A Year in Pictures ~ 1st April, 2007 until 31st March, 2008 and now from 1st April 2008 onwards....

Nocton Notes - My life in and around the village of Nocton, Lincolnshire: Raises Dough!!!!! Very funny!!!!!!

2011-06-28T17:32:00.000+01:00

Nocton Notes - My life in and around the village of Nocton, Lincolnshire: Raises Dough!!!!! Very funny!!!!!!: "Class raises dough for church A breadmaking masterclass. Baker Peter Welbourne with his students at Wellingore . Photo: 8642mf Published o..."

Black & White is not dead

2011-06-09T17:19:00.000+01:00

Richmond High class focuses on dying art: The printed photo

By Shelly Meron
Contra Costa Times
© Copyright 2011, Bay Area News Group

Posted: 06/07/2011 08:42:02 AM PDT

Updated: 06/07/2011 11:02:36 AM PDT

At at time when most photos are buried in cellphone cameras or forgotten computer files, John Ohlmann hopes to teach his students the value of something tangible and lasting.

"It's an artifact," he says of a printed photo. "There's a thing to touch, and it's a permanent thing."

Ohlmann teaches five periods of a black-and-white photography course at Richmond High School, with 180 students making their way through the course each year.

On a typical Thursday during fourth period, Ohlmann's students buzz around the classroom in orchestrated chaos. Some squint at strips of film hung to dry from a laundry line with wooden clothes pins, searching for their latest work. Others keep time, oblivious to the chemical

HOW TO HELP

The Richmond High School black-and-white photography program seeks donations of film cameras of any kind, including 35 mm and 120 mm cameras. Monetary donations are also welcome. For more information, contact instructor John Ohlmann at johlmann@wccusd.net.

stink, while their film soaks in a bath of water and "fixer." They rush in and out of the dark room where they crouch over enlargers illuminated by the soft orange glow of a "safe light" that won't damage photos.

Most of this generation doesn't remember life before the Internet. But they are fascinated with how a manual Canon from the '80s or an early 1900s Brownie functions, and what kind of photo it might produce when they point it at their young niece, the cracked pavement, the statue of the Virgin Mary.

"I didn't know how to take pictures when I started. Now I really like using the manual cameras and the light meters," senior Shannon Colbert said. "Before, I mostly used digital cameras and everything was done for me. It's

really different using these."

Ohlmann provides the cameras, film and development materials his students require, as well as a set of skills rarely taught anymore yet necessary to produce the shots they want. He assigns them certain subjects or techniques, like a photo that combines two negatives. Colbert recalls being sent out on a treasure hunt assignment, where one of the required photos was "roadkill."

"It's kind of like a little adventure," she said, recalling how she tracked down a dead raccoon. "I lost the film to that one, thank God," she adds with a laugh.

A photographer friend once asked Ohlmann why he bothered to teach this old-fashioned technology, when the rest of the photography world was going digital.

"Light is light. Lenses are lenses. Things like composition, texture, how to frame a shot are the same, whether it's digital or film," he explained. "They're learning skills they can use if they get a job as a photographer."

More than that, Ohlmann said, his students are discovering that they're good at something that requires patience and technique.

"They're learning to craft something," he said. "I get kids that are just so good, that have the eye, this innate talent. They often don't know that it's any good. They see they have this ability and it's a real boost."

Staff writer Shelly Meron covers education in West Contra Costa. Follow her at Twitter.com/shellymeron.

Michael Hoppen

2010-10-24T16:29:00.002+01:00

How We Met: Adam Clayton & Michael Hoppen

'Away from the music-business star system, you find more measured people to be around'

Interviews by Hugh Montgomery

Sunday, 24 October 2010

JOSS MCKINLEY

Deal me in: Clayton (left) says that Hoppen 'doesn't just sell to you, he teaches you how to look and really see things'

ENLARGE

Unusual Photos........

2010-04-04T12:47:00.000+01:00

Image by Rdoke via Flickr

What is this?

2010-04-04T12:45:00.002+01:00

Happy Easter

2010-04-04T12:44:00.002+01:00

Image by Julie70 via Flickr

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Kate Middleton

2010-04-04T12:42:00.000+01:00

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London, April 4 (ANI): It looks like the family of Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton isn't very respectful of her ambition to become aphotographer.

Buzz up!

