200 UP!!! A Retrosepective over 200 entries!

Well... in the words of Victor Meldrew, "I don't believe it"... I've survived to my 200th post!

So please join me now in a "Best of" where I distill 200 posts and acres of images... down to 20 images to represent the work I've posted. You'll fund a direct link to the blog with the original pics.

Images 1 - 4 - Chicago

Many many moons ago, I started this blog as a travelblog when I went to Chicago to torment my co-workers with. I still use it to torment my coworkers - I need the spare time activity! (theres more Chicago through this entry - it turns up like a bad coin...)

Image 1

The Bean - closeup of Chicago in the bean - I was lucky that day. Clear blue sky, little haze... but very cold. (Trip 1)

Image 2

The Sears Tower - Highlight of the building - taken to demonstrate how negative space can help and image! (Trip 1)

Image 3

The Chicago River (trip 2) - Just a classic moving and catching the world for a second shot

Image 4

Chicago at Night - Classic


Images 5 - 7 - Holga

I won't go into it - suffice to say, have a look on my blog for stuff to do with Holga's

Image 5 - Well...

My Classic Holga shot - I have this one framed in the flat now. (Somewhere on the Graverly Hill heading to Central Birmingham)


Image 6 - A Black and White Holga Shot (Chicago O'Hare T5)



Image 7 - Classic Holga - taken with transparency film (On top of Nightingales, Birmingham)


Posts 8 & 9 - In the Studio

I spend a lot of time in the studio - so here is some work from there.

Image 8
Estrella - I love this shot for the pose, and the near perfect light

Image 9
Allegra Fade - Candels are always fun - it helps with lighting

Image 10 - sweetsen8ion
A calender shot - as featured on the backlash calender

Posts 11 - 13 Flying High

I admit it. I enjoy flying FAR too much for my own good. So here are a selection from the collection (Both Chicago and other trips)

Image 11
Greenland - Wouldn't you just want to see it from 35000 ft?

Image 12
Ireland - My warning to start getting ready for a bumpy landing normally

Image 13
Chicago Burbs - or how to have fun on the decent.

Images 14 - 16 - Playing with the Sun

I play a lot with sunlight, its over exposures and such - so here are some images from me shooting into the light....

Image 14
Sunlight after a storm - Taken on my old minolta, this image was the begining of everything really...

Image 15
Eros - Shooting an arrow of love somewhere

Image 16
Sunset at Ludgate hill - Just lovely colours

Posts 17 - 19 Cameraphones

Cameraphones are so powerful these days - some are really crap - some can give some cameras a run for their money!

Image 17
The way old friends do - just a nice shot, them mirroring each other

Image 18
Sunset in Chicago - to prove you can get a decent sunset without processing out of a cameraphone!

Image 19
Depature - just the lines and the water.

AND FINALLY IMAGE 20.... (with thanks to Lit)

Well my avatar has changed... and here's the full sized image to go with it

Thank you to all my friends at Photoblog (especially sagelike31, aggiechristine , Shamana daisymae and MademoiselleE ) for your support, friendship, comments and advice.

Here to anohter 200+ entries - I'll see you with anohter retrosepetive at the 500 image marker!!!