For Bristol City Fans Everywhere

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Bristol City V Palace

One of the reasons I woke at 5.30 a.m. this morning was this game. Funny. 53 years old. All the wisdom accrued but still I get excited over a football match.

I know it means nothing in the scheme of things but this is special. Entertainment: yes. Stress-relief: yes (I can shout for 90 minutes). But sometimes football transcends the human condition.

There are times when everything focuses on one man and a ball and what he can do. This is one of those times.

Whatever happens, and being a City fan prepares you for disappointment, this has been a great and memorable season. On with the motley!

IBYP? #1

The Bristol Evening Post Thursday May 8, 2006. Page 82, the Family Announcements page (for births, deaths and marriages or more commonly "hatches, matches and despatches".

Highlighted are the births of Korky Shay Blu and Laurda D'Arcy Romany Hughes. IBYP??

Campaign to make WTF? extinct

WTF? is ubiqitous. Used on TV, newspapers, radio but it's just not nice. It's coarse, rude and useless. This is the launch of the campaign for its removal from common use.

Instead I shall use IBYP (I beg your pardon?), a little heard phrase from an earlier, more gentle, mannered and courteous age.

I urge you, dear reader, to join me.

"Rather One Tyrant 3,000 miles away

"Rather One Tyrant 3,000 miles away
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

.. than 3,000 tyrants one mile away!"

Loyalist Motto from the Revolutionary War

not a composite image. Just a lucky choice of ISO 800 and f16

I Celti - The Trader

I Celti - The Trader
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

Another shot from the Historic Re-enactment Day at Gloucester Docks on April 20th

tesco grocery

Every Saturday morning the same thing. I log in and do the grocery shopping online at Tesco. Works like a dream every time. Except today.
No recent orders feature. Gone. Now I have to rekey all the basics all over again.
Why do that? Why remove something so useful?
and why remove the ability to mail in feedback: I can 'phone or write a letter but I can't mail.
tut.

I Celti - When the fog lifts

I Celti - When the fog lifts
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

"When the fog it lifts, then comes the Romans!" when i took this I wanted to recreate the determination, courage and fear the ancient Briton may have felt when knowing the Romans were on their way.

Football is the streets

Football is the streets
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

Football is about what happens with a ball. Just you and the ball. You don't need a pitch or a stadium. Kick it.

Strobist Lighting:
1 gelled stofened 580EX on subject
1 snooted and gobo'd and lensed 580EX on ground
plus ambient light

A shot for the olympus/photoicon competition using a dummy Mju 1020 as a ball

Model: My son, Paul
Superduper lighting assistant: My granddaughter Saffron

SLIDELUCK POTSHOW

SLIDELUCK POTSHOWis something I would urge all photographers to start. In every city, town, village there are photographers and local artists who want to show work and would enjoy an evening's entertainment. Go to it.

Glevum algere est!

Glevum algere est!
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

The schoolboy latin title means (I think) Gloucester is cold!
In my mind's eye I saw the legionary's thoughts "I could be in Spain, Carthage, Judaea and what did I get? Britannica!"
Location and Date: GLEVUM, A.D. XII KAL. MAI.

Semper ad lucem!

Semper ad lucem!
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

Part of my 100 retro portraits in 2008 series. More to come

Folgers coffee advert

Wonderful. .... "and he didn't even kiss her goodbye"

Tulips #7106

Tulips #7106
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

Playing with a Loreo Pinhole Lens and my backup camera plus 20 minutes post production.Can't wait to try this as a portrait lens.

Everywhere Girl - Featured on BuzzFeed

Everywhere Girl - Featured on BuzzFeed
OMG! I feels a whole world of spoofiness coming on

Sometimes it feels like somebody's watching me

Sometimes it feels like somebody's watching me
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

Sometimes the boss seems like he's everywhere

Jetking - Band Promo myspace.com/jetkinguk
www.jetking.info
Band Promo shoot
Weasel MD series

Jetking: one of the damn finest local bands. We likes them.