Middleton was in the frame to be chief photographer for her family's children party supplies firm but has apparently lost out to a professional, reports the Daily Express.

It is believed that the 28-year-old has taken pictures of the party paraphernalia sold by Party Pieces, established by her parents Michael and Carole Middleton in 1987, but the action shots have been taken by professional photographer Millie Pilkington.

What's more, the Party Pieces online magazine, The Party Times, lauds Pilkington as 'our fabulous Party Pieces photo grapher.'

Although Middleton is said to have a great deal of input into the design of the website, her photographic efforts have been confined to taking pictures of the mail order company's plastic plates, cups and cutlery ranges. (ANI)

Carol & Catherine

2010-04-04T12:38:00.000+01:00

Train Journeys

2010-02-18T19:52:00.001Z

Image by janusz l via Flickr

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Live Strong

2010-02-18T19:51:00.002Z

Image by L S G via Flickr

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Photo a DAy

2010-02-18T19:50:00.000Z

Image by gorseinonboy via Flickr

Photo a Day............

Feet

2010-01-24T20:19:00.002Z

Image by laurenmarek via Flickr

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We three.......

2010-01-24T20:18:00.002Z

The New Year 2010

2010-01-01T13:59:00.000Z

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What better this New Year's day, 2010 to celebrate with a photo...........

Trouble comes in pairs!

2009-12-30T16:34:00.002Z

Carol in a hat

2009-12-30T16:31:00.000Z

Happy Xmas

2009-12-25T09:23:00.000Z

Image by funkandjazz via Flickr

Christmas......

Pete Carr & Robert Correll - Street Photography

2009-12-23T16:44:00.001Z

Insight

Street Photography with High Dynamic Range

Adapted from HDR Photography Photo Workshop (Wiley)

By Pete Carr, Robert Correll

More Insight articles
Mediabistro On Demand design and photo video tutorials

Street photography is the art of documenting life on the street. The focus is
on people and what they’re doing: crazy holiday shoppers, children being
children (as shown below), protesters protesting, a couple out for a
romantic stroll, or a somber moment.

This photo was tone mapped in Photomatix with a slightly surreal look
for a magical effect. Strength was maximized for detail and Luminosity
was maximized to achieve the glowing look. Reducing Luminosity
to its default makes this photo look much more normal. Micro-smoothing
was raised a bit to combat noise and smooth the texture of the lion.

A young girl drinks out of a fun fountain at a zoo. HDR from a single raw exposure converted to three 16-bit TIFFs. (ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/250 second, Sony 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 at 26mm) © Robert Correll

Caution: Taking photos is not illegal in most places, so don’t be afraid to
stand on the streets of London or New York and document life around
you. Be careful to preserve their editorial nature, however.
If you change the context of the photo for advertising or other types
of commercial use, you may need model releases or other forms of permission.
In the end, you are responsible for checking local laws with regard to taking
and publicly displaying or selling your photographs.

Getting Into the Action

The focus of street photography is often action, as shown below.
This photo captures a protest in Liverpool when
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was visiting.
The scene is stark, dramatic, and intimate. It could not have been
captured from a distance with the same impact. In this case,
a wide-angle lens captured the entire scene at close range.
The bold colors of the American flag stand out, as does the police line.

A crowd protests Condoleezza Rice’s appearance in Liverpool. HDR from a single raw exposure converted to three 16-bit TIFFs. (ISO 800, f/8, 1/30 second, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 10mm) © Pete Carr

In Photomatix, Strength was increased and set high to enhance the gritty feel.
Luminosity was set high to bring out the detail in the shadows, mainly the road
and parts of the clouds.

Converting the photo to HDR brings out details not visible in the original.
The police line was dark and faded into the background. It has been accentuated
and contrasts with the texture of the road much more. The sky was enhanced and
is much more powerful, matching the energy of the overall scene.
Overall contrast was increased without losing details in the sky or other areas.
A 430ex external flash was used to light the person with the flag — not the entire scene.

Shooting Up Close and Personal

Street photography also documents simpler, often personal moments in public.
It is critical to be unobtrusive in order to photograph these scenes without changing them.
To do that, you must be close to what is happening but remain part of the background.

Note: People in public don’t have the same expectation of privacy as they do
in their own homes, but they still may not want you to take their photo.
Be mindful of this when going out into the streets and taking photos of people.
Photographing children is an especially sensitive matter.
You should ask permission from a parent or guardian prior to taking a
child’s photograph, regardless of the setting.

