Clean VW

Saw this very very clean VW today.
A total contrast to the rat look ones that are about these days.

Left hooker.

Midsomer Edit

I've finally got around to doing it after unsuccessfully trying some new editing software.


WWM @ MSN from Alec Brown on Vimeo.


Oh before anyone asks the music is Doo-Di-Dog-Dad by Mr Bloe.

Subs?

Doesn't say he sells them...

£2.70 a pound

B&W MSN

A couple of pics from Midsomer Norton last week.
Taken with the Minolta X-700, Vivitar 20mm, expired Kodak Tri-X Pan 400.
A bit grainy but hey ho. I've filtered these a bit with Noiseware a great free bit of kit.

More pics on Flickr.

Reverse Lens Wheels

I've been playing with my X-700 with a reversing ring to fit a Pentax 50mm f1:1.7 lens on back to front in order to take close up photos.
Pretty cool, you get a very shallow depth of field and a tilt shift type effect.

Minolta Motordrive

Got an early birthday present of a 2nd hand motordrive for my Minolta X-700.
Here's the camera with the motordrive and the Vivitar 20mm f1:3.8 lens.

3.5fps baby!

Midsomer Video Paprika Tuc's

Well I had hoped to have some footage from Midsomer up on here but seem that I'm being a twat when it comes to technology.
That'll teach me for using a different video editing package.
Suppose I'll have to go back to Windows Movie Maker and get it sorted.

Meanwhile here's a pic of some nice biscuits I discovered on my last trip to France.

Midsomer Norton

Had a day out with the West Wilts Massive at Midsomer Norton on Friday.
Took about 2 hours to get there from Mullet Central.

Really great skatepark, smooth crete, lines everywhere.
Probably too many lines, it's one of those parks that you really need your wits about you as skaters can come from all directions.
Although it was a Friday morning sicknote session there was a good turn out of mature skaters and a couple of truants.
Lots of roll-in spots in to the flowy bowl, quirky rock features (tombstone and love seat.
Took my 42" Vision Longboard which was just as well as The Gaffer hijacked my Z-Surf 36".

More pics on my Flickr thing.

Maverick liked them too.

Latest Freecycle Freebies

Picked this up this evening...

Minolta X-700 with a 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 zoom.
Sun 2x teleconverter
Vivitar 20mm f3.8
And a 36exp roll of film about 5 years old (estimated by the guy that gave it all to me)

Weekend In Phone Shots

My neighbours 'new' van, Chevy Astro.


His cat.


Wal-Mart


Very clean '64 Mini in Waitrose car park this morning.

Braderie De Lille

Got back from the Braderie De Lille today.

Imagine the outcome if a giant car-boot sale, antique fair, jumble sale, flea market, January sales, fete and festival all collided then the result would be the Braderie De Lille.

We went over on Friday lunchtime on the ferry from Dover to Dunkirk and then it's only about an hour or so's drive down to Lille.

We stayed in the Ibis hotel in Villeneuve D'Ascq a suburb on the south-eastern edge of Lille.

After arrival we went out for a stroll to check out the whereabouts of the Metro and shops and restaurants etc. Both were about a 5 to 10 minute stroll away.

Late Saturday morning we left the hotel for the short stroll to the Metro.
The Metro is a narrow rubber tyred driverless train that hurtles between stations, 7 stops later (about 15 minutes) we were in the cente of Lille and left the station amidst the throng of people heading for the action.

The shops in the pedestrianised shopping centre have stalls outside with special Braderie goods on sale at discounted prices, interspersed between them are locals from the apartments above the shops who peddle their wares and services such as selling coffee and waffles from machines plugged into long extension leads.

There are whole districts given over to antiques but not exclusively.

We walked almost non stop for 6 hours only pausing to look at goods on sale.
Not one skateboard spotted but I nearly bought a 1960's wooden water monoski which would have made a nice deck but at €50 it wasn't gonna happen.

Back on the Metro, freshen up then out for a meal.
Up this morning, drive back to Dunkirk and home on the ferry, a great weekend.

Next year, we're going to stay Saturday/Sunday night and do both days as this year we missed a lot and probably only covered about half of it.

Pic up the top isn't mine I found it on Flickr. it was taken by bpmm there's more of there shots here

I only took my Vivitar UWS with me and haven't quite used the film up yet.

Oh and when they said on the television news in the hotel on Saturday morning that 2,000,000 visitors were going there I didn't think they really meant it, I do now.

Class

Saw this outside Halfords in Guildford this morning.

Didn't hang around long enough to see who was driving it.