Posts Tagged ‘sport’

Banger Racing and the World Dirt Final

Banger Racing and the World Dirt Final

Fantastic entertainment at Smallfield Raceway as the bangers go at each other and the World Dirt Final is contested.


Guildford Town Centre Racing

Guildford Town Centre Racing

The cobbled streets were, for some reason, particularly harsh on everyone this year with more punctures that I remember from past events.


4am: Where’s the fog?

4am: Where’s the fog?

It’s 4 in the morning on the last weekend in June and I’m standing by the River Thames


People Watching

People Watching

Why the most interesting aspect of sports photography often takes place off the pitch.


South Africa win the London 7s

South Africa win the London 7s

South Africa beat Fiji to take the win and your correspondent experiments with a Leica M9.


Reality Check

Reality Check

Stats showing the number of football games covered, money earned, hit rate and some general ranting.


A Painful Night at Chelsea

A Painful Night at Chelsea

Adrenaline, frustration, poor comms, painful shooting position, and other things that contrived to annoy the hell out of me as Chelsea lost 0-1 to Manchester United.


Pocket Sized Slow Motion

Pocket Sized Slow Motion

Pocket sized HD slow motion can’t be far away for the next round of high-end compacts. I might need to give up on my old faithful G9 at some point!


5D Mini Test

5D Mini Test

Obviously, stick my 15mm fish-eye on it!


England 22-16 Scotland

England 22-16 Scotland

England grind out a win against Scotland as remote cameras proliferate behind the goal posts.


Alex Corbisiero starts against Scotland

Alex Corbisiero starts against Scotland

Alex Corbisiero gets a starting place at prop in the England lineup against Scotland for the Calcutta Cup 6 Nations match on Sunday 13th March at Twickenham.


England 59-13 Italy

England 59-13 Italy

England trounce Italy 59-13 as Ashton gets 4 tries, and SLIK images tries to get “the other shot”.


A bit of inspiration

A bit of inspiration

A lightbulb moment occurs as I realise the extent of my slide into sameness.


New Year, New Gear

New Year, New Gear

Canon’s new 70-200 f/2.8L IS Mark II goes into the kit bag with excellent results.


Pick of the year 2010

Pick of the year 2010

A selection of our shots from 2010


That’ll do nicely thanks

That’ll do nicely thanks

England are mauled by a superior Springboks team and go down 11-21 at Twickenham.


Relentless Freeze Festival 2010

Relentless Freeze Festival 2010

On skis? Down that? Really? And then he’s going to spin round 720 degrees? Sideways?


Emailing direct from Lightroom

Emailing direct from Lightroom

Speeding up pitchside workflow using Lightroom by emailing from the Lightroom export facility and removing 3 steps from the process.


Which end to shoot from?

Which end to shoot from?

How do you choose where to position yourself to photograph a sports match? This post talks about the variables that I consider before and on arrival at a venue to try and tip the scales a teeny bit in my direction.


World Cup Kicks Off

World Cup Kicks Off

England and New Zealand start their campaigns with comprehensive wins as the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in Guildford, UK.


No Racing, No Pressure

No Racing, No Pressure

The cafes had more people sitting around evening up their tans, there were people riding other trails than just the race runs, there were cross-country bikes on the lift again. It almost started to feel like a holiday!


2010 Veuve Cliquot Gold Cup

2010 Veuve Cliquot Gold Cup

The 2010 Veuve Cliquot Gold Cup and The John Cowdray Trophy at Cowdray Park Polo Club.


Megavalanche 2010, Part 1: The racing

Megavalanche 2010, Part 1: The racing

Get up! Run some more. Can’t breath. Get one foot on and use the other to balance. Find the biggest rut and stick to it. Finally get moving. Someone goes down in front. Shit!


Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

It’s a different class of madman altogether that jumps through the dawn mist and into the Thames at four in the morning.