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05th January 2016
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST PICS OF THE ELECTRIC SHAKES
I'm going to have to be careful.... this 'tidy desk means a tidy mind' thing is getting a bit out of control!
I'm even quite enjoying being a little more in command of the back-log of work. It's actually good fun re-living my life in pictures. In this case it was a gig that happened a few weeks ago.
Another edit bites the dust... I think this could catch on with me :-)
Today's edits have sorted out another gig at the Fermain Tavern when The Electric Shakes headlined with able support by a resurrected Gay Army and Ray and the Guns.
In this particular case the edit has been very slow in coming as I kept looking at the folder of pics and could see it was going to be a very difficult shoot to process. I was right!
I can't be the only one who keeps putting off a job that I don't fancy, can I?
The lighting for this gig was a near disaster... photographically that is.
My guess is the guys 'n gals who where there just to have a beer and a bop didn't give a second thought to the illuminations.
But as a photog, that is top of my list. Being given a stage washed from all sides in single primary colours with very little 'depth' or tonality usually has me thinking about going home early!
In this case I knew that this was a rare chance to see The Electric Shakes play in Guernsey... then there was the opportunity to see Gay Army after they have been silent for maybe five years.
Hanging around to see these bands was rewarding and worth the perseverance. I even managed to salvage a few pics that more than do justice to the lighting that was available. You might even think that I am whingeing for no good reason :-)
I guess a few challenges are good for all of us? And I'm sure this one won't be my last!
CLICK TO VIEW PICS OF THE RESURRECTED GAY ARMY
CLICK TO VIEW A FEW MORE PICS OF RAY AND THE GUNS
05th January 2016
CLICK TO VIEW THE LATEST PICS OF THE ELECTRIC SHAKES
I'm going to have to be careful.... this 'tidy desk means a tidy mind' thing is getting a bit out of control!
I'm even quite enjoying being a little more in command of the back-log of work. It's actually good fun re-living my life in pictures. In this case it was a gig that happened a few weeks ago.
Another edit bites the dust... I think this could catch on with me :-)
Today's edits have sorted out another gig at the Fermain Tavern when The Electric Shakes headlined with able support by a resurrected Gay Army and Ray and the Guns.
In this particular case the edit has been very slow in coming as I kept looking at the folder of pics and could see it was going to be a very difficult shoot to process. I was right!
I can't be the only one who keeps putting off a job that I don't fancy, can I?
The lighting for this gig was a near disaster... photographically that is.
My guess is the guys 'n gals who where there just to have a beer and a bop didn't give a second thought to the illuminations.
But as a photog, that is top of my list. Being given a stage washed from all sides in single primary colours with very little 'depth' or tonality usually has me thinking about going home early!
In this case I knew that this was a rare chance to see The Electric Shakes play in Guernsey... then there was the opportunity to see Gay Army after they have been silent for maybe five years.
Hanging around to see these bands was rewarding and worth the perseverance. I even managed to salvage a few pics that more than do justice to the lighting that was available. You might even think that I am whingeing for no good reason :-)
I guess a few challenges are good for all of us? And I'm sure this one won't be my last!
CLICK TO VIEW PICS OF THE RESURRECTED GAY ARMY
CLICK TO VIEW A FEW MORE PICS OF RAY AND THE GUNS
Two days into 2016 and another fail, is this a trend?
02nd January 2016
Technology..... It's a Love/Hate thing for me.....
I'm about to use the word 'fail' again in a 2016 Blog and it's only the 2nd of January! Read on to have a chuckle at my expense :-)
I think I come out of the 'boys like toys' mould and have been spending on technology since I first collected pocket money. Back in those days Lego was cutting edge!
However as the years have passed I've trained myself to consider purchases more maturely.
But every few years the itch starts again and the Internet draws me to something special.
A few months ago I decided that I deserved a new cutting edge computer. Weeks were spent researching and the day came to press the 'Buy button' for a system that is now the envy of NASA. I think there might be a Blog to come later on the specs!
The thing is, past experience has shown me that computer upgrades never go quite as smoothly as you hope. These days software registrations, passwords and many other things try and trip you up at every turn.
This is why I planned on making the move over to the new speed machine a slow and measured affair. Even then there have been several hiccups and late nights. I think there's another Blog there too!
Now let me tell you this little story.... It actually relates to yesterday's Cross Country Blog.
As you may have read, I'd been asked to photograph the run for the Guernsey Press. Part of the brief was making it VERY CLEAR that there was an EARLY print deadline. I also knew that the back page layout had already been planned and my shot had to be an upright. A blank hole awaited. No problem I thought.
I spent an enjoyable hour or so taking the pics down at Mont Cuet tip whilst chatting with the Guernsey Press Sport's Editor... he really is passionate about sport and journalism in general.
When we parted my last word to Rob Batiste was that I was going straight back to the office and the pics would follow ASAP.
Forty-three minutes after my last photograph (aided my blisteringly fast Super Computer) I had selected, edited and tagged my pics ready for e-mailing.
I was enjoying the warm feeling of being on top of a job.... Little did I know!
I probably qualify as a 'belts and braces' guy. This outlook means that I always submit my work to two different client e-mail addresses. I also BCC copy them into another one of my own accounts. This is checked to ensure the e-mail has 'left the building'.
It was only when I received a remarkably calm phone call from Rob that I realized something had gone wrong... he asked 'When can I expect to get the pics Andrew'?
Oh, heck. The print deadline loomed!
I told Rob the e-mails were sent nearly three hours ago to his xxxxx@guernsey-press.com e-mail address. 'But that one hasn't been active for years' he said 'there's no hyphen in there now'!
Due to my belts and braces mentality I had saved a copy of all the pics on to a USB stick (just in case of problems) and I offered to pop down to Rob's office immediately but he suggested that I simply 'try the correct e-mail' and of course this worked first time!
But what had gone wrong? I had to try and find where this ancient e-mail had appeared from.
Well, what I have found out only re-enforces my Love/Hate of technology.
I think that the move to a new computer and the installation of new e-mail systems were the problem. It seems that the 'helpful' software takes a look at your old 'Sent' folders and lifts all the e-mail addresses out into a new Contact list.
Now I'm sure you are like me, few of us remember actual phone numbers or e-mails any more as the phone/computer does that stuff for us now.
So when I started to enter the Guernsey Press e-mail addresses the 'helpful' computer finished them for me... I didn't realise that the 'old' e-mail address had been filled in - I just pressed send!