This kind of private moment was captured at the Hillsborough Memorial
beside Shankly Gates at Anfield, Liverpool, and is shown below.
The monument, with its eternal flame, is a reminder of the 96 people
who tragically died during a match between Liverpool and Nottingham
Forest at Hillsborough Football Ground. Before games, fans touch the
memorial as a sign of respect.

A Liverpool Football Club fan pays respects to the 96 who died at Hillsborough. HDR from a single raw exposure converted to three 16-bit TIFFs. (ISO 640, f/4, 1/400 second, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 10mm) © Pete Carr

It is hard to photograph such scenes because they are so intensely personal.
The moments and people are real and powerful. When you come up to scenes
like this, try and have a wide-angle lens ready and take your time. Stop, look
, understand what is happening, and decide what you want to say about the scene.
As you wait for the right photo you are also waiting for acceptance. This close,
people know you are taking photos. Without saying a word, you want to establish
a comfort zone with the people you are photographing. If anyone has a problem
with you, they will let you know right away. If no one says anything within a few
minutes, that means they have most likely relaxed and accept your presence.

HDR helps in these situations because you aren’t forced to rely on a flash.
Capture one solid shot in raw and use the single-exposure techniques
illustrated throughout this book to create HDR. In this case, Strength
was set high to enhance details in the scene and Luminosity was set
quite high to bring out details in the clouds while retaining detail in
the woman’s face. Additional Micro-smoothing helps control noise
and the tone-mapping effect. The image was converted to black and
white as a final step in the process to match the overall mood and subject.

Camera Settings

Street photography is a dynamic affair. As such, your camera
settings must be ready to work in a fast-paced environment.
Here are some general guidelines for shooting street photography for HDR:

White balance. This is best left on auto, especially if you are
shooting in raw, because with raw, you set the white balance later during raw conversion.
Shutter speed. A good rule of thumb is to keep the bottom number of the shutter speed fraction at or above the focal length you are using. For example, at 70mm, use a shutter speed of 1/80 second or faster. If you are shooting fast action or in bright conditions, a higher shutter speed may be necessary, even if you boost the ISO.
Aperture (f-number). In general, start out at f/8 and focus on infinity. You’ll have a good depth of field, an aperture that lets in a fair amount of light, and be able to shoot without worrying about whether everyone is perfectly in focus or not. If you want to isolate the subject, shoot with a larger aperture (smaller f-number). This blurs the background.
ISO. Keep the ISO as low as practical, but HDR street photography generally requires higher ISO settings than standard HDR photography. It’s all about motion. A slightly higher ISO guarantees a faster shutter speed. It’s less of an issue on a bright sunny day, but on an overcast day there is a chance for blurring because with less light, the shutter speed will be slower. Therefore, increase the ISO on overcast days, in alleys, and other darker settings to make sure that everyone is frozen with no blur. 214
Raw. If possible, shoot in raw. Raw files preserve a greater dynamic range than JPEGs and allow you to make more effective white balance and exposure adjustments in software.
AEB. AEB is nearly impossible to use in street photography. There simply isn’t enough time to get off three exposures in the split second you have. Set up for the best overall exposure without blowing out highlights and rely on shooting in raw and processing singleexposure HDR.
Filters. Depending on the horizon, filters can be useful in HDR street photography because they can protect against blowing out the sky.

Tip: Check your camera’s noise reduction options when shooting at high ISOs.
If noise reduction is immediately applied (as is possible with the Sony Alpha
300 series, for example), your practical shooting speed may be dramatically
slowed because of the processing delay. If that is the case, turn in-camera
noise reduction off and apply it later in software.

The photo below was shot from the hip with the aforementioned
guidelines in mind. There was no need to look in the viewfinder
because at f/8 and focus at infinity, the depth of field (and hence the depth of focus)
was large enough to capture the subjects sharply. The ISO was raised to
1600 because clouds kept passing in front of the sun, darkening the scene.
The high ISO necessitated a fast shutter speed to avoid completely overexposing
the image, but even at 1/6400 second, some areas of the photo are blown out.
As is sometimes the case, however, this photo works despite the blown out areas.
Attempts to reduce their effect make the girl look much worse.
The focal length was 18mm, just wide enough to capture the girl in front.
10mm would have been too wide.

