bikes and things

Grabbed this photo earlier today whilst down on site. Ominous sky and like the way the woman is standing there patiently waiting for the traffic. Made up of around 8 images as I only had the 50mm lens with me.

A few weekends ago I took my first ‘paid for’ photography job. Vaughan and Shannon suggested that I come along to an interview Vaughan was doing for Living South – a local magazine which is distributed in SE1. The job was to get a few images to go with the article Vaughan was doing on Witcomb Cycles in Deptford. We rode there and the whole place was fascinating. They have been making bikes there since 1952 and continue to make custom hand made lugged road frames to the day. Unfortunately it got me lusting after a custom fixed frame but at £1200 it’ll have to wait for a few years yet.

It was difficult shooting on the low light but I got 10 or so decent shots and the magazine seem quite pleased. They’re not amazing by pro standards but hopefully they’re better than what they normally would have got.

One of my favourite images is below and the rest are on flickr flickr here. Let me know what you think!

Had Friday off to do some work on Part 3 assignments. The weather was too nice to stay indoors though so went to take some pics.

Critical Mass was good fun last night. Ended up meeting up with Ray, David, Graham and Tim. Good to catch up with everyone and get a ride round London with a police escort.

Funniest part was watching an irate taxi driver get told by the a plod to get off his wally phone.

A few beers after at The John Snow in Soho. It’s part of the Smauel Smiths pubs so was dirt cheap. Five pints of lager for a tenner! Ace.

A few more pics here from Ray.

So after a bit of idle chit chat with Ray the other day I think we’re going to aim to do the Dunwich Dynamo this year. I had wanted to do it last year but wasn’t fit enough. Only to add a bit more excitement we’re both going to ride it fixed gear. The route is around 126 miles I think so really do need to get some training in now and be happy doing at least 60 mile routes no problem. It ends with a dip in the sea. Most people take about 12 hours to do it – I think some padded shorts may well be in order for it.

And here’s an image of the route. Supposed to be almost flat with one or two hills towards the end.

Tonight is also Critical Mass in London so going to head along to that with a load of people from CF and LondonFGSS.

Headed out for lunch to meet my Mum and then went for a ride along the Southbank. Got a few good pics and added them to Flickr here.

Bikes

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Popped out at lunch for a bit of a spin. Bit wet but here’s a nice picture of our bikes.

Went out on the bike with Ray from work and took a few pics along the Southbank.

The weather has been getting colder the last few days and I woke up this morning to find a good frost on the ground. Perfect for some photos!

Took a few shots whilst walking to work. The light was great and the frost really made some of the pics.

Got the day off today so went out for a bit of a ride round town on the bike. Got a few Christmas presents and watched the world go by for a while whilst having a coffee in the Seven Dials area. Good to be back on the bike around town after not using it for sometime.

Went out on Sunday with the aim of taking some pics. It rained constantly and the nice afternoon walk became a bit of a drab excursion. Anyway a few pics below which I managed to take. Still lots to learn but getting there I think.