Monthly Archives: May 2011

Rocket to the Moon

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Sunday, May 29, 2011 in Reviews

Don’t Stand So Close

As a general rule, it’s good for an action photographer to get close to said action, but I’ve recently seen a few films that demonstrate there’s a limit. One key example was “The Eagle”. It’s a stirring tale, full of Continue reading

Monday, May 23, 2011 in Photography, Reviews

Watching The Wall Go Up

Thanks to some generous colleagues and the last minute availability of a spare “hospitality” ticket, I was lucky enough to get into a sold-out Roger Waters concert based on Pink Floyd’s The Wall this week. It was a really great Continue reading

Thursday, May 19, 2011 in Photography, Reviews

Spring is Here!

One of my birthday presents was a dance photography masterclass, hosted at the Victoria and Albert museum and led by renowned dance photographer Chris Nash. This was a bit of a departure for my photography, although followers of my blog Continue reading

Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Photography

One for the “Bucket List”

As part of my 50th birthday celebrations I was privileged to go for dinner at Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant the Fat Duck in Bray. I don’t know what Frances did to get the reservation, but I suspect threats of physical violence Continue reading

Thursday, May 5, 2011 in Personal News, Reviews

Ask A P’liceman

I think it was Will Hay who popularised the notion of added value timekeeping and navigational services from the forces of law and order. This doesn’t always work. On Barbados recently, we were trying without much success to find Fisher Continue reading

Monday, May 2, 2011 in Travel