Hi there, 

Just a quick note to introduce myself. My name is Ron(ald) and I am 40yrs auld. I am an aspiring photographer, and run my own little photography business. I shoot mainly landscapes, urban scenes and create conceptual images. I love the Wicklow Mountains, and all of Irelands beautiful nature for that matter. 

I am overweight since my mid 20ies and now I am going to embark on a new mission. The rough outline of my mission is that I am going to walk the Wicklow Way before the end of next year. Most likely in the summer of 2015. I am going to train up for this massive challenge and next year, as 41st birthday present for myself, I hope to be 50 kilos lighter and fit enough to walk 127 kilometer through the Wicklow Mountains. So far I have lost 11 kilos through adjusting to a balanced diet and swimming. 

Next step is to get educated on equipment needed for this 127k challenge and I will start with boots. I really like Meindl boots and now I just need to figure out which model. 

So my main goal on this forum is to get educated, get to know new people, and hope to have some fun. 

If you want to check out my photos, this is my stock site http://semmickphoto.com and this is my more arty work http://semmickphoto.artistwebsites.com. There is some overlap as I like to shoot what I love and not really shoot solely for stock. 

Thats it for now 

Cheers

Ron