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There is an incredible amount of Motor Sport that takes place in the Channel Islands! The latest updates to the Motor Sport Galleries are the addition of a SPRINT Gallery SPRINT PICTURES HERE and a TRIALS Gallery TRIALS PICTURES HERE... and that's not the lot! There are Autotests and Powerboats to come. Oh, and one special Gallery - there is always a place for a selection of CRASH pics.

The first pictures have been added to a new Kart Racing Gallery. Karting is a long established Motor Sport in Guernsey and the Guernsey Kart & Motor Club has just celebtated its 50th Anniversary. The home of Guernsey Karting is at 'The Track' and you can view a Gallery of pictures featuring the 2010 Championships by clicking on the following link. More pictures from the archive will be added shortly. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FIRST KARTING PICTURES

The Guernsey Autocross Club held Round 4 of the 2010 Banger racing Championship at Chouet last Sunday. The vetrans had another chance to get back on the sand in a mixture of borrowed cars... they didn't hang about either! I have added a new Gallery featuring the days racing. Take a look here THE LATEST ROUND OF BANGER RACING

I am continuing to develop this new site with the addition of other areas of photography that I specialise in. The latest update has been a new 'Main' Gallery - EVENTS, SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS. There is only a small amount of content so far but please take a look here VIEW NEW EVENTS & SHOWS GALLERY
Once again it will take some time to bring all the old archive of pictures across to this new web site but when it is full it will show a comprehensive record of Guernsey life. Until then you can view the pictures on the old site by following this link VIEW GALLERIES ON THE OLD WEB SITE

Todays updates from the Archives include some Motor Sport and Gig pictures. The first of many Sand Racing Galleries has been added with the Sand Ace meeting of 2010 being the first.
Take a look here SAND ACE 2010 GALLERY.
The other major update has been to the Bands & Gigs Gallery (Bands A-E). This Gallery now features Abandon Ship, About an Hour, Alabama 3, Andy C, Biffy Clyro, Asylum Seekas, Basement Jaxx, Benny the Moth & Big Machine. Bands have appeared at Jersey Live, Guernsey Live, Rock of Ages, Vale Earth Fair, Greenman Chaos & Ivy Castle Earth Fair. Only about 250 more bands to go.
Take a look here UPDATES TO BAND & GIG GALLERIES

The size of the task of bringing all the archive of pics over to this new Web Site is beginning to sink in... there are so many pics! So it will be a while, but as more Galleries are being added I am getting a feel for how it will look. Today I have added some more gig pictures. I will add a link for each band in the Alphabetic Galleries and then link from there to other Galleries where they appear. Take a look here for the latest updates: BAND GALLERIES A-E

The long round of updates has begun! It is my intention to bring most of my archive of pics over to this new Web Site. This new site offers larger images, easier navigation with an option to view pics in a slide show... and of course you can buy a print or two online (hint, hint)! The latest updates include the 2010 MSA Guernsey National Hill Climb at Le Val des Terres and the 2010 Alderney Hill Climb at Fort Tourgis. TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW GALLERIES HERE

A new Gallery has been added for the last Guernsey Kart & Motor Club race meeting held at the Rue de la Trigale, Pleinmont race track. I guess the conditions were just how the riders like it... nice and muddy! Take a look at the Gallery CLICK HERE TO VIEW

I have added a little more content to the TALLPICTURES Gallery. I am now showing a wider selection of Stitched Panoramas. This area of my business is very popular and something I specialise in. Many of the pictures have been produced using seven or eight individual pics taken from the Elevated mast. The final result is very high resolution and will print in a large format. I have sold many sized up to 72 inch wide! They look spectacular. Several of the scenic views will feature in Rob Batiste's new book titled 'COAST'. Take a look at the Galleries CLICK HERE

Last weekend was a busy one for me. With two evenings of ROCK of AGES bands playing at the Carlton Hotel there wasn't much time for anything else. However I did manage to get along to hear The Risk play at the Fermain Tavern on Friday night. They don't play that often nowadays so you mustn't miss a chance to see them. They didn't disappoint.
Of course, I took my camera along to take some pics! Having just left the Rock of Ages with its fantastic lighting rig The Fermain Tavern was a bit of a let-down I'm afraid. I have added a Gallery of pics CLICK HERE TO VIEW 'THE RISK' GALLERY

