Escape to Hong Kong – Kowloon
Kowloon
Photography
I have been fascinated by photography ever since I was a child. These days I am seldom more than a few metres from a camera. My photographic interests sprawl from artificial intelligence through to vintage zoom lenses. Unsurprisingly, there’s also quite a lot of Linux in the middle. :-) More…
Escape to Hong Kong – a tram ride
I rode the tram, literally from one end of Hong Kong island to the other, taking a photo every few seconds.
Escape to Hong Kong – Mui Wo beach
I needed to get away from things for a while. Fortunately an old pal had a spare room in his basement, in his house on one of the outer Hong Kong islands. Today we went to Mui Wo Beach, about 1 km from his house.
Shefford, a small English town in Bedfordshire
Driving back from seeing a client, I stumbled upon Shefford, a small English town in Bedfordshire.
Out for the day with Chiara – only this time Chiara was behind the camera
Out for the day with Chiara, my Italian researcher and photo model. Only this time Chiara was behind the camera.
The Tricorn Centre
I found myself in Portsmouth one sunny afternoon, taking my new MGF in for yet more warranty repairs. Fortunately, I got rid of the wretched thing now! Anyway, back to the plot: to make a virtue of necessity, I decided to make a small detour and take some pix of the aging Tricorn Centre. Hailed…
Buzzing around France in a little red MGF
Spent a very enjoyable day buzzing around France in the MGF. It seemed to like French roads, and actually managed to do a whole day without breaking down.
France – staying in an Alsatian gite
France – staying in an Alsatian gite and cruising around in the MGF. Today we went into Strasbourg, saw the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. Also saw some flamingoes and some rather friendly white Embden geese. Not to mention some rather randy white storks doing their thing.
France – drive down to Strasbourg
Today we drove through France down to Strasbourg and arrived safely at the gite.
A weekend in Chester – Sunday
Other days Friday Saturday You are here: Sunday
A weekend in Chester – Saturday
Other days Friday You are here: Saturday Sunday
A weekend in Chester – Friday
Arriving at the hotel, late evening. Other days You are here: Friday Saturday Sunday
Old college friend Duncan Avery came down to stay for the weekend
Old college friend and musician Duncan Avery came down to stay with me in Southampton for the weekend. While he was here, he asked me to take a few snaps in the attic studio. I gladly obliged.
Brands Hatch
I was invited to another Taran Microsytems race day. Today we were at the legendary Brands Hatch race track in Kent. I was particularly keen to photograph the Taran team Caterham 7’s again.
New Forest, Furzey and Rufus Stone in MGF
A little road trip across the New Forest, to Furzey and Rufus Stone in the MGF.
St Cross, WInchester
Decided to stop by St Cross, just outside Winchester, and take a few snaps.
Christmas lights in Lyndhurst
Stopped to take a few snaps of the Christmas lights, Lyndhurst, in the New Forest.
Taran Race Day
I was invited to attend one of Taran Microsystems Caterham 7 race days. Today we were at Bedford Aerodrome. My kid brother joined me for the day as we drove up there in a new MGF roadster.
North Wales in MGF
Driving back from Ireland in the little red MGF, via North Wales,through Holyhead and across the Menai Bridge, in the rain.
2001-10-06 Northern Ireland and republic of Ireland in MGF
Today I left Northern Ireland, crossed the border into the Republic at County Monaghan.
Fishguard, Wales to Rosslare, Ireland in MGF
I left my uncle’s farm in Brechfa, Carmarthen early this morning and drove the MGF to Fishguard. After a bit of a wait, I boarded a ferry to Rosslare, Ireland. It was a choppy crossing and cars moved about a bit on the car deck, where the MGF acquired a small dent.
Severn Bridges
A few snaps of both the old and the new Severn Bridges.
Brands Hatch race day
I was invited by Duncan Woods at Taran Microsystems to one of their Caterham 7 race days at a very wet and windy Brands Hatch, in Kent. Former New Millennium features editor Sarah Keen joined me.
Sailing with Gibbsey
Today we went sailing on the Solent with my old Friend Gibbsey and his wife.
Caterham 7 race day at Castle Coombe
I was invited by Taran Microsystems to attend and photograph one of its Caterham 7 race days at Castle Coombe in Wiltshire.