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The Bonneville Barons were supported by no less than four Bands when they played at The Fermain Tavern last weekend! Three of the four were mostly formed from different combinations of members of Rawcuz Crowzz - Alderneys very own Band. These guys (and Gal) had a busy night!
I have now updated the Gallery to include a few pics of each of these support acts.
Take a look at Coalbox Generals, Rawcuz Crowzz, Gent's Outfitters & Crash n Slide.
BONNEVILLE BARONS
COALBOX GENERALS
RAWCUZ CROWZZ
GENT'S OUTFITTERS
CRASH N SLIDE

Well they kept everything crossed in the hope that the fine weather would last... and it worked! The racers were out on Bank Holiday Monday for the first Hill Climb up Les Val des Terres in 2011. The conditions couldn't have been better and several records were broken.
Pictures of the Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club Hill Climb are now online.
GMC&CC HILL CLIMB GALLERY

The Fermain Tavern continue to put great Bands on their stage.
This time it was a Band that, to be honest, I hadn't heard of before... sorry guys! The Bonneville Barons were headlining at the 'Tav' last weekend supported by Coalbox Generals, Rawcuz Crowzz, Gent's Outfitters & Crash n Slide.
I arrived not knowing what to expect and left 'well impressed' by the 'Barons'... good to listen too with great stage presence. They could play a bit too! Hopefully we will see them back in Guernsey soon. Don't miss them if they return.
I have added a new Gallery of Bonneville Barons pictures. A selection of pics featuring the other Bands will follow.
A GALLERY OFF PICTURES FEATURING BONNEVILLE BARONS

Round-2 of The Guernsey Powerboat Association Championship took place today over the Havelet Course. Once again the conditions were exceptional. I photographed this Round from the shore as the course bought the racers quite close when they took the turn in Havelet Bay.
I have added a new Gallery of pictures. Please remember that web graphics are very low resolution and do not show the details of a print.
Check the Gallery here:
ROUND-2 GUERNSEY POWERBOAT RACING ON THE HAVELET COURSE

The Guernsey Powerboat Association held Round-1 of their 2011 Championship around the 'North Beach Outer' Course today in sunny conditions that can only be described as 'Summertime'. With flat calm waters the racers were treated to a smooth ride... not something these guys enjoy that often!
The event was well organised with a reasonable turn-out of competitors, but with a promise of others joining during the season and a few drivers looking to put new boats in the water things can only get better.
I must thank Dave Corbet for working so hard to get me into position for the pics and placing me close to the action on his Rib which also acted as the finishing boat.
I really enjoyed the bright weather - always helps to make the pics. Shame there wasn't a bit more swell to lift the boats out of the water a bit more... oh well, you'll never find a photographer who thinks everything is perfect, he, he!!
Check the picture Gallery here:
GUERNSEY POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND-1

I was reminded how well The Doghouse can work as a live music venue when I watched the tribute band AC/DC-UK play last week. There was a good sized crowd who were clearly 'up for a bit of AC/DC'. The Band were great. My only complaint is made as a photographer... the lighting wasn't particularly good for me. Not enough to spoil a great gig though.
Take a look at a small Gallery of pictures here:
AC/DC-UK PLAY AT THE DOGHOUSE

It has been a weekend packed with Motor Sport action - all held in the glorious Guernsey sunshine. Let's hope that the good conditions last for the next few Bank Holiday weekends which see the return of the Hill Climb season... fingers crossed!
Firstly it was the Heritage Group Public Sprint at Vazon. Check the Galleries here.
THE HERITAGE GROUP PUBLIC SPRINT
Next up was the Guernsey Autocross Club Summer Championship at Chouet beach. I captured a couple of nice roll-overs by Becky Martin & Leeroy. These have also been added to Crashes 'The Hall of Fame'!
AUTOCROSS SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 2
THE CRASHES HALL OF FAME