Pheww, sorted! With Mark Guillou putting on eight band over two nights during the latest Rock of Ages-6 it certainly makes for a few late nights just to catch up and sort through the pics. But, the job is done! Each of the bands now has their own Gallery of pics. Take a look at the latest updates showing '2 Minutes 2 Late', 'Dead Wing', 'Plan of Attack' & '9 Lives'... Take a look at the Rock of Ages-6 Gallery

Mark Guillou has just promoted the sixth ROCK of AGES and once again it was a great success. Mark always finds space for a couple of 'new bands on the block' who support the more established groups. I have added the first nights bands to the Music Festivals Gallery. They include 'Dealers Left', 'Feedback', 'Breaking the Silence' and 'Tantale. The Saturdays bands will follow. Take a look at the Rock of Ages-6 Gallery

New Motor Sport updates. The first new picture gallery has been added of the Guernsey Autocross Club Banger racing on Chouet beach. This 'budget' form of racing has to be the most spectacular, cheapest and most fun form of racing you can take part in. It makes for fantastic pics too! There are many roll-overs... always a challenge to be in the right place to get the pic! Even without catching a roll-over, the way the cars bounce their way around the track throwing sand in every direction makes great pics. The beach isn't just for sunbathing and making castles. VIEW THE LATEST AIUTOCROSS GALLERY

I have added a link to the old Millpond Photographics web site on the left-hand menu.

All the old picture archive is still shown there. Over the next weeks I will bring much of the archive across to this site so it can benefit from easier navigation, bigger pics and online sales. Until then you can click on the link to go staight there. You are still able to order any pics by taking a note of the number which is revealed when you press INFO.
LINK TO OLD MILLPOND PHOTOGRAPHICS WEB SITE
ALL NEW UPDATES WILL BE MADE ON THIS NEW SITE so it is important that you update your bookmarks and links.

Just a few updates to the Gigs & Bands Gallery today. I will be adding all the Band pics that are in my archive to these Galleries so I am putting in place the folder structure to - hopefully - enable fairly quick access though the large selection of pics. Bands will be listed in alphabetic folders. Recent additions include the latest gig at the Fermain Tavern. A Halloween theme was always going to make interesting pics - check the Brutus Stonefist & Thousand Choking Corpses Gallery.
I have also added the first of the FalenizzaHorse Power pics. Loads to come... SOME OF THE LATEST UPDATES

Todays updates are to the Moto-X Gallery. The recent 2-day Moto-X meeting held at Pleinmont, Guernsey proved to be a 'sell-out' with a full field of riders taking part. As well as the Guernsey riders there were riders from France, Jersey & Alderney. I attended the event on both days and shot some great, action pics. Take a look in the MOTORSPORT picture Gallery. LATEST MOTO-X PICTURES

As this new web site is still in development I thought that I would add a few more pictures that I had missed uploading to the old site. So, today there are a few pics taken at the recent Guernsey Kart & Motor Club Motocross practice day. Find them in the Motorsport Gallery.
Whilst you are there, why not try the 'slideshow' option. You will find this at the top of the 'Thumbnail' page of each Gallery. You will find that the layout is similar to the Gallery on my old site. It can even be made 'full screen'. MOTO-X PRACTICE DAY

I hope it was worth the wait! Due to a large amount of Commercial photography and the development of this new web site I have only just uploaded the picture gallery for the Petit Bot Hill Climb/Time Trial. Good conditions meant that records were broken... but that has been 'the norm' at every event this year. Follow the links to see the latest upload and let me know what you think of the new site. PETIT BOT HILL CLIMB

As the development of this new site continues may I thank all of you who have taken the time to comment and make suggestions. With all your help, I hope that a straightforward and clear browsing experience will be on offer. The real test will be when a lot more content is added as it is always a challenge to be have a web site with a large amount content that only takes a few 'clicks' to find what the visitor is looking for. We like a challenge, don't we!

I have been 'tweaking' the formatting of the site and have added various new sections with information. It is still very much a 'work in progress' but it now has the core structure in place.
I intend to make all future Gallery updates to this site but the old one will remain in place for some time as it contains an archive of well over 20,000 pictures! This number shocked me when I realised.
Many of the old Galleries will be added to this site as time allows. E-mail me with any comments on the new design andrewlep@guernsey.net.