This is a scene at the Mathew Street Festival, Liverpool. HDR from a single raw exposure converted to three 16-bit TIFFs. (ISO 1600, f/8, 1/6400 second, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 18mm) © Pete Carr

HDR has brought out details in the clouds and road by increasing the
Strength setting in Photomatix to enhance the detail. Luminosity
was set quite high to bring out details in the darker areas without
blowing out the lighter. Finally, the photo was converted to black
and white as homage to the discipline of street photography,
which traditionally is shot or presented in black and white.

Note: Technically, focusing your lens to a distance called the
hyperfocal distance guarantees you the largest depth of field
for the specific combination of the f/number and lens you are
using. Street photography requires that you be ready at a
moment’s notice, however, so you may not have time to consult
charts, iPhone applications, or other depth of field aids.
More information on hyperfocal distance is available here.

Wide-angle Street Photography

There’s nothing like getting into the action and shooting wide-angle street
photography with a good wide- or ultra wide-angle lens. Look for something
in the range of f 10-24mm and bring your confidence. You will need to get
close to your subjects — sometimes only a few feet away, as shown
below, where a wide-angle lens at 10mm captured the action but
required being virtually in the surf. A larger focal length, 50mm for
example, would have limited the view and been too tight.
Moving back to increase the view would have shrunk the
kids and introduced other distracting elements into the photo.

Kids run from a big wave during a stormy day. An ND filter was used to preserve highlights, and HDR enhances the detail and contrast. (ISO 640, f/8, 1/400 second, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 10mm) © Pete Carr

HDR was used for this photo to bring out details in the sky and
water, but not at the expense of contrast. In Photomatix, Luminosity
was set high to retain detail in the water while bringing out detail in
the clouds. Strength was set high to enhance the dramatic look of the clouds.
Microsmoothing helped reduce noise.

Finally, the HDR image was converted to black and white.
There was very little color to begin with, actually.
The day was dull and gray and the seawater was murky and
light brown. While HDR brought out details in the sky and water,
the black-and-white conversion increases contrast so that certain
elements, such as the child’s face and the water splashing to the left, stand out more.

Note: Different focal lengths emphasize different aspects of street
photography. Wide-angle lenses (10-24mm) allow you to get close
but capture a great deal. At the extreme end (between 50 and 70mm), midrange
zoom lenses allow you to be farther away from the action and zoom in for details.
The middle ground (between 24 and 50mm) forces you to get closer to capture the moment.

Another good example of wide-angle street photography can be seen below,
prior to processing into HDR. In this case, the scene shows a snow storm on
Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, at night. It is not a bad photo, but the
snow is not as apparent as it could be, nor are there any details in the large
gothic building to the left of the wheel. Shooting at 10mm allows the crowd,
traffic, Ferris wheel, and architecture to all be seen. At 50mm, the focus
would have been on someone specific: a face in the crowd.

This scene of Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland is before processing into HDR. (ISO 1600, f/4, 1/15 second, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 10mm) © Pete Carr

After processing this single raw exposure into HDR, the snow takes on a larger
role in the sky and there are obvious details in the building, as you can see
below. In Photomatix, Strength was lowered and Micro-smoothing was raised
to keep the photo more realistic. Luminosity was raised to help bring the
snow out from the background. Artistically, the colors, while still apparent, are desaturated.

The same image of Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland from 9-6 after conversion to HDR from one raw exposure converted to three 16-bit TIFFs. (ISO 1600, f/4, 1/15 second. Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 at 10mm) © Pete Carr

Mid-range Zoom Photography

Midrange zoom lenses are great for walking about. They range from
around 17-55mm or 24-70mm. The great thing about these lenses
is that you can be standing next to someone and shoot at 24mm
and then quickly zoom to something farther away if you need to
and shoot at 70mm.

A street scene of a driving rain storm is shown below before
processing. Notice the lack of details in the trees and buildings in the background.

This shows a torrential rain in Liverpool prior to HDR processing. © Pete Carr

HDR is used subtly below to bring out detail and contrast — in a different
way than for landscapes or buildings where you often want to maximize
detail. HDR can cause people to look unnatural, so a light touch is most
often best. In fact, it is often good to set Micro-smoothing to at least 15
and keep the Strength and Luminosity at lower levels than normal. In
addition, HDR brings out details of the rain, emphasizing the terrible
weather and the rain-soaked street. Saturation was enhanced in
Photomatix, but could also have been increased in further post-processing.

