martinc

Forum name: Martinc Real name: Martin (duh! ) FSimhistory: Too long to remember, since the start i guess. Real world: Based in sunny (Ugh) Melbourne Australia. Married to the most wonderful girl in the world. I earn my living as a systems analyst/programmer for one of the big Telco's and have done for 27 years. My shared passions are travel (the more remote, the better). The attached photo was shot in the wilds of BC, Canada late last year and photography, which i've been doing since i was 8 (couldn't avoid it, family business), and occasionally make a living at it (HA HA !). MMM, have to put in a shameless plug here: http://www.martincreely.com.au and http://saxmancometh.deviantart.com/ In our off hours from work you will find my beloved and i either in our studio shooting something, or somebody, or chasing a photo story (my particular passion is photojournalism), or stomping around some remote corner of the world chasing something hairy and hard to find.....Like Moose, which i'm convinced were invented by Canadians to fool travellers (Sorry Dave) . This coming weekend we are shooting at an abandoned mental asylum out in the sticks... YAY !. MMM, what else. I play saxophone in a small ensemble. With less enthusiasm than i should have . Some of my other passions are Sumo wrestling (spectating, not competing) and motorcycle racing (especially speedway). Go all the Aussies based in the UK. In the past i've done a lot of scuba diving (a long time ago). Been a competitive rifle and pistol shooter (taking a break from the gun game for a while, too much politics). Was raised on a cattle farm, so i can do useful things like drive a tractor, wield a chainsaw, milk a cow, turn a mis-presented calf (ew!), that i don't miss. Thats about all i can think of for now. Cheers Martin C