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Irish rain is especially wet

Posted on August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 by mark

So I went to Northern Ireland with the boy to contest the 2.0 Hot Rod British and Irish Championships, being held at Aghadowey Oval, at their, as it turns out “optimistically” entitled “summer” speedweekend, a 2 day event also featuring the Lightning

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The road to accreditation

Posted on July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 by mark

Having got into photography in late 2017 / early 2018 I’ve been attending short oval racing events in the UK with my son Damian, who races a 2.0Litre Hot Rod, a custom built race car with a Ford Zetec 4 cylinder naturally

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Loooong overdue update

Posted on July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 by mark

I can’t believe I haven’t looked at my own blog in over a year, and haven’t posted for over 2 years, so best I post something and get this thing up to date! What have I been doing the last few years?

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Critical Sharpness

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 by mark

2020 has been a crazy year, hardly any motorsport events to attend, and restrictions placed on spectators limiting the photo opportunities that I might otherwise have enjoyed have resulted in a really bad year for my motorsport photography. One event I did

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My Gaming Life

Posted on February 11, 2020October 30, 2020 by mark

This article is likely to be more of a “story” than an article, as I do like to ramble, and I’ve no idea who this is for other than me, but as this is my blog I guess I can write about

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To Photoshop or not to Photoshop

Posted on October 2, 2019May 15, 2020 by mark

A couple of months ago a motorsports photographer whom I greatly admire posted a set of images on a forum I frequent, which, being the excellent photographer he is, met with enthusiastic praise. This was one of the photos:- It may or

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Long overdue update

Posted on August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 by mark

I posted an entry back in March entitled “New Season – New Focus”, and since then have hardly done anything with this website! So much for new focus, I’ve been anything but focused on this blog! So what’s happened? Well lack of

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First Race of 2019

Posted on March 28, 2019March 29, 2019 by mark

So the first race of the Oval Track Legends 2019 season kicked off at Hednesford Raceway on Sunday 24th March, and I was there with camera to take some photos and support my step-son Damian, and with a renewed enthusiasm for photography

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New Season – New Focus

Posted on March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 by mark

So this Sunday, 24th March, sees the start of the UK Oval Track Legends 2019 season, the first race taking place at Hednesford, a very nice track in the Midlands just north of Birmingham, about a 3.5 hour drive for us coming

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The end of GAS?

Posted on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 by mark

Last week I purchased my latest bit of kit, a Panasonic 100-400mm f/4-f/6.3 zoom lens, which was on offer at Wex for 20% off the list price, a saving of over £250, an offer I couldn’t refuse. I had originally intended to

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