This shows the HDR image that was created from one raw exposure converted to three 16-bit TIFFs. (ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/100 second, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm) © Pete Carr

Tip: To retain a level of normalcy with people in street photos, take the original 0EV exposure and paste it as a new layer on top of the tone-mapped image in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Set the non-HDR 0EV photo layer to Soft Light blending mode and experiment with opacity.

The photo below shows the opposite end of the midrange zoom lens. This was taken standing next to a hot dog vendor. It was shot at 32mm, which is really the perfect focal length for this situation. It was not necessary to zoom in, and a wide-angle lens would have captured too much. The shot needed to be close and intimate in order to capture the people, the stand, steam, and sun. Notice the combination of a wide-open aperture, which limits depth of field but also increases the amount of light entering the camera, and the fast shutter speed which was necessary to shoot toward the sun, which is behind the stand top-center of the frame. Although promising, this unprocessed photo has very little detail in the buildings to the side and the main subjects are in shadow.

A 32mm focal length was used to shoot this scene of a hot dog vendor, shown here before HDR processing. (ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1000 second, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 at 32mm) © Pete Carr

After processing a single raw photo into HDR, as shown below, there are more details in the image, such as the rising steam. This helps balance the image. If the exposure had been increased in a raw editor alone, these areas would likely have been blown out and lost. Although there are spots on the edge of blowing out, HDR enhanced the darker regions without overly compromising the lighter ones.

In Photomatix, Luminosity was set quite high to keep the highlights from being too blown out. The sun backlighting the steam rising from the vendor’s cart is very bright. This also brought out detail in the darker areas. Strength was increased to medium to enhance those details but not so much to create an overly processed image.

The image above after processing to HDR, which really brought out the details. HDR from a single raw exposure converted to three 16-bit TIFFs. (ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1000 second, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 at 32mm © Pete Carr

Using a Compact Digital

Despite their power, dSLRs are not always the best camera for street photography. To be blunt, they can be large, clunky, and can draw too much attention to you. Henri Cartier-Bresson used a Leica because of its small size and quiet operation. It was unobtrusive and hardly noticeable.

Today, compact digital cameras, such as the Canon G9 or G10, are closing the gap between the dSLR and cameras with a much broader appeal. They can shoot in raw and have high ISO performance. They are small, light and quiet, do not have large lenses, can zoom in to moderate levels, and can fit in your pocket. They are good for HDR street photography with two real issues: They have limited wide-angle capability, as you generally can’t go under 24mm; and they have high ISO noise, which simply isn’t on par with any dSLR on the market. You may struggle over ISO 400 or 800.

The photo below was taken with a Canon G9. There is a little more noise to contend with at ISO 200 than a professional-level dSLR because of the camera’s smaller sensor, but in situations where you would rather look like a tourist than a photographer — it’s the ideal solution.

This cafe on Falkner Street in Liverpool was shot with a compact digital camera. HDR from a single raw exposure converted to three 16-bit TIFFs. (ISO 200, f/5, 1/250 second, Canon G9 digital compact camera) © Pete Carr

The sky now balances the street as they move toward one another in the far background. Notice too that the row of buildings to the right has exceptional detail into the distance. This is a primary result of HDR.

You should now have a pretty good idea what street photography is and what you can do with it. Don’t forget that the purpose is to photograph people on the street and develop the photos with HDR.

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Winter

2009-12-22T15:55:00.000Z

Image by oOoHEAVENLY PHOTOGRAPHYoOo via Flickr

Winter with the aid of Zemanta.......

And is there more for tea?

2009-12-22T15:29:00.002Z

Snow in the UK

2009-12-18T17:30:00.000Z

Image by johnm2205 via Flickr

Snow Snow and more snow......in Lincs tonight

Blowing in the Wind......The poor at Xmas

2009-12-10T17:43:00.004Z

Image by Andrea Costa Photography via Flickr

Can't really add much comment to the pic. At Xmas time it's sad to see anyone homeless or destitute.....

Seals at Donna Nock, Lincs......

2009-12-10T17:41:00.000Z

Image by thirtyfootscrew via Flickr

Saw the most incredible seal population at Donna Nock today.