When I double-checked that the e-mailed pics had arrived back into my own backup e-mail, I enjoyed the warm feeling of success thinking that the job was done.
FAIL!
A word I hope won't feature in another Blog this year :-)
BTW, a blank back page was averted and my reputation has survived - but only just!
02nd January 2016
Technology..... It's a Love/Hate thing for me.....
I'm about to use the word 'fail' again in a 2016 Blog and it's only the 2nd of January! Read on to have a chuckle at my expense :-)
I think I come out of the 'boys like toys' mould and have been spending on technology since I first collected pocket money. Back in those days Lego was cutting edge!
However as the years have passed I've trained myself to consider purchases more maturely.
But every few years the itch starts again and the Internet draws me to something special.
A few months ago I decided that I deserved a new cutting edge computer. Weeks were spent researching and the day came to press the 'Buy button' for a system that is now the envy of NASA. I think there might be a Blog to come later on the specs!
The thing is, past experience has shown me that computer upgrades never go quite as smoothly as you hope. These days software registrations, passwords and many other things try and trip you up at every turn.
This is why I planned on making the move over to the new speed machine a slow and measured affair. Even then there have been several hiccups and late nights. I think there's another Blog there too!
Now let me tell you this little story.... It actually relates to yesterday's Cross Country Blog.
As you may have read, I'd been asked to photograph the run for the Guernsey Press. Part of the brief was making it VERY CLEAR that there was an EARLY print deadline. I also knew that the back page layout had already been planned and my shot had to be an upright. A blank hole awaited. No problem I thought.
I spent an enjoyable hour or so taking the pics down at Mont Cuet tip whilst chatting with the Guernsey Press Sport's Editor... he really is passionate about sport and journalism in general.
When we parted my last word to Rob Batiste was that I was going straight back to the office and the pics would follow ASAP.
Forty-three minutes after my last photograph (aided my blisteringly fast Super Computer) I had selected, edited and tagged my pics ready for e-mailing.
I was enjoying the warm feeling of being on top of a job.... Little did I know!
I probably qualify as a 'belts and braces' guy. This outlook means that I always submit my work to two different client e-mail addresses. I also BCC copy them into another one of my own accounts. This is checked to ensure the e-mail has 'left the building'.
It was only when I received a remarkably calm phone call from Rob that I realized something had gone wrong... he asked 'When can I expect to get the pics Andrew'?
Oh, heck. The print deadline loomed!
I told Rob the e-mails were sent nearly three hours ago to his xxxxx@guernsey-press.com e-mail address. 'But that one hasn't been active for years' he said 'there's no hyphen in there now'!
Due to my belts and braces mentality I had saved a copy of all the pics on to a USB stick (just in case of problems) and I offered to pop down to Rob's office immediately but he suggested that I simply 'try the correct e-mail' and of course this worked first time!
But what had gone wrong? I had to try and find where this ancient e-mail had appeared from.
Well, what I have found out only re-enforces my Love/Hate of technology.
I think that the move to a new computer and the installation of new e-mail systems were the problem. It seems that the 'helpful' software takes a look at your old 'Sent' folders and lifts all the e-mail addresses out into a new Contact list.
Now I'm sure you are like me, few of us remember actual phone numbers or e-mails any more as the phone/computer does that stuff for us now.
So when I started to enter the Guernsey Press e-mail addresses the 'helpful' computer finished them for me... I didn't realise that the 'old' e-mail address had been filled in - I just pressed send!
When I double-checked that the e-mailed pics had arrived back into my own backup e-mail, I enjoyed the warm feeling of success thinking that the job was done.
FAIL!
A word I hope won't feature in another Blog this year :-)
BTW, a blank back page was averted and my reputation has survived - but only just!
It's tradition to make a New Years Resolution, you can share mine if you like :-)
01st January 2016
3am EDIT: I've just watched the Jules Holland Hootenanny and realized how many of the artists on the show I've been lucky to photograph.... then I got hooked by the BBC coverage of Glastonbury 2015..... MASSIVE & MAGNIFICENT... and I want to photograph it :-0
So to the Blog>.................
I warn you, this is going to ramble.
It's New Years eve and inevitably, like so many of my previous Blogs, it'll be late by the time I manage to upload this update. Also, as is often the case, I've partaken in a couple of pints of Real Ale and a few glasses of red wine. (3am EDIT.... add a couple of Whisky's to that list too). What could possibly go wrong!
I'm sitting here at years end (I guess like many others) thinking both about the year that is about to become history together with the future... 2016, here we come.
These moments of contemplation will always be individual and personal. But allow me to share my own thoughts.
Inevitably my mind goes back through the previous busy year of photography. Once again I have enjoyed almost every moment of my 2015 photographic year.
But things could always have been done differently... and certainly there is always room to improve and change. So that begs the question 'What could I have done differently and where did I go wrong?'
So I will allow myself to expose (nice little photographic reference there!) some of my photographic failings to you, just as long as you promise not to tell anyone else!
So where did I fail?
Well, just yesterday, I was updating a picture gallery for one of my favorite local bands... Thee Jenerators. THIS IS A LINK TO THE GALLERY
The latest gig I photographed them at was a photographers nightmare. When you combine a band that will not stand still for a moment together with light levels akin to candlelight it will always be a challenge.
I'm pleased to say that I ended up with quite a few keepers (33 out of the 49 pics taken), but could I have done better?
My personal 'style' of photography encompasses taking as few pics as I possibly can (born lazy, eh). I try and limit the shutter presses to the peak moments of action. My belief is that you give yourself a massive editing workload by being 'trigger happy'.
This was highlighted for me during 2015 when I shot an indoor sporting event alongside an ambitious young local 'photog'. He was using his camera in machine gun mode and must have gone home with 1000+ pics. I took 251 and had 170 keepers after the cull.
I have also had this experience whilst working off-island alongside top pro motorsport and festival 'togs. Some, but by no means all, fire off endless pics - seemingly with the idea that 'One of 'em has to be a keeper'! So maybe it's me who is completely wrong on this but one thing I'm sure about is that my editing time is a lot shorter than theirs!
But back to my point. I still think that restraint is a good thing. I believe that I should consider the timing and composition of each image before I press the shutter release button.
Even after taking this stance the final part of the photographic process is still to come... the edit. This is the time extra discipline and ruthlessness is needed and I think I'm failing in this area and could complete most assignments to a better standard by taking a less 'precious' view of my pics during the edit.
