brighton_snow003

brighton_snow003, originally uploaded by a roving eye.

Apparently they are made of stern stuff down in Brighton. Every morning (whatever the weather) the Brighton Swimming Club head out for their constitutional.

The archetypal British Eccentric?

UKSA Laser 4000

UKSA Laser 4000, originally uploaded by Patrick Eden.

And now we've ended up at the other end of the country, off the Isle of Wight.
Patrick is a professional photographer and this photo is incredible. I've copied his text about how he captured it -

"Canon Eos 1N.17-35mm lens at 17mm. Fuji 100. EX550 held by an assistant just to my right at head hight. ST-E3 I think. Photoshop. 200th sec f8. The assistant was also holding me by the scruff of the neck to stop me falling out of the high powered RIB we where chasing these guys in. The blur is created by selecting the boat and crew with the pen tool converting to a selection then using thezoom blur filter. "

I've got a lot to learn from this guy!

Dad

, originally uploaded by theconstantphotographer.

It's the depth of field that wins here. A lovely classic black an white portrait with a twist. perfectly composed, and the small area of sharpness around the brightest part of the photo is perfect.

Wellies are stripey for a reason

Wellies are stripey for a reason, originally uploaded by orangeacid.

And moving down the country to Derby, I really love tis sense of life and sense of fun! Teenagers playing in puddles - how much fun. Can I join in?

sewing

sewing, originally uploaded by curlsdiva.

Another shot from Rachel of the people of Edinburgh at work. It's becoming a lovely set, full of life and a wonderful insight into the day-to-day happenings of a city.

.the morning after

.the morning after, originally uploaded by sweet distin.

perfect title. As always, you get a real sense o life and personality in Vicky's photos.

There's real connection there.

Matt

Matt, originally uploaded by amortize.

Take a bunch of photographers and a derelict building, sounds like a perfect photo opportunity!

great muted British January colours here.

Comatose

Comatose, originally uploaded by Trois Tetes (TT).

gareth has a great sense of humour in his photography. Check out the revenge he took in New York on the sugar dudes.

link up

link up, originally uploaded by ninaduckling.

love this shot all the way from the North East. a great sense of being in the right place at the right time.

The best kid in Britain

, originally uploaded by griff le riff.

The kid to watch. A young man with attitude, dude.

fishmonger ladies

fishmonger ladies, originally uploaded by curlsdiva.

Another view of Scottish life. A lovely set inside the fishmongers - a great way of understanding what people do. The fishmongers might be vanishing, but let's hope not.

day 14

day 14, originally uploaded by .danimal.

Part of another 365 project - this one involves 365 self portraits. I'm looking forward to seeing our overlap with that project as self portraits are difficult to master, and this one is done so well.

technique

technique, originally uploaded by curlsdiva.

Loving this slice of life - life North or the Border style.

Great environmental shots, the hairstyles, clothes and equipment placing the photograph in its time.

Rush Hour Blues; January 12th. 2007 : The Destroyers

Rush Hour Blues; January 12th. 2007 : The Destroyers, originally uploaded by Garry Corbett.

A wonderful selection of portraits - reflecting the energy of the band. You can almost hear the music and the enthusiasm.

the fire and the nose

the fire and the nose, originally uploaded by zombizi.

A guy with an interesting take on the self-portrait.

Let's get him to write something about his post-processing techniques - I have no idea why his skin is green and his lips are pink.

The Streets

, originally uploaded by brendadada.

love this one, a disconcerting sense of space and time, it could be anywhere anytime, but it's Northern Endland, right now.

001

001, originally uploaded by brendadada.

fantastically relaxed and engaged, a great protrait, the connection between photographer and subject is pretty obvious here.

It's brilliant watching brenda experiment with cameras, because she always manages to get it spot on. The third Hasselblad shot this week.

Lily and Carly

Lily and Carly, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

I met these lovely ladies on the train from Brighton. Great outfits, great hairstyles.

.fairground attractions

.fairground attractions, originally uploaded by sweet distin.

another guy we are enjoying watching grow up, Looking forward to more of him in 2007.

.time spent with you

.time spent with you, originally uploaded by sweet distin.

A lovely young lady we're enjoying watching grow up in Vicky's photostream. Hope to see more of her over the course of the year.

Summit

Summit, originally uploaded by *Huw*.

Looking out to the New Year, from the beautiful hilltops of Yorkshire. Hope the year brings bright things from the dark.

Happy New Year Zavy and James

Happy New Year Zavy and James, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

I've chosen this one to start the blog. These guys live in London, he's from Leeds and she's from Bournemouth.

They are getting married in September. I spent New Year with three couples getting married in the next few months, a great optimistic way to bring in the new year.