WEASEL_MD_7140

WEASEL_MD_7140
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

Shoot with Jetking today. First proof.

Jetking - Band Promo myspace.com/jetkinguk
www.jetking.info
Band Promo shoot
Weasel MD series

Model for Weaseliest MD: Simon Lloydbottom (flickr member simoty77)

Foxboro Hot Tubs

Foxboro
I don't care if this is Green Day or not. I really love it. Happy music for Saturday!

Everything Happens in Aldershot

Everything Happens in Aldershot
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

We paid a visit to the National Portrait Gallery for the Vanity fair Portraits Exhibition. Fabulous work from La Liebowitz, Hurrell, etc. I managed to catch this on the way back to the tube station.

You can't take photos here

Yes you can.

Ellen, March 24 2008

Ellen, March 24 2008
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

yesterday I visited the exhibition of Bill Owens photography at the Arnolfini Bristol. Excellent exhibition, wonderful eloquent work.

I was also lucky enough to capture this show of Ellen, an art student who was acting as a museum guide/guard.

there is no better feeling

there is no better feeling
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe

just hoping for the same again this year and living the dream

Needed you tonight

Needed you tonight, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

#7 in my A Matter Of Life and Death Series

Guardian Weekend March 8 2008

Guardian Weekend March 8 2008, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Runner up. Close but no cigar.

Home So Far Away

Home So Far Away, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

#4 in my A Matter Of Life and Death series
Lighting: handheld 580EX on 1/4 power
Location: Bitton Railway Station

Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection: London's Metropolitan Police Launches Anti Photography Propaganda Campaign

Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection: London's Metropolitan Police Launches Anti Photography Propaganda Campaign
Beginning to feel persecuted. Is this what being in a minority feels like?

A new Dawn? A Kentucky mother's struggle through drug court. From Kentucky.com and the Lexington Herald-Leader

A new Dawn? A Kentucky mother's struggle through drug court. From Kentucky.com and the Lexington Herald-Leader

This is what AV (Audio Visual) should be

Bristol City 2-1 Hull

Bristol City 2-1 Hull
Gary Johnson said 7 wins to gain promotion. Now it's 6. Hard to grasp that we are so close when all we expected was survival.
And season tickets went on sale for next season. The same price come what may.
Just living the dream.

From The Ministry Of Wry Smiles

Citizen Paparazzi - Featured on BuzzFeed

Change of title

The great thing about having no subscribers is that I can make changes without too much explanation. The title of this blg used to be "Wannabe", because I wanted to be consider a photographer. Now I am comfortable that I am a photographer. Presto change-o

In The Mix

In The Mix, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Shoot last night at The Greenhouse, Bristol with DJ Dan

Being Human (2008) (TV)

Being Human (2008) (TV)
Absolutely awesome. My expectations were low but this is as good as Torchwood. Excellent acting, atmosphere, plot lines and subtle comedy.

say WHAT?? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

A cautionary story on copyright theft of photos from Flickr user _Rebekkasay WHAT?? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!.
Flickr, like all social networks, relies on trust. Yet it seems that for the small amount that iStockphoto, some jerk is stealing work flickr and posting it as his/her own.

Steamboy, 360 degree Panoramic Twin Lens Reflex Camera on eBay, also, Other Film Cameras, Film Cameras, Photography (end time 09-Feb-08 19:34:00 GMT)

Steamboy, 360 degree Panoramic Twin Lens Reflex Camera on eBay, also, Other Film Cameras, Film Cameras, Photography (end time 09-Feb-08 19:34:00 GMT)

Here we go again. Another £21.81 to sell on eBay.

Get Low: 2am (ESCAPE Bristol)

Video for ESCAPE, best hairdressers and stylist in the world. 0117 954 4677

No More a High Roller

No More a High Roller, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Shot at the Strobist Meetup January 19

I wanted to capture the desperation that sometimes inhabits the gambler's mind. One more hand, one more roll of the dice, one more spin of the wheel, one more bet on the geegees, etc

"You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em"

It's me

_DSC8352, originally uploaded by Patrick N.