Although I attempt to restrain myself at the capture stage I then go on to 'fail' when it comes to the edit. I think I'm not ruthless enough when deleting the rubbish.
So let me take one step back, I mentioned that I've just updated the Thee Jenerators Gallery. This led me to be distracted by looking through some of the old pics in the Thee Jenerators gallery. Some going back five years. This was quite enlightening.
Remember that I said that Thee Jenerators were one of my favorite bands. This is because they take 'performance' beyond simply standing behind a microphone.
This then is where my lessons started and my current 'mantra' of trying to be vicious with my picture editing revels itself as still needing a bit (OK a lot) of work!
There are quite a few pics in the gallery which, I think, capture the full character and performance of this energetic band... but too many pics have crept in that are nothing more than average... or worse. These should never have seen the light of day... or the Internet! Thankfully most of them are from several years ago, including the 5 year old example below. Maybe this proves that I am getting a bit better at what I'm doing ;-)
It's clear that I still have loads to learn but take this New Years tip from me and short-cut your own scholarship. You can borrow my own New Years resolution that 'In 2016 I will try and make my picture edits more ruthless'. The delete button on the keyboard is there for a good reason..... to help us improve the quality of our work.
I'm resisting the urge to delete my 'fails' from the Thee Jenerators gallery to give you the chance to see what I am talking about here. I'd love to know which pics you think are the 'fails'. Please let me know what you think and we can compare notes.... This is my e-mail CLICK HERE TO E-MAIL ME.
You can be as ruthless with me as I like... I need the help ;-)
Oh, and one final tip from me (for FREE).... and it's one that I use myself sometimes.
I still have some old 1GB cards that only hold 36 pictures. It really focuses your mind when you shoot with one of those - just like it did when I started taking pics on real film and it cost money with every click!!
3.15am EDIT: Time for bed I think ;-)
01st January 2016
3am EDIT: I've just watched the Jules Holland Hootenanny and realized how many of the artists on the show I've been lucky to photograph.... then I got hooked by the BBC coverage of Glastonbury 2015..... MASSIVE & MAGNIFICENT... and I want to photograph it :-0
So to the Blog>.................
I warn you, this is going to ramble.
It's New Years eve and inevitably, like so many of my previous Blogs, it'll be late by the time I manage to upload this update. Also, as is often the case, I've partaken in a couple of pints of Real Ale and a few glasses of red wine. (3am EDIT.... add a couple of Whisky's to that list too). What could possibly go wrong!
I'm sitting here at years end (I guess like many others) thinking both about the year that is about to become history together with the future... 2016, here we come.
These moments of contemplation will always be individual and personal. But allow me to share my own thoughts.
Inevitably my mind goes back through the previous busy year of photography. Once again I have enjoyed almost every moment of my 2015 photographic year.
But things could always have been done differently... and certainly there is always room to improve and change. So that begs the question 'What could I have done differently and where did I go wrong?'
So I will allow myself to expose (nice little photographic reference there!) some of my photographic failings to you, just as long as you promise not to tell anyone else!
So where did I fail?
Well, just yesterday, I was updating a picture gallery for one of my favorite local bands... Thee Jenerators. THIS IS A LINK TO THE GALLERY
The latest gig I photographed them at was a photographers nightmare. When you combine a band that will not stand still for a moment together with light levels akin to candlelight it will always be a challenge.
I'm pleased to say that I ended up with quite a few keepers (33 out of the 49 pics taken), but could I have done better?
My personal 'style' of photography encompasses taking as few pics as I possibly can (born lazy, eh). I try and limit the shutter presses to the peak moments of action. My belief is that you give yourself a massive editing workload by being 'trigger happy'.
This was highlighted for me during 2015 when I shot an indoor sporting event alongside an ambitious young local 'photog'. He was using his camera in machine gun mode and must have gone home with 1000+ pics. I took 251 and had 170 keepers after the cull.
I have also had this experience whilst working off-island alongside top pro motorsport and festival 'togs. Some, but by no means all, fire off endless pics - seemingly with the idea that 'One of 'em has to be a keeper'! So maybe it's me who is completely wrong on this but one thing I'm sure about is that my editing time is a lot shorter than theirs!
But back to my point. I still think that restraint is a good thing. I believe that I should consider the timing and composition of each image before I press the shutter release button.
Even after taking this stance the final part of the photographic process is still to come... the edit. This is the time extra discipline and ruthlessness is needed and I think I'm failing in this area and could complete most assignments to a better standard by taking a less 'precious' view of my pics during the edit.
Although I attempt to restrain myself at the capture stage I then go on to 'fail' when it comes to the edit. I think I'm not ruthless enough when deleting the rubbish.
So let me take one step back, I mentioned that I've just updated the Thee Jenerators Gallery. This led me to be distracted by looking through some of the old pics in the Thee Jenerators gallery. Some going back five years. This was quite enlightening.
Remember that I said that Thee Jenerators were one of my favorite bands. This is because they take 'performance' beyond simply standing behind a microphone.
This then is where my lessons started and my current 'mantra' of trying to be vicious with my picture editing revels itself as still needing a bit (OK a lot) of work!
There are quite a few pics in the gallery which, I think, capture the full character and performance of this energetic band... but too many pics have crept in that are nothing more than average... or worse. These should never have seen the light of day... or the Internet! Thankfully most of them are from several years ago, including the 5 year old example below. Maybe this proves that I am getting a bit better at what I'm doing ;-)
It's clear that I still have loads to learn but take this New Years tip from me and short-cut your own scholarship. You can borrow my own New Years resolution that 'In 2016 I will try and make my picture edits more ruthless'. The delete button on the keyboard is there for a good reason..... to help us improve the quality of our work.
I'm resisting the urge to delete my 'fails' from the Thee Jenerators gallery to give you the chance to see what I am talking about here. I'd love to know which pics you think are the 'fails'. Please let me know what you think and we can compare notes.... This is my e-mail CLICK HERE TO E-MAIL ME.
You can be as ruthless with me as I like... I need the help ;-)
Oh, and one final tip from me (for FREE).... and it's one that I use myself sometimes.
I still have some old 1GB cards that only hold 36 pictures. It really focuses your mind when you shoot with one of those - just like it did when I started taking pics on real film and it cost money with every click!!
3.15am EDIT: Time for bed I think ;-)
My digital desktop end of year tidy up.......
16th December 2015
I've been trying to sort out the digital equivalent of an end-of-year desk tidy.
