonable but lightweight travel tripod with a slightly more robust one en route. Currently look at off-body flashes and remote triggers.

An introduction

Hi. My name is Richard and I enjoy taking photographs. A little over a year ago I bought my first DSLR for this purpose; a Nikon D3000- Nikon's entry level model at the time which I upgraded not much later to a D7000.

I play around with it. I take a fair few photos but I've no real clue what I'm doing from a technical perspective. I've invested in some reasonable amateur gear and I need to learn how to use it. I've got to the point where I certainly can't blame inadequacy of kit for the fact that my photos don't come out how I want.

To that end, this blog is intended as a chronicle of my bumbling efforts at taking good photos; my learning curve, my speculation, questions, discoveries and, hopefully, improvements. It is definitely intended as a forum for critique. If my focus is soft on a landscape shot, weigh in and tell me what I should have done instead.

Basically I'm feeling my way so anything anyone has to say that may shed light on any of it is definitely welcomed.