8th January, the day I started my course. Also coincidentally the same day I finished Unit One.......I'm on a roll haha.  I was hooked from the minute i started.  I sat at our table like an eager little student with my laptop open armed with a new notebook and pen, ready to watch a 69 page presentation introducing me to the basics of photography.  Basics......were they kidding?  ND Filters, ISO speeds, shutter speeds, Apertures, Skylights, UV Filters, Linear & Circular Lenses.......It fast became apparent that i actually haven't a clue on the terminology I'm just good, or very jammy at capturing the occasional good shot, I do however have a huge passion for photography so i will bloody conquer this course.

After reading the presentation the opportunity was available to take the Unit One test.  It said you can take this test as many times as you like, anything over 70% would pass you & unlock Unit 2, so with my mind fresh from 69 pages of overwhelming photography jargon thought I would give it a bash...........5 minutes later I passed.........with 100% WooHoo.

So now I have my Unit One assignment to complete.  I have to take 100 photos within my local area with my camera set to automatic.  The purpose is to teach me that 'Auto mode' is the enemy & will not provide me with the best possible photos.  With the aim to learn in the next units what setting is best for every eventuality i will encounter.

So with my parents in town & a roast dinner that needed to be burnt off, we decided to go for a walk round our local lake which at the moment is flooded so a great opportunity to bring along the camera & work towards my 100 photos assignment goal.

So here are the best of the photos I took which I don't think are too bad considering this was the first proper outdoor opportunity I've had to use my camera before, its all very new to me & exciting!



Here are the photos that didn't come out so well on manual, but that was all part of the challenge (even though its frustrating as they would have been good photos)