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Pre USA

These are photos that I took between 2002 and going on holiday to America in 2004.

They are of variable quality and were taken mostly before I got my SLR, but there are gems in there.

Listed in reverse chronological order, as I think the best are the most recent.

Donington Park, with BookaTrack

13th March 2004

A track day with many people from Buzzez. Some great shots assisted by perfect photography weather giving reflections and rainbows.

Sunseeker Rally 2004, Bournemouth.

28th Feb 2004

This was a great rally to watch, far better than the Rally GB's I've been to in Wales. Warmer, Dryer, less crowded, better organised and more friendly. It's well worth a trip.

Ducks.

2nd May 2004

A couple of days shooting ducks in the local park near my parents produced some suprising results. I spent the weekend complaining about the greyness and lack of light, but I actually took some superb photos.

Train Sunset, Wilmot Rd.

14th May 2004

This includes a few good shots, including possibly my best ever, taken from the centre of the railroad crossing, as shown in the thumbnail on the right.

Birds in the New Forest.

8th Feb 2004

A few reasonable shots of birds taken at close range near some feeders. Nothing particularly artistic.

Snow in Southampton

28th Jan 2004

I'm not really happy with any of these, especially the variable white balance from a mix of sodium and tungsten lights, and later a tungsten sky. Only still here because someone is currently linking the images from them, I guess someone likes them?

First day with the 70-200mm lens

24th Jan 2004

A lovely shot of a New Forest Pony, and a squirrel, and erm, some other pics.

Swans

July 2004

Just the 4 photos, but I'm pleased with them, even if I did break my S45 in the process of taking one of them.

First day with the 10D

17th Jan 2004

C- needs practise. Must learn not to overcrop however rare the kingfisher is. Still seems to be retaining a ferry fetish.

Autosport show 2003

10th Jan 2004

A few good shots, but I was starting to become very limited by the lens on the S45, it's no-where near wide enough for this sort of photography.

Ferrari's at the Autosport Show 2003

10th Jan 2004

Possibly a little better than the main Autosport Show photos. Most of these were taken in 'Galleria Ferrari', a special enclosure which limited the number of people crowded around each car. I'm quite pleased with some of the F40/F50/Enzo shots.

4th July Roadtrip, Day 3, Part II. Bryce Canyon.

4th July 2004

After the slot canyons, we went for a walk around Bryce, before watching the 4th July fireworks at Ruby's Inn. Check out the silly photo of Jonny.

Humber bridge

29th December 2003

This was a combination of visiting friends up north and entering a challenge about bridges. The challenge part did make me think more creatively about photographing the bridge. My lasting memory is that there was virtually no light thanks to being so far north, in the middle of winter on a grey day.

Sunset 1

15th Oct 2003

Waaay too many photos. The one that I used the thumbnail for is great, and there are a couple of other nice ones too, but I really need to go and trim the quantity down, and also make the style of the page match the rest of the site.

1st Lotus Fun day with the MX-5 OC.

10th Oct 2003

Here for archive purposes only really.

Funfair and Fireworks

8th November 2003

Another fish in a barrel day. A combination of tripod, funfair and fireworks meant an overworked camera and some great shots.

Paris

15th April 2003

This is what started it all. Borrowing my Mum's old half broken 1 megapixel fuji to take to Paris where it was thoroughly overworked. Great weather and great sites made for some great photos. If only the camera was great too.