There was a fantastic turn-out of spectators to support the racers in the second Heritage Group Public Sprint at Vazon Coast Road, Guernsey.
The conditions were perfect for an enjoyable afternoon of racing - all with the aim of raising funds for The Guernsey Society for Cancer Relief.
It was announced on Saturday evening during the Dinner at La Grande Mare Hotel that well over £30,000 has already been raised with more sponsorship still to be returned! This qualifies as another huge success for Stuart Butler and his group of helpers.
The Galleries have now been updated with the days racing action including a few pics from the Dinner.
I am donating 25% of all picture sales to the Society.
Please take a look by following this link.
HERITAGE GROUP CHARITY PUBLIC SPRINT

A sunny Saturday afternoon was the perfect setting for the second Heritage Group Charity Sprint. This time it was in aid of the Guernsey Society for Cancer Relief.
A good selection of cars had the chance to race at speeds far greater than the normal 35mph speed limit on Vazon Coast Road. I was there to capture all the action.
A full Gallery of pictures will be added by Monday eve... when I have had a chance to sort several hundred pics!
Twenty-five percent of all sales will be donated to the Guernsey Society for Cancer Relief.
Please check back later to view your pics.

My ambition to update this new web site with my archive of pics continues. The 'Bands' Galleries are now up to the letter F (only 20 letters to go!). The latest pics show Fade to Grey playing at 'The Best 80s Party in the World' at Beau Sejour and a gig they played at the Fermain Tavern. If you're into 'Glam Rock' then this is the band for you!
Check-out the new pictures here:
FADE TO GREY GALLERIES

The Guernsey Kart & Motor Club held Round 1 of their Summer Kart Championship at 'The Track' on Sunday. The conditions were perfect and a significant record was broken when Colin Laine was the first driver to break the 19 second barrier for a lap of the track. Colin was racing his KF1 Tonykart Vortex. Another record was re-written by Kasey Watson in the Rotax Junior Max Class.
A new gallery of pictures has been added.
ROUND-1 SUMMER KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP

The Tarmac Racing Season kicked off for 2011 when the Guernsey Kart & Motor Club held the first Sprint Championship meeting at Vazon Coast Road on Saturday. The conditions were generally good (at least it was dry!) with a slight head wind at the end of the run.
The first 'run-out' of the year sees various 'winter projects' on the track for the first time and the day was used as a shake-down by a few of the competitors. However there are goods signs already of another highly competitive season.
I have now added a new Gallery of pictures.
THE GK&MC SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

One of my 'most photographed' bands have had their Gallery filled even further! Brutus Stonefist play quite a few gigs each year and I seem to end up at many of them. Inevitably, I have many pictures of these guys!
The latest additions were from last weekends fundraising gig at the Fermain Tavern to raise funds for the next Guernsey Arts Commission/Twist Records/GBG CD which will feature tracks from many Guernsey Bands.
The Gallery has now been updated.
By the way, have you tried viewing the pics using the 'Slideshow'. Click on this option at the top of the page when entering a Gallery.
Another way to navigate through the various pictures is to use the arrow keys on your keyboard.
THE LATEST BRUTUS STONEFIST PICTURES

The list of Bands that still need to be added to this new web site remains very long, but I have just ticked another off with the addition of a Gallery featuring John Wesley Stone.
A few weekends ago I photographed the Band at a gig in the Grande Rock Bar & Bistro. As always it was a lively one! The problem for me was that it was really dark... no exageration! I have to thank Nikon for getting me a few 'keepers'. The D3s is a star performer in low light conditions.
I have also played around with a few of the pics - I think the 'grungy' style suits the band. I very rarely have time to make any changes to pictures and almost all those you see on this site are straight out of the camera. It has been fun to get back into Photoshop.
The JWS Gallery also features pics from my archives.
VIEW THE JOHN WESLEY STONE PICTURE GALLERIES

