Definitely set in now. Dark in the morning. Dark in the evening. Damp, dreary, dull. Dealing with drenched trails, delicate undergrowth still holding on, debilitating ponds of mud and filth, dedicated fools still tramping the ground less visited. Opting not to ride so much this year. Running. Target set in my head. Digital targets to finish for the year. Close,… Read more →
A few weeks ago I was listening to an old Enormocast with Hayden Kennedy while on the way to Wales. Six minutes fifteen seconds into the interview and it hits me: ”Risk is just doing something you didn’t think you could do in your career, I dunno, going and talking to that girl you didn’t think you could talk to,… Read more →
I’ve been running a lot. When I run, I think. This often results in falling over, but still, I think and I run. I run and I think. I realised the other day, that when we return to school, it will have been six months. Six months for the smart kids to stay smart. The lazy kids to get lazier. The… Read more →
A total break. Less than 50 photos all month. Barely picked up a camera. Went to Ireland. She got chickenpox. It was nice to get home, then leave. I’m happy to meet friends, but happy I don’t live there. Odd, but real. Read more →
Similar to October. No real aim. Some shots I’d planned to take at a local race. That was about the highlight of the month. Read more →
I shot a lot this month. Enough that I needed to step away from the camera for a while. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy shooting XC races, holidays climbing in Wales, family. It’s that I had lost motivation. Needed to stop looking at the world through a lens for a while. Needed to stop looking. The opposite of what… Read more →
Local race. For local people. Every year there was a cyclocross race here it was a mudbath, the running version…no different. A great day out. Visually one of the best courses, by far the most entertaining of the year to shoot. Read more →
Mudbath through and through. Nothing quite like it when it is utterly soaking for days before then on the day, sunny. Read more →
The summer that never was. Mostly moist. Mostly grey. A shame. A lot of solo climbing. A lot of time fixing things in the house. Few images taken. Read more →
New job. New daily routine. New set of challenges. Photography was not a primary concern of mine last month. But a the few times the cameras came out, they had purpose, which is what I like to do. So not all bad. Read more →