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Congratulatons to all 3000 people that took part in the Half Marathon today around Coventry, the crowds tured out in their hundreds to show thier support and spirits were high. Photo's are now online here

Last night I decided to experiment with long exposures and different coloured lights, if any of you can figure out what lights I used I will be amazed. I happy with these selected shots, most of the are very random but there is one where i tried drawing an elephant.. see if you can spot it. These would look nice printed onto canvas as art pieces.


I am currently planning a local exhibition of my art photography none of which is up on this site, once I have more information i will post it on here.

I've only ever heard of a couple of the Sex Pistols songs mostly their famous ones like god save the queen, so when I went along to The Sex Pistols Experience I hadn't got a clue what I was in for! The night was kick started by Little Girl Screaming with immense drum beats and Theresa bouncing around the stage. The band really feel their music and it shows, you cant help but start bouncing that foot on the floor.


9:20pm The Sex Pistols experience appear on stage. Dr Martens boots everywhere, punky hairstyles, ripped trousers and string vests. The bands experience shows as from the word go your being pummeled with very clever one liners from Johnny Rotter. 


Having never actually been to a Sex Pistols gig I cant say this is like the real thing but its got to be bloody close to it!
After a while into the gig you find yourself believing they are the real Sex Pistols. 


Overall I found the night a great laugh, the band put on a great performance and if they ever come back to Coventry you'll probably find me there.

More photo's online here

So its 1:58am on monday morning, Im listening to myspace music tracks from performers I've just been photographing, I find it helps me concentrate when sorting through hundreds of images that I've just taken.


This weekends been a funny one, I was scheduled in to photograph an air display at Coventry Airport but I later found out from my insider that it was just classic flights that enthusiasts had booked so that was a disappointment.


My first photo of the weekend was an opportunity pointed out to me by a friend who rang me telling me to look out of my window so I did and behold...

Beautiful isn't it, if only the sky looked like this every night. 


My next job was covering a couple of bands at Rosie Malones the first being Light Cascades and the second being Electric Slim who I have photographed before. Both sessions turned out nicely and I had no problems apart from immense smoke from light cascades but hey it added to the look they were going for.

The highlight of this weekend has to be The Music Against Racism Festival at the Albany Club. The festival brought the local community together using the form of music, the whole weekend had a brilliant line up including The Beat, back after performing in coventry 20 years ago. The Beat managed to fill the room to full capacity with the crowd cheering at every beat. But this festival didn't just welcome large bands, it encouraged local upcoming musicians such as Carly Ryder with her funny yet uncanny lyrics. This festival is a great addition to the local music scene in Coventry and would be nice to see once every 2 months or so. Overall this festival gets 8/10 in my books with lots of variety and a fun atmosphere; a great couple of nights out!

All photos taken on the night viewable here

Well done to Rider who performed a brilliant kick ass set at Rosie Malones on Saturday night. The first time I've listened to their music and I must admit I've already downloaded all of their free albums : www.riderband.co.uk
They're an alternate rock band who display confidence and character within their performances. Jay the lead singer really has a lot of fun up on that stage.

Congratulations to Natalie Smith-Phelps on putting on a great Jazz set at the Earlsdon cottage yesterday. Photo's are now online. Just Click here

So I previously talked about the importance of research, I obviously didn't listen to myself because I missed the coventry car run through Coventry and Warwickshire and then the gathering on the Memorial Park. This event happens every year and is on the same date every year. I have no idea how I didn't hear about this, but thanks to Karl my mate who phoned me I managed to get there when everybody was leaving the park, so I managed to get some nice shots of the Classics leaving the park.


Heres one photo from the day:

If you wish to see more pictures taken on the day just click here