It always seems that during the busy times of year a few photo-shoots get left in the to-do folder waiting patiently for attention.
Of course these aren't my Commercial assignments but the sort of stuff I do for fun... meaning there's NO money in them, hence no urgency ;-)
To be more precise, normally they are gig and Festival pics. You find me a band who wants to spend money on professional images instead of pleading poverty and I'll put the edit higher up the list!
I still have two major galleries to catch up with ASAP... Jersey Live 2015 & Vale Earth Fair 2015. In both cases the 'Press Edits' were completed at the time leaving plenty editing in the 'to-do' pile.
I'm going to need an endless supply of black coffee me thinks!
But before starting on the mega edits I've added a few smaller updates from a few weeks ago.
A Fermain Tavern gig highlight was when The Graveltones visited Guernsey. Their gallery had already been updated here CLICK TO VIEW THE GRAVELTONES GALLERY but I've now uploaded pics of the supporting bands... Jersey's Tadhg Daly and the much photographed Sugar Slam.
Take a look here:
VIEW THE LATEST PICS OF TADHG DALY
VIEW THE LATEST PICS OF SUGAR SLAM
16th December 2015
I've been trying to sort out the digital equivalent of an end-of-year desk tidy.
It always seems that during the busy times of year a few photo-shoots get left in the to-do folder waiting patiently for attention.
Of course these aren't my Commercial assignments but the sort of stuff I do for fun... meaning there's NO money in them, hence no urgency ;-)
To be more precise, normally they are gig and Festival pics. You find me a band who wants to spend money on professional images instead of pleading poverty and I'll put the edit higher up the list!
I still have two major galleries to catch up with ASAP... Jersey Live 2015 & Vale Earth Fair 2015. In both cases the 'Press Edits' were completed at the time leaving plenty editing in the 'to-do' pile.
I'm going to need an endless supply of black coffee me thinks!
But before starting on the mega edits I've added a few smaller updates from a few weeks ago.
A Fermain Tavern gig highlight was when The Graveltones visited Guernsey. Their gallery had already been updated here CLICK TO VIEW THE GRAVELTONES GALLERY but I've now uploaded pics of the supporting bands... Jersey's Tadhg Daly and the much photographed Sugar Slam.
Take a look here:
VIEW THE LATEST PICS OF TADHG DALY
VIEW THE LATEST PICS OF SUGAR SLAM
By candle light... well almost!
14th December 2015
I'm a fan of more places opening their doors to live music performances.
It's great to see the word (well music) getting out to a wider audience. There's even a chance that a few punters will see the light and fit occasional gigs into their diary's.
But for me, as a photographer, the less familiar venues rarely offer optimum conditions for photography.
This was certainly the case for the recent Album launch gig that Thee Jenerators played at my old haunt (from over 40 years ago!) - The Jamaica Inn.
'The Devil's Chords' harked back to the old days too. It was issued on vinyl. The historical theme continued with the level of light that I had to work with which was not far off candlelight in strength!
However nothing got in the way of me thoroughly enjoying the night... apart from me being robbed of the chance to continue my tradition of driving home with the newly launched album blasting from the CD player. Maybe I will have to think about fitting a record deck on the dashboard ;-)
My pics from the night now feature in Thee Jenerators gallery which, incidentally, seems to go back about five years!
VIEW PICS OF THEE JENERATORS ALBUM LAUNCH GIG AT THE JAMAICA INN
14th December 2015
I'm a fan of more places opening their doors to live music performances.
It's great to see the word (well music) getting out to a wider audience. There's even a chance that a few punters will see the light and fit occasional gigs into their diary's.
But for me, as a photographer, the less familiar venues rarely offer optimum conditions for photography.
This was certainly the case for the recent Album launch gig that Thee Jenerators played at my old haunt (from over 40 years ago!) - The Jamaica Inn.
'The Devil's Chords' harked back to the old days too. It was issued on vinyl. The historical theme continued with the level of light that I had to work with which was not far off candlelight in strength!
However nothing got in the way of me thoroughly enjoying the night... apart from me being robbed of the chance to continue my tradition of driving home with the newly launched album blasting from the CD player. Maybe I will have to think about fitting a record deck on the dashboard ;-)
My pics from the night now feature in Thee Jenerators gallery which, incidentally, seems to go back about five years!
VIEW PICS OF THEE JENERATORS ALBUM LAUNCH GIG AT THE JAMAICA INN
11 MILLION VIEWS!!!!
08th December 2015
Variety is the spice of photography... just as it is in life itself.
I am able to mix many genres of image taking into most of my working weeks and this keeps me interested and motivated... although maybe I should find a better way to describe what I do as the term 'working' doesn't really portray how I feel about my avocation.
My Blog often states how much I enjoy what I do and after more than a decade of life spent exclusively looking through a lens my luck, good fortune and opportunity to pursue photography full-time still feels as special as the first step I took on this amazing journey.
It is also rather special that so many people have joined me along the way by occasionally popping along to this web-site to see the latest updates.
Today I'm amazed to see that the total views on this web-site have reach another Milestone with ELEVEN MILLION VIEWS being logged!
May I say a BIG THANK YOU to you all.
As it has become traditional to mark these Milestones you might like to view a few previous Blogs:
CLICK TO VIEW A FEW PREVIOUS MILLION MILESTONE BLOGS
08th December 2015
Variety is the spice of photography... just as it is in life itself.
I am able to mix many genres of image taking into most of my working weeks and this keeps me interested and motivated... although maybe I should find a better way to describe what I do as the term 'working' doesn't really portray how I feel about my avocation.
My Blog often states how much I enjoy what I do and after more than a decade of life spent exclusively looking through a lens my luck, good fortune and opportunity to pursue photography full-time still feels as special as the first step I took on this amazing journey.
It is also rather special that so many people have joined me along the way by occasionally popping along to this web-site to see the latest updates.
Today I'm amazed to see that the total views on this web-site have reach another Milestone with ELEVEN MILLION VIEWS being logged!
May I say a BIG THANK YOU to you all.
As it has become traditional to mark these Milestones you might like to view a few previous Blogs:
CLICK TO VIEW A FEW PREVIOUS MILLION MILESTONE BLOGS
The A to B of Live Music.....
25th November 2015
We all know our alphabet.... A comes before B, of course!
This is how it was at The Fermain Tavern when Asylum Seekas took to the stage before Blackalicious.