Beechy Colclough, a name that has been associated closely with the music heritage of the Fermain Tavern, returned to the stage last weekend with his classy band and he entertained a good crowd of followers and friends.
Beechy featured on the Guernsey scene for a number of years before leaving the Island. People of my age probably regard that period as the 'Golden Age'... oh, bring back our youth!
Well, for a short time on Saturday we could share some time with this charismatic performer who was so well connected in the music industry he was once able to give Elton John a call and get him to appear on stage at this 'out of the way' local pub venue. Surely the thing of legends!
I have added a new picture Gallery featuring the Beechy Colclough Band on stage at the Fermain Tavern.
VIEW THE BEECHY COLCLOUGH GALLERY

In my case the glorious, sunny weekend had the effect on me of making me a bit 'trigger happy'. I am normally a photographer who likes to take the minimum amount of pictures.
There is normally only one picture that is 'the shot' out of any sequence. I try and just take that shot. Of course I miss a few pics that would have been better - but it saves a great deal of time in the editing.
Things went a bit wrong last weekend - and I blame the weather!
I took more pictures than usual so I have added over 300 to the Motor Sport Gallery.
These feature the latest Motocross racing
VIEW THE MOTOCROSS GALLERY
and the Autocross 'Fun Meeting'
VIEW THE AUTOCROSS FUN MEETING GALLERY
including the Media Race
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AUTOCROSS MEDIA RACE GALLERY

The Guernsey Autocross Club held its Annual Fun Meeting today in the glorious sunshine of an early Spring afternoon... Chouet beach was a nice place to be!
This meeting marks the end of the Winter Championship and the competitors enjoy the fact that no Championship points are 'up for grabs'. There are always a few 'fun meeting specials' out on the sand with the specific intention of sending them to the great scrap yard in the sky.
So, bring on the action!
I have added a new gallery of pictures of the racing. This includes one of the roll-overs... and make sure you check-out the last sequence of pictures in the gallery - how did Shane Le Poidevin manage to avoid rolling? Particulaly as he seemed to be trying so hard to turn his world upside down!
VIEW THE AUTOCROSS FUN MEETING GALLERY
A tradition of the Fun Meeting is to invite 'the Media' along for a play. There was a good turn-out this year and the race was won by Russel Torode, cameraman for Channel Television ahead of Mark Trenchard from Island FM and James Bentley from Net Play.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AUTOCROSS MEDIA RACE GALLERY

Another box has been ticked with todays update completing the Gallery of pictures featuring Bands that played on the main stage at Jersey Live 2008. There is also a Gallery featuring some of the crowd and an Elevated Photo Gallery with pictures taken from my 26 Metre Photo Mast.
The new Bands featured are The Courteeners, Foals, Black Kids, Goose, The Music & The Go! Team. Incidentally, The Go! Team are due to play at the new Guernsey Festival of Performing Arts this Summer.
JERSEY LIVE 2008 PICTURE GALLERIES

A very popular choice with my customers is a 'custom designed' Photo Montage. Each one is individually created with a choice of your favourite pics. It's best not to choose too many - five works really well - and I will e-mail a low resolution sample to you for approval before producing the final print.
An A2 print (sized approx 22" x 16") cost £55. You can also choose to have the montage supplied on a Canvas. A 24" x 16" Canvas is £80 with the largest 30" x 20" at £120.
You can E-MAIL ME or phone me on 07781 144525 with the picture numbers or to arrange to view my complete database of your pictures.
VIEW A SAMPLE GALLERY OF MONTAGES

Dan Collen installs high quality Media systems in some of the most prestigeous homes and offices in Guernsey.
His Company, Avolution, offers a full design service and can supply and install audio / visual (AV) products from a vast range of premier manufacturers. Whether it's a modest surround sound system, full blown multi-room entertainment system or Home Cinema.
I have been photographing some his recent projects... and I have to say - I want one of these set-ups!
You can visit the new Avolution web site here:
VISIT AVOLUTION WEB SITE
Check-out my Avolution Galleries:
AVOLUTION GALLERIES