Lincoln coffee house

2009-12-08T19:27:00.000Z

Took this shot at Waterstones in Lincoln.......

Our girl Katherine

2009-12-06T11:30:00.000Z

Image by Getty Images via Daylife

Katherine getting a high......again.....

Glitz & Glamour......

2009-12-06T11:26:00.000Z

Image via Wikipedia

Glitz & Glamour album cover......

The Kennions at Nocton 2009

2009-12-06T11:23:00.001Z

Lincoln by Night.......

2009-12-05T20:07:00.000Z

Image by pollyalida via Flickr

Night Time........

England & the FIFA Draw......

2009-12-05T20:04:00.000Z

Image by Shine 2010 - 2010 World Cup good news via Flickr

Well now we know - England have a relatively easy task.........

A Nocton Mystery

2009-12-05T20:01:00.000Z

The little path that leads from the Church.........

Amanda Knox

2009-12-05T19:57:00.000Z

Image by Getty Images via Daylife

The Knox girl deserves every day of her sentence......

2009-12-05T19:43:00.001Z

Image by sunside via Flickr

There are Xmas markets across the EC. This one is in Berlin........

2009-12-03T16:23:00.000Z

Image by Patrick_Down via Flickr

Xmas Fairs........

Somewhere in .....can't remember......2009

2009-12-02T13:06:00.000Z

James' birthday cake

2009-11-09T20:15:00.000Z

I've moved to Nocton Lincolnshire

2009-11-09T20:12:00.000Z

The Halloween it does come upon us suddenly

2009-10-27T16:48:00.002Z

Two generations

2009-08-07T19:37:00.001+01:00

Zeitgeist (1 of 6) A Scholarly Response to the Movie

2009-02-07T14:10:00.001Z

Brantome

2009-02-02T15:09:00.000Z

Brantome on a bright Winter's day in Jan this year!

Welsh Cakes.....

2009-02-02T15:03:00.001Z

Great to eat at any time but especially when Wales have trounced England at Rugby.

Parity for the Pound.....

2009-02-02T15:01:00.000Z

Once again the £ is slipping against the Euro!

Animals in the Snow today........

2009-02-02T14:56:00.001Z

More SNOW photos from the news!!!!!

Snow & More Snow ~ UK Freezes!

2009-02-02T14:53:00.001Z

Who put the BBBBrrrrrrr into BRITAIN. Snow everywhere today and all from the Arctic blast!

The Funniest Video ever

2009-01-19T14:41:00.001Z

Funny Animation

2009-01-19T14:34:00.001Z

Windows will never be the same!!!!!!

Documentary # 2 - Messing With Our Minds

2009-01-19T14:25:00.001Z

Who to blame for the recession????

Night shot at La Grenerie

2009-01-13T13:13:00.001Z

Grand Rue......outside my house in early January 2009.......

Vern & Bri.......

2009-01-13T13:08:00.001Z

Myself & Brian at one of the many Xmas Parties.........

Our 2008 Xmas Tree

2009-01-13T13:04:00.001Z

The theme this year was red ~ our 2008 Xmas tree now destined to go back to the attic!

Stray cats at La Grenerie

2009-01-13T13:00:00.002Z

A couple of stray cats in my kindling basket......Ah!

The Changes.

2008-11-25T15:21:00.001Z

Great Opener!

Snowing today at a town near you.....

2008-11-23T14:18:00.000Z

Gone but not forgotten.....

2008-11-23T14:15:00.001Z

Could he have won? I understand he was regularly polling more votes than any other contenders. So, YES, he could have won!

Xmas market at Lincoln

2008-11-23T14:13:00.000Z

You may not know his name....

2008-11-23T14:11:00.000Z

Name them, Shame them........

The Prince of Wales ~ On his birthday

2008-11-23T14:07:00.001Z

Still without a proper job!

EK in Llandeilo.........

2008-11-15T13:50:00.000Z

Carol in Landeilo.......

2008-11-15T13:48:00.000Z

Autumn visit to West Wales

2008-11-15T13:46:00.001Z

Carol & Brian at Moulin........

2008-11-15T11:15:00.000Z

Brian at Moulin du Roc

2008-11-15T11:12:00.000Z

2008-10-06T10:27:00.001+01:00

2008-10-06T10:27:00.000+01:00

Our stars

2008-08-17T13:02:00.000+01:00

VG & CAG

2008-08-17T13:01:00.000+01:00

Gordon Porridge

2008-08-17T12:57:00.000+01:00

What's happening to house prices in UK ~ CRASHING!