The visiting headliners didn't disappoint but they were also ably supported by one of Guernsey's best... Asylum Seekas.
I've photographed the 'Seekas' quite a few times before and they still sound fresh and motivated.
My galleries have been updated with a few more pics of the Asylum Seekas... click here:
VIEW PICS OF ASYLUM SEEKAS
25th November 2015
We all know our alphabet.... A comes before B, of course!
This is how it was at The Fermain Tavern when Asylum Seekas took to the stage before Blackalicious.
The visiting headliners didn't disappoint but they were also ably supported by one of Guernsey's best... Asylum Seekas.
I've photographed the 'Seekas' quite a few times before and they still sound fresh and motivated.
My galleries have been updated with a few more pics of the Asylum Seekas... click here:
VIEW PICS OF ASYLUM SEEKAS
Powerful Garage Blues at the 'Tav.... just how I like it!
16th November 2015
The Graveltones headlined The Fermain Tavern in November 2015 with their own loud and energetic Garage Blues. This band was one of my best 'finds' in 2014 at Jersey Live (where I caught two of their lively sets).
The acquaintance was renewed again at Jersey Live in 2015... confirming that they are a fantastic live band.
Then, recently, I managed to photograph The Graveltones on my home turf in Guernsey's Fermain Tavern on 14th November 2015.
Once again their energy levels were contagious!
I recommend you don't miss seeing this band if they're in your neighbourhood.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PICS OF THE GRAVELTONES
16th November 2015
The Graveltones headlined The Fermain Tavern in November 2015 with their own loud and energetic Garage Blues. This band was one of my best 'finds' in 2014 at Jersey Live (where I caught two of their lively sets).
The acquaintance was renewed again at Jersey Live in 2015... confirming that they are a fantastic live band.
Then, recently, I managed to photograph The Graveltones on my home turf in Guernsey's Fermain Tavern on 14th November 2015.
Once again their energy levels were contagious!
I recommend you don't miss seeing this band if they're in your neighbourhood.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PICS OF THE GRAVELTONES
Blackalicious at The Fermain Tavern....
13th November 2015
The Fermain Tavern did it again... with the help of Andre 'oneofakind' De Carteret who promoted the event.
Last weekend we were treated to a performance by Blackalicious in the middle of their extensive European tour.
I had a look at their tour itinery and it is safe to say that this band gets around a bit!
Clearly they are very popular and our 'little 'ol Guernsey' should be grateful that promoters like Andre make the effort and take on the financial commitment to bring such great live music to our distant shores.
I encourage you to support these gigs.
Oh, and what were Blackalicious like? They were fantastic.
I took a few pics and they are now online:
VIEW PICS OF BLACKALICIOUS PLAYING AT THE FERMAIN TAVERN
13th November 2015
The Fermain Tavern did it again... with the help of Andre 'oneofakind' De Carteret who promoted the event.
Last weekend we were treated to a performance by Blackalicious in the middle of their extensive European tour.
I had a look at their tour itinery and it is safe to say that this band gets around a bit!
Clearly they are very popular and our 'little 'ol Guernsey' should be grateful that promoters like Andre make the effort and take on the financial commitment to bring such great live music to our distant shores.
I encourage you to support these gigs.
Oh, and what were Blackalicious like? They were fantastic.
I took a few pics and they are now online:
VIEW PICS OF BLACKALICIOUS PLAYING AT THE FERMAIN TAVERN
Fun translates into any language...
23rd October 2015
Some things are universal. You don't need to understand their language to appreciate what excites another person.
Body language, mood, a smile and vibe offer all you need to understand where another person 'is at'.
Music is a great example of communication that we all understand without needing to actually talk the lingo of others.
Friday night at the Fermain Tavern the whole room was understanding the dialect being spoken by the visiting band... The Uptown Monotones.
This Austrian experimental/fusion band that formed in Graz in 1993 could have connected with their audience by their fun and enthusiasm alone. The three guys actually spoke english well enough to have a laugh with us but one guesses that they could have managed on personality alone... oh, and their own lively brand of Acoustic, Rock, Reggae, Jazz fusion and Experimental Beat-Box completed the performance.
Need I say more? They went down a storm!
CLICK TO VIEW THE UPTOWN MONOTONES COMMUNICATING WITH THE FERMAIN TAVERN
23rd October 2015
Some things are universal. You don't need to understand their language to appreciate what excites another person.
Body language, mood, a smile and vibe offer all you need to understand where another person 'is at'.
Music is a great example of communication that we all understand without needing to actually talk the lingo of others.
Friday night at the Fermain Tavern the whole room was understanding the dialect being spoken by the visiting band... The Uptown Monotones.
This Austrian experimental/fusion band that formed in Graz in 1993 could have connected with their audience by their fun and enthusiasm alone. The three guys actually spoke english well enough to have a laugh with us but one guesses that they could have managed on personality alone... oh, and their own lively brand of Acoustic, Rock, Reggae, Jazz fusion and Experimental Beat-Box completed the performance.
Need I say more? They went down a storm!
CLICK TO VIEW THE UPTOWN MONOTONES COMMUNICATING WITH THE FERMAIN TAVERN
The Recks shine under great lighting....
06th October 2015
When I hear that The Recks are to play their own unique brand of music I will always try to make sure I can be there.
But the Recks don't only count me as a fan... far from it!
They can play a gig in any Channel Island and be sure to draw a crowd. They have also played at major Festivals in the UK.
But sometimes, when I know the venue the band will be playing, my expectations are lowered. Not for the expected standard of the bands performance but for the anticipated light show.
It's all about the light when you are trying to take a few pics :-)
So as I headed to the Beer Tent at Guernsey's annual North Show I wasn't expecting great 'photo opportunities'.
But I was so wrong... lucky I took the cameras!
Not only was the band on form but also Mark Guillou's lighting team were making a great display on stage.
I've only just finished the edit and new The Recks pics have been added to their huge Galleries:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LATEST PICS OF THE RECKS
06th October 2015
When I hear that The Recks are to play their own unique brand of music I will always try to make sure I can be there.
But the Recks don't only count me as a fan... far from it!
They can play a gig in any Channel Island and be sure to draw a crowd. They have also played at major Festivals in the UK.
But sometimes, when I know the venue the band will be playing, my expectations are lowered. Not for the expected standard of the bands performance but for the anticipated light show.
It's all about the light when you are trying to take a few pics :-)
So as I headed to the Beer Tent at Guernsey's annual North Show I wasn't expecting great 'photo opportunities'.
