Likkle Oy has!

Spent all day yesterday at The Palace Theatre in Manchester. The Soul Band my daughter plays in were at the 2nd stage of Britain's Got Talent.

What an exhausting day!

They're called Soul'd and they GOT THROUGH HOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!

The next round is on Feb 9th in London

Photos from the day to follow (Non allowed in the actual Theatre alas - but plenty from backstage - even Mr Cowell for the ladies)

In the meantime you can listen to a few of their tracks at...

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WoooooHooooo... I'm all better at last!

My eldest went back to Cambridge this morning - *Sob sob...

I had a trip to Manchester this morning followed by an hour at Pennington flash.

Some pix...

... and the usual suspect

Still feeling grim.

Feel a little better today and I've eaten something that's actually managed to stay down - so there is hope!

Still living in 2 hour stints between ibuprofen doses.

Knocked this up when someone said I was Nikon through to the bones

The Nikonator

It's got me - the bug!

Hot sweats, cold shivvers, aching limbs and other less pleasant symptoms. Yep - the dreaded lurgy has got me :(

I'm running on 2 hours stints of feeling almost human - then it's shakey shakey pukey pukey and off to bed - Zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wake up 3 hours later and repeat!

Still - can't keep me out of Photoshop!

I call this "Basket Case"

Rainy day up North

Driving down the A683 towards Sedburgh this afternoon I noticed this rainbow in my wing mirror - so I pulled over to get a few shots!

The bloke in pic 2 thanked me for stopping - as he wouldn't have noticed and enjoyed the rainbow if he hadn't wondered what I was pointing my Camera at

 

Best of the Best 2007

Every year at ShutterNutters we have a poll to decide which of the Bi-Weekly Competition winners gets the award for "Best of the Best 2007"

There are some excellent shots on show this year!

I got 5 first places during the year (Some of them joint 1sts) - here they are:

Theme - Creative Art - "Mirror mirror on the wall..."

Theme - Danger - "Back off!"

Theme - Red, White & Blue - "Power boat at Carr Mill"

Theme - Angels & Monsters - "Gargoyle at St Vitus' Catherdral, Prague"

Theme - Poetry & Prose - "Dying..."

 

 

 

Back to work today - Boooooooooooooo...

In desperation last night (They were watching yet another soppy film) I grabbed my camera bag and headed out - and ended up as Salford Quays just as Old Trafford was emptying over the bridge (Hence the spooks on shot 4)

All the best folks!

Wow it was like Beirut at 12am last night - fireworks and explosions going off all over t'shop!

It's been dull flat and grey since Xmas so no great photo opportunities. I did get out to Pennington Flash a few days ago to give a pal some tips with a new lens he got off Santa. It was very dark and gloomy - but I still managed a few resonable shots.

Here are a few:

View from Pengy's Hide

Reed Bunting

Dunnock

He's behiiiiind you!

Goosander in flight

And of course...