bikes and things

This isn’t helping me not want a dog. So, so good.

Via Lawrence

Somehow I managed to find the work of Meggan Gould the other day. She has some superb work on her site but the one which stood out for me was her Workspaces series.

The cluttered, the organised, the eccentric – they’re all there. I’ve been working on a similar theme which is a little infrequent at the moment. Hers are without people though which I really enjoy. There seems to be something interesting about what you can read about the person from the images and what kind of character they might have even though they’re not present. A few of my favourites from her series below.

All images © Meggan Gould.

Starts off slow but gets better. Been chuckling about this all afternoon.

Late to the party with this one but amazing what this guy can do even with skinny tyres.

Martyn Ashton takes the £10k carbon road bike used by Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins & Mark Cavendish for a ride with a difference.

Via Alex & Kristian

EDIT: And now there’s an outtake clip too.

A little while back I modelled rode down a grassy hill a few times for Daniel in front of the wonderful Dawson Heights in sunny South London. Daniel was shooting a double page spread for the LCC for two bikes that had been reviewed but his idea was to set them in a more urban context.

Daniel hard at work.

Having seen Neil do cycling shoots before I brought some box fresh shoes, some bright clothing and a few different colours in case. Having put my new shoes (with new cleats) on, I cycled to the top of the hill, turned the corner and was locked in. I took the full force of the fall on my knee which hurt like hell. It also took me a while to realise it was a 29er. I thought it looked a bit odd. It was a bit of a beast of a bike but I was quite taken with the larger wheels.

We picked a line, Daniel set up the 5×4, checked the exposure, checked the exposure again and then I rode it. I think I must have ridden it at least 15 times, checking the spot, poking the elbows out more, looking like I as enjoying the ride. As it was film we were a little more cautious about dropping the shutter.

The final shot © Daniel Hewitt.

And the magazine spread which arrived on my mat a few days ago. Shame the credit was so discrete for Daniel though as it’s a nice little bit of publicity. Took me ages to find it!

The good people at With Associates get interviewed by Cycle Love

Brilliant in every way.

Image © Cycle Love.

Can’t quite make my mind up if I like this or not. I think it’s worth a watch anyway for its unusual take on the whole timelapse genre. Also its fairly impressive technically in terms of post processing – worth a view.

Despite all the hoo haa about them (which essentially comes down to the base data quality) I was pleasantly surprised at how good the turn by turn directions were this morning. I drove into work mega early to avoid the traffic from Cambridge after getting back late last night. I set my destination then let it do its thing whilst also connecting the phone via Bluetooth to the stereo. It was smart enough to interrupt the radio to tell me where to go which meant no more holding the map on the steering wheel and far easier to concentrate on driving.

My only criticism so far is that the location of Tube stations in London isn’t as clear at more zoomed out views.

Just back from a wedding in Northern Ireland this weekend. Fantastic weather for it and plenty of Instagram shots taken, a few of which are below.

And then back to Cambridge to see Snoopy before going back to work tomorrow.

Here in Northern Ireland it seems they’re fan of the laminated A4 sign also.

No responsibility.

Crisps and peanuts.