But I was so wrong... lucky I took the cameras!
Not only was the band on form but also Mark Guillou's lighting team were making a great display on stage.
I've only just finished the edit and new The Recks pics have been added to their huge Galleries:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LATEST PICS OF THE RECKS
Time to spread it about a bit....
08th September 2015
Nothing is more satisfying than spreading it about a bit.
So that is what I've been up to today. Don't tell the missus ;-)
I'm spoilt for choice at the moment when it comes to Festival and Band pics to edit. I have so many!
This is why I decided to spread my time between preparing a few new Galleries from Jersey Live 2015 and also Vale Earth Fair 2015.
Both these Festivals have their own individual character and personality but both share one very important similarity... GREAT LIVE MUSIC.
Today I've enjoyed spending a little time browsing through my pics from each Festival and you can now view the new Galleries by clicking the links.
There are still loads more to come. Keep a check on this Blog for new links:
VIEW PICS OF VALE EARTH FAIR 2015
VIEW PICS OF JERSEY LIVE 2015
08th September 2015
Nothing is more satisfying than spreading it about a bit.
So that is what I've been up to today. Don't tell the missus ;-)
I'm spoilt for choice at the moment when it comes to Festival and Band pics to edit. I have so many!
This is why I decided to spread my time between preparing a few new Galleries from Jersey Live 2015 and also Vale Earth Fair 2015.
Both these Festivals have their own individual character and personality but both share one very important similarity... GREAT LIVE MUSIC.
Today I've enjoyed spending a little time browsing through my pics from each Festival and you can now view the new Galleries by clicking the links.
There are still loads more to come. Keep a check on this Blog for new links:
VIEW PICS OF VALE EARTH FAIR 2015
VIEW PICS OF JERSEY LIVE 2015
The editing backlog just grew much longer....
07th September 2015
It shouldn't be a surprise to me but every year the workload at this time seems to creep up on me from a hidden place!
My Commercial clients suddenly remember that the Autumn is just around the corner with its changeable weather and falling leaves.
So the Elevated photo assignments start to log-jam. And then it is also a busy season for my other work. There are Hillclimbs, the Vale Earth Fair, Jersey Live together with Petit Bot Hillclimb and three more Motorsport events in Alderney just around the corner!
I've just returned from Jersey Live 2015. This was my eighth year of being invited over to photograph the friendly Festival. It's been great catching up with so many now familiar faces.
This year hit another high which, frankly, I hadn't expected. But more on that later as I update my Galleries.
For now I have just added my Press edit of pics... at least it gives a taste of what Jersey Live 2015 offered. Next year I recommend you make the effort to get along :-)
VIEW THE JERSEY LIVE 2015 GALLERIES AS THEY GO LIVE
07th September 2015
It shouldn't be a surprise to me but every year the workload at this time seems to creep up on me from a hidden place!
My Commercial clients suddenly remember that the Autumn is just around the corner with its changeable weather and falling leaves.
So the Elevated photo assignments start to log-jam. And then it is also a busy season for my other work. There are Hillclimbs, the Vale Earth Fair, Jersey Live together with Petit Bot Hillclimb and three more Motorsport events in Alderney just around the corner!
I've just returned from Jersey Live 2015. This was my eighth year of being invited over to photograph the friendly Festival. It's been great catching up with so many now familiar faces.
This year hit another high which, frankly, I hadn't expected. But more on that later as I update my Galleries.
For now I have just added my Press edit of pics... at least it gives a taste of what Jersey Live 2015 offered. Next year I recommend you make the effort to get along :-)
VIEW THE JERSEY LIVE 2015 GALLERIES AS THEY GO LIVE
Non-stop photography at Tallpictures....
01st September 2015
I really shouldn't moan about it but WOW, things are busy at the moment!
Some of this is of my own making. Maybe I should discipline myself when the work starts to stack up by not taking on the photo-shoots that I do mostly for fun and my own portfolio.
But hey, I really enjoy the Gig and Motorsport photography... I can't just be doing the Commercial work... where's the fun in that?
So once again I have loaded myself with edits that need my time and to add to that I'm off to Jersey Live 2015 to capture all that action too!
I've started editing last weekends work with priority given to the Press and Magazine submissions however a small Gallery featuring the Vale Earth Fair 2015 Press edit is now on-line.
If you're patient I will (eventually) add full coverage of the 2015 Vale Earth Fair, the Motocross 2-Day Event and the Bank Holiday Hillclimb.
You have all that to look forward to!
Patience is a virtue :-)
VIEW THE FIRST PICS OF THE 2015 VALE EARTH FAIR
01st September 2015
I really shouldn't moan about it but WOW, things are busy at the moment!
Some of this is of my own making. Maybe I should discipline myself when the work starts to stack up by not taking on the photo-shoots that I do mostly for fun and my own portfolio.
But hey, I really enjoy the Gig and Motorsport photography... I can't just be doing the Commercial work... where's the fun in that?
So once again I have loaded myself with edits that need my time and to add to that I'm off to Jersey Live 2015 to capture all that action too!
I've started editing last weekends work with priority given to the Press and Magazine submissions however a small Gallery featuring the Vale Earth Fair 2015 Press edit is now on-line.
If you're patient I will (eventually) add full coverage of the 2015 Vale Earth Fair, the Motocross 2-Day Event and the Bank Holiday Hillclimb.
You have all that to look forward to!
Patience is a virtue :-)
VIEW THE FIRST PICS OF THE 2015 VALE EARTH FAIR
10,000,000... now that's a proper milestone :-)
26th August 2015
How nice it would be to have that many Pounds in the Bank.... even Dollars would be OK for me!
However the chances of a professional photographer ever making that sort of money are pretty unlikely :-(
So when TEN MILLION features anywhere in my working life it will always feel a bit special... and that number has just shown up.
I've been running this web-site since 24th October 2010. It replaced what is now my very dated original web-site (still on-line for nostalgia only).
This means that it's still a couple of months short of five years since www.guernseymotorsport.com went live.
I'm incredibly proud to say that (since the start) this web-site has been viewed an amazing TEN MILLION times!!
The first MILLION views took one year - almost to the day. This current year will see over THREE MILLION views and I am thinking that this is probably where the level will settle... but who knows?
My decision to work full-time as a photographer came about ten years ago when I was 50 years old after I sold a business.