Big Boobs and Canada

2008-08-16T04:14:00.001+01:00

Top Photography Tips and Tricks

2008-08-16T04:07:00.001+01:00

Economics Lesson Of SubPrime Lending Disaster Pinon Hills CA

2008-08-16T03:55:00.003+01:00

Argentina's Economic Collapse - Part 1 of 12

2008-08-16T03:55:00.001+01:00

This has happened to a relatively poor country ~ Could it happen in a relatively rich country eg Italy??

Olympic Flames

2008-08-10T18:34:00.000+01:00

Swedish Girls

2008-08-09T16:51:00.000+01:00

Keep buying those woodbines

2008-08-09T15:24:00.001+01:00

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2008-08-08T16:55:00.000+01:00

08/08/08

Good painting........

2008-08-07T13:43:00.000+01:00

Nice subject......

Watch out ~ the Chinese are coming.....

2008-08-07T13:41:00.001+01:00

....................................and they're after gold...........and they're at home....................and they're good !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just love Le Tour......

2008-08-07T13:39:00.001+01:00

Particularly when we win! Mark Cavendish ~ superb!

Frankie Gavin.........

2008-08-07T13:36:00.001+01:00

Should have bought some weighing scales last Xmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will She ~ Won't she??????????????

2008-08-05T18:35:00.000+01:00

Paula ~ Hope you do!

You can't make some of this up!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-05T18:34:00.000+01:00

I pray

2008-08-05T18:32:00.001+01:00

I pray my good Lord that things don't turn out as badly for me as they are for Gordon Brown.

House price crash

2008-08-05T18:28:00.002+01:00

House prices are crashing in UK, USA, Ireland, France, other parts of Europe, Serbia, North Wales, Zimbabwe and Barnsley.

Also in many parts of the rest of the world. In fact ~ everywhere!

Here's those Serbian gurus again

2008-08-05T18:27:00.000+01:00

Has anything changed in Zimbabwe recently?

2008-08-05T18:24:00.001+01:00

The Ayes have it!

2008-08-05T18:23:00.000+01:00

Serbians on the run!

2008-08-05T18:21:00.001+01:00

Could there be some ex-Serbian military or politicians lurking behind these beards?

Looks likely to me!

One death in the life of.......

2008-08-05T18:20:00.000+01:00

A.S. dies at the age of 89!

Countdown to getting the sack?

2008-08-05T18:15:00.002+01:00

Now ~ What was your name again? The one who used to perform addings up on Countdown. Didn't look too good in out-of-date frocks because of her large buttocks. Had a boobs job to compensate!

What was your name, again??

Our Charlotte wants to get married

2008-08-05T18:12:00.002+01:00

Hello! Charlotte & Gavin want to settle down get an allotment, have some pigs and cows and a smallholding in the Vale of Glamorgan.

The Council will not give them planning permission.

Doomed

2008-08-04T15:26:00.000+01:00

Ousted by Xmas ~ or Before?

Judy's Kitchen

2008-08-04T15:24:00.000+01:00

Alabama 3 - Woke up This Morning

2008-07-07T18:33:00.001+01:00

Alabama 3 live at the Astoria

2008-07-07T18:29:00.001+01:00

Ironic or not?

Ain't going to Goa

2008-06-11T15:12:00.001+01:00

Alabama 3 - Woke up This Morning

2008-06-11T15:04:00.001+01:00

Gordon Brown & an African Leader.........

2008-06-08T19:09:00.002+01:00

Which one of these politicians is more popular with his people based on recent polls?
Which one of these leaders has not been elected to his position?
Which one will be out of office before Xmas?

'roy' smashes a streaker at the cricket FULL VERSION

2008-06-08T16:00:00.001+01:00

Jazz version of Moonlight Sonata

2008-06-02T15:44:00.001+01:00

Interesting version......

A Year in Pictures ~ 1st April, 2007 until 31st March, 2008 and now from 1st April 2008 onwards....

Nocton Notes - My life in and around the village of Nocton, Lincolnshire: Raises Dough!!!!! Very funny!!!!!!

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Keep buying those woodbines

08/08/08

Good painting........

Watch out ~ the Chinese are coming.....

I just love Le Tour......