SURREY REGIONAL EXHIBITION

On Saturday Barbie and myself were two of the three judges for the Surrey Regional Exhibition, we travelled after work on the Friday and we were put up in a nice hotel. We judged prints and DPI on the Saturday, our fellow judge was John Chamberlain from Bristol and we travelled back in the evening.

EXHIBITION JUDGING AND LECTURE TOUR

Over the past seven days Barbie and I have been staying in the Southport area, we travelled up on the Friday to Southport where we stayed in a nice hotel next to the sea front. On the Saturday and the Sunday we were judging the Southport National Photographic Exhibition, on the Monday evening we gave a joint Photographic talk for the Southport Photographic society, on the Tuesday we did the talk for Bebington Photographic Club and on the Wednesday we did the talk for Leyland club, finishing with a talk for Lytham St Annes on Thursday. We were out and about during the days from Monday, we visited various places like Liverpool, Crosby, Blackpool as well as around Southport, we travelled back on the Friday, it was good but very cold.

LOST PHOTOS OFF MY BLOG

Sorry folks seem to have lost a lot of the photos off my blog from older posts..

A TRIP TO WALES

The audience at Barbie's talk.

Over the last few days Barbie and myself were in Wales doing a couple of talks around the Cardiff area. On the Thursday evening Barbie gave a talk, and on the Friday evening I gave a talk, they both went down well..they want us back.

CHRISTMAS IN LONDON

Barbie, Nate, Me and Jamie

Barbie and I spent Christmas in London, we stayed in a hotel at Covent Garden. We decided to go by train this year, we travelled up on the Friday, arriving at our hotel around two in the afternoon, in the evening we went to the theatre to see "Blood Brothers". On the Saturday we went to Camden Lock market for the day, on Christmas day we wondered around London taking photos as we went. On Boxing Day again we visited various places during the day, in the afternoon we went to the Ballet and saw the "Nutcracker" at the Colosseum theatre, quite a spectacular place. After the ballet we met up with My son Jamie who was back from Australia and is now staying in London with his partner Nate, we had a great time, we travelled back on the Tuesday
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PAGB PRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011

Our photographic group was competing in the PAGB Print Championships at Conahs Quay on Saturday for the 6th year running, yet again we got into the finals, finishing in 5th place, a great result, Barbie and I stayed Friday and Saturday night near by and returned on the Sunday.

LONDON TATTOO CONVENTION

Barbie forced me to pose for this shot..photo by Barbie

Over the weekend Barbie and I went to the London International Tattoo convention at Tabaco Dock, we had a great time.