I tried retirement but that was horrible! It might sound like a good idea but I'm someone who has to be creative and challenged. So I turned a hobby into a job... and it has certainly been challenging!
However I have loved nearly every single hour of it... and there are many more hours put into photography than I ever gave to my old 'proper job'. How did that happen?
It must also be said that in the decade that I have relied on photography for my income the whole industry has been shaken up and changed beyond recognition. It now seems that everyone who has a DSLR and a Facebook page is a 'Photographer'.
But I've never regretted the decision to give it a try and I've now established a loyal following and a good sized base of regular Commercial customers for TALLPICTURES.com.
My thirty-five years spent as a retailer have stood me in good stead to respond to competition and (after a short period when I questioned the future viability) I now realise that it isn't what other people are doing, it is about what you do for yourself that either 'makes or breaks' a business.
There's also lots of room in the marketplace for every-one.
I'm now privileged to make an income out of my passion and I genuinely thank all the visitors to this web-site and the many customers who buy pictures.
So that now brings me to the future.
Well I have a couple of very exciting new developments on the way. More about those later :-)
CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE PREVIOUS 'MILLIONS' BLOGS
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TO CELEBRATE THE 10,000,000 MARK A 10% DISCOUNT WILL BE MADE ON ALL ON-LINE PURCHASES - JUST CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW EACH PICTURE
26th August 2015
TEN MILLION has a nice ring to it doesn't it?
How nice it would be to have that many Pounds in the Bank.... even Dollars would be OK for me!
However the chances of a professional photographer ever making that sort of money are pretty unlikely :-(
So when TEN MILLION features anywhere in my working life it will always feel a bit special... and that number has just shown up.
I've been running this web-site since 24th October 2010. It replaced what is now my very dated original web-site (still on-line for nostalgia only).
This means that it's still a couple of months short of five years since www.guernseymotorsport.com went live.
I'm incredibly proud to say that (since the start) this web-site has been viewed an amazing TEN MILLION times!!
The first MILLION views took one year - almost to the day. This current year will see over THREE MILLION views and I am thinking that this is probably where the level will settle... but who knows?
My decision to work full-time as a photographer came about ten years ago when I was 50 years old after I sold a business.
I tried retirement but that was horrible! It might sound like a good idea but I'm someone who has to be creative and challenged. So I turned a hobby into a job... and it has certainly been challenging!
However I have loved nearly every single hour of it... and there are many more hours put into photography than I ever gave to my old 'proper job'. How did that happen?
It must also be said that in the decade that I have relied on photography for my income the whole industry has been shaken up and changed beyond recognition. It now seems that everyone who has a DSLR and a Facebook page is a 'Photographer'.
But I've never regretted the decision to give it a try and I've now established a loyal following and a good sized base of regular Commercial customers for TALLPICTURES.com.
My thirty-five years spent as a retailer have stood me in good stead to respond to competition and (after a short period when I questioned the future viability) I now realise that it isn't what other people are doing, it is about what you do for yourself that either 'makes or breaks' a business.
There's also lots of room in the marketplace for every-one.
I'm now privileged to make an income out of my passion and I genuinely thank all the visitors to this web-site and the many customers who buy pictures.
So that now brings me to the future.
Well I have a couple of very exciting new developments on the way. More about those later :-)
CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE PREVIOUS 'MILLIONS' BLOGS
***
TO CELEBRATE THE 10,000,000 MARK A 10% DISCOUNT WILL BE MADE ON ALL ON-LINE PURCHASES - JUST CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW EACH PICTURE
Chaos sorted for another year.......
27th July 2015
That's it. Sorted.
The 2015 Greenman Chaos Festival is already just a memory. We now have to wait until 2016 for the fun to continue.
But we do have the pictures to jog our memories and I've just completed the galleries for 2015 with the last of the Band pics.
Final updates are for Near Bliss, the ever popular The Recks and Sunday's headliners FlashMob.
So until we meet again in a field up at Pleinmont next year... keep it loud, keep live and keep it green, man :-)
VIEW THE FINAL GREENMAN CHAOS 2015 GALLERIES
27th July 2015
That's it. Sorted.
The 2015 Greenman Chaos Festival is already just a memory. We now have to wait until 2016 for the fun to continue.
But we do have the pictures to jog our memories and I've just completed the galleries for 2015 with the last of the Band pics.
Final updates are for Near Bliss, the ever popular The Recks and Sunday's headliners FlashMob.
So until we meet again in a field up at Pleinmont next year... keep it loud, keep live and keep it green, man :-)
VIEW THE FINAL GREENMAN CHAOS 2015 GALLERIES
Its all about the fun.... Biker style......
24th July 2015
Sunday afternoon at Chaos is the traditional time for fun and games... biker style!
Everyone is chilled and tired after two days of partying so there is no rush... just time to chill and have a bit of fun.
The trike is sure to make an appearance with its weird steering. Never an easy ride when your sober... add a few beers and its great entertainment :-)
The Tug of War proves that adults and kids are not so different after all :-)
Then the industrial grade Chilli eating contest separates the men from the boys...
Whilst the Greenman Chaos Festival 'headlines' that it is all about the bikes and the bands I think it is all about the general vibe and inclusive atmosphere. I haven't been on a motorbike since my teens (if I did get back in the saddle I think I would quickly become a statistic!) however the Greenman is always welcoming.
Next year you must pay it a visit...
My latest updates to the Chaos galleries are here:
TRIKES - CHILLI & TUG OF WAR... BIKER STYLE
24th July 2015
Sunday afternoon at Chaos is the traditional time for fun and games... biker style!
Everyone is chilled and tired after two days of partying so there is no rush... just time to chill and have a bit of fun.
The trike is sure to make an appearance with its weird steering. Never an easy ride when your sober... add a few beers and its great entertainment :-)
The Tug of War proves that adults and kids are not so different after all :-)
Then the industrial grade Chilli eating contest separates the men from the boys...
Whilst the Greenman Chaos Festival 'headlines' that it is all about the bikes and the bands I think it is all about the general vibe and inclusive atmosphere. I haven't been on a motorbike since my teens (if I did get back in the saddle I think I would quickly become a statistic!) however the Greenman is always welcoming.
Next year you must pay it a visit...
My latest updates to the Chaos galleries are here:
TRIKES - CHILLI & TUG OF WAR... BIKER STYLE
Quality all the way.... but have I let Guernsey down?
13th July 2015
I'm a Guernseyman... and proud of that.
My small Island holds a very special place in my families heart.
And, of course, I know that when it comes to the question of whether Guernsey is better than Jersey.... well do you really need to ask?!!
But I have a bit of a problem.
Last weekend I was at The Fermain Tavern photographing two brilliant bands - one from Guernsey, one from Jersey. I suppose there was bound to be comparison made between the two bands although their music genre's were not really comparable.
First band on the bill were FalenhizzaHorsepower from Jersey. Now this is a band that I have liked and followed for years... from 2008 it seems when I checked my earliest picture in the gallery.
FalenhizzaHorsepower played an incredible set... I mean absolutely amazing. I REALLY love their music!
So the next act, Guernsey's BLAKALASKA had a VERY hard act to follow.
I've loved what BLAKALASKA have been doing since I first 'found' them as BRIGHT_LIGHTS. They have a really modern sound and I've enjoyed their live performances.
However this time around... it hurts me to say this as a Guernseyman, I think it was the Jersey band who stole the show with one of the best live sets I've ever heard... yes they were that good.
It's a shame that on that night BLAKALASKA had to follow such a class band who are at the top of their game. I purchased BLACKALASKA's new 'Machine' EP and I've been playing it 'on repeat' for a couple of days and it highlights how good BLAKALASKA really are.
Maybe we all respond to music based on the 'mood' that we are in at the time and maybe, on another night, I would do the 'right thing' and favour the Guernsey band?
The bottom line is... both bands deserve our support so make sure you catch a gig from either band if you have a chance... they're both quality acts.
I've added pics of both bands to the Gallery:
VIEW PICS OF FALENIZZAHORSEPOWER
VIEW PICS OF BLAKALASKA
13th July 2015
I'm a Guernseyman... and proud of that.
My small Island holds a very special place in my families heart.
And, of course, I know that when it comes to the question of whether Guernsey is better than Jersey.... well do you really need to ask?!!
But I have a bit of a problem.
Last weekend I was at The Fermain Tavern photographing two brilliant bands - one from Guernsey, one from Jersey. I suppose there was bound to be comparison made between the two bands although their music genre's were not really comparable.
First band on the bill were FalenhizzaHorsepower from Jersey. Now this is a band that I have liked and followed for years... from 2008 it seems when I checked my earliest picture in the gallery.
FalenhizzaHorsepower played an incredible set... I mean absolutely amazing. I REALLY love their music!
So the next act, Guernsey's BLAKALASKA had a VERY hard act to follow.
I've loved what BLAKALASKA have been doing since I first 'found' them as BRIGHT_LIGHTS. They have a really modern sound and I've enjoyed their live performances.
However this time around... it hurts me to say this as a Guernseyman, I think it was the Jersey band who stole the show with one of the best live sets I've ever heard... yes they were that good.
It's a shame that on that night BLAKALASKA had to follow such a class band who are at the top of their game. I purchased BLACKALASKA's new 'Machine' EP and I've been playing it 'on repeat' for a couple of days and it highlights how good BLAKALASKA really are.
Maybe we all respond to music based on the 'mood' that we are in at the time and maybe, on another night, I would do the 'right thing' and favour the Guernsey band?
The bottom line is... both bands deserve our support so make sure you catch a gig from either band if you have a chance... they're both quality acts.
I've added pics of both bands to the Gallery:
VIEW PICS OF FALENIZZAHORSEPOWER
VIEW PICS OF BLAKALASKA
Greenman Chaos 2015... not a bit of it!
01st July 2015
If you could charge a Bike & Music Festival with the Trade Descriptions Act then the Greenman MCC 'CHAOS BIKE & MUSIC FESTIVAL' would soon be having their day in court.
The problem is that the word 'CHAOS' in the title really fails to hit the spot.
Given the literal interpretation you would be forgiven to expect mayhem, trouble, bad attitude, intimidation... where would you stop? CHAOS in fact!
But as I have stated many times before, this Festival is everything opposite to the above. The only thing you need to worry about when you attend is that you will need to pace yourself... you wouldn't want to peak too soon as there is so much fun going on... so many bands to see... so much beer to drink.
I've photographed the event many times now and my Galleries should give you a great idea what goes on.
I've begun the updates for 2015... there's more to come yet too :-)
First updates are for bands Stormbringer, Robert J Hunter, Demise of Sanity, Buffalo Huddleston, Citizen-X and Fly Casual.
Click the link to see how the Greenman Chaos Festival doesn't do what it says on the tin :-)
VIEW PICS OF THE GREENMAN CHAOS... WITHOUT THE CHAOS
01st July 2015
If you could charge a Bike & Music Festival with the Trade Descriptions Act then the Greenman MCC 'CHAOS BIKE & MUSIC FESTIVAL' would soon be having their day in court.
The problem is that the word 'CHAOS' in the title really fails to hit the spot.
Given the literal interpretation you would be forgiven to expect mayhem, trouble, bad attitude, intimidation... where would you stop? CHAOS in fact!
But as I have stated many times before, this Festival is everything opposite to the above. The only thing you need to worry about when you attend is that you will need to pace yourself... you wouldn't want to peak too soon as there is so much fun going on... so many bands to see... so much beer to drink.
I've photographed the event many times now and my Galleries should give you a great idea what goes on.
I've begun the updates for 2015... there's more to come yet too :-)
First updates are for bands Stormbringer, Robert J Hunter, Demise of Sanity, Buffalo Huddleston, Citizen-X and Fly Casual.
Click the link to see how the Greenman Chaos Festival doesn't do what it says on the tin :-)
VIEW PICS OF THE GREENMAN CHAOS... WITHOUT THE CHAOS
The Skints at the 'Tav....
22nd June 2015
The Skints had a lot to live up to when they played at the Fermain Tavern last weekend.
There had been quite a lot of hype and anticipation... the word was that they were going to be good. They didn't disappoint!
Big thanks go to the Vale Earth Fair and The Get Down who organised the gig together. Now we have to be patient for the big one... Vale Earth Fair 2015, it wont be long :-)
Pics of The Skints are now online:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PICS OF THE SKINTS
22nd June 2015
The Skints had a lot to live up to when they played at the Fermain Tavern last weekend.
There had been quite a lot of hype and anticipation... the word was that they were going to be good. They didn't disappoint!
Big thanks go to the Vale Earth Fair and The Get Down who organised the gig together. Now we have to be patient for the big one... Vale Earth Fair 2015, it wont be long :-)
Pics of The Skints are now online:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PICS OF THE SKINTS