Thanks ... Patrick

Is nowhere safe

Permission marketing? 7 a.m. this morning and my wake up call in The Millenium Madejski Hotel consists of an advert for an airline. Not sure who but they wanted to tell me how nice it was to fly to Asia and the Far East with them. Who dreamt this up? At what stage in a coffee and gin-fuelled meeting did this seem like a good idea? "I know let's sell advertising space in hotel wake up calls. Guests will love to hear about our offers just as they are thrown out of bed by the 'phone".
Sheesh.

The Lead Singer

_MG_6723, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

My favourite shot from Thursday night's Jetking gig at the Fleece Bristol
http://www.jetking.info
http://myspace.com/jetkinguk

Steamboy

Steamboy promo video!

Ben Roberts Photography

Ben Roberts Photography
Gotta love this guy
checkout http://www.benrobertsphotography.co.uk/

Push the button and

Push the button and, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

... Scream
This is what you get if you take your camera out and about in Bristol

Tearsheet Venue Bristol

Tearsheet Venue Bristol, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Tearsheet sent to me by Vaughan of Jetking. Great guys and great band. And I got a photocredit. Good start to 2008.

Keep Young and Retro-ful

Hmmm. Couldn't post this direct so here goes. A compilation of some of my retro stuff.

It's Christmas

It's times like these that I realize how much I have to learn about photography.

It's Christmas!

It's Christmas!, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Happy Christmas all

The Economist & Netscape Marc

blog.pmarca.com: When non-technologists write about technology this article explains why I gave up my subscription to the Economist in 2007. Giving up the Economist - not just for Lent but for ever.

It's a Wolfhound Thing

It's a Wolfhound Thing, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

After two weeks of sleepless nights because Dylan decided he needed a wee at 2 or 3 or 4 a.m. I am now walking the dogs at 8 or 8.30 every morning and James is walking them during the evening. This was taken this morning and it was bloody cold.

Frost und Benz

Frost und Benz, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Shot this morning after walking the dogs at 8.30

Jetking - Ways

2nd video from Animoto. Love it.

Pictures Burnt - Satisfaction of Revenge

First attempt at uploading a video created on Animoto. Love it.

The Time Saving Clock

The Time Saving Clock, originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

I want one of these so that every year I get maybe 367 days instead of the allotted.

What Happened To The News?

The main headline on BBC Breakfast News this morning "Clever children from poor families face being overtaken by less bright children from affluent homes, research suggests."
This research was taken as fact. It came from the Sutton Trust. Not challenged. Not validated. Therefore (being ironic, it must be true). It's little wonder we legislate from crisis to crisis when we are bombarded by catastrophe instead of news.
"The main objective of The Sutton Trust is to support innovative projects that provide educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds."
On the basis of this statement alone, why did no-one at the BBC seek to question this declaration of research of fact?
When a government spokesman appears on the same program, there's no lack of grilling. Please BBC, just do due diligence and challenge. Otherwise it's not news, is it?

New Retro

Video compiled from shots with retro themes.

Derek Vivian

Derek Vivian
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Sailor, engineer, boat designer, boat builder and my big brother. I am deeply fond and proud of Derek.

His mischievous sense of humour, courage, strength and example remind me that any problems and challenges I face are minor.

Look up syringomyelia. Derek is appears in case histories as patient #1 - one the first to be successfully treated. Though the genius of the medical team involved can't be denied, his own role in suggesting the solution is completely overlooked.

In The End All Dance Is Gesture

In The End All Dance Is Gesture
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Another photo from Kerala. I knew this image was in there but only started playing with it yesterday. And of course, I couldn't resist the temptation to add it to loads of flickr groups.

Frankie's back and she's happy

Frankie's back and she's happy
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

From every film noir I ever saw

The Royal West of England Academy : Open Exhibitions

The Royal West of England Academy : Open Exhibitions
Part of my new year's resolutions (I know it's only November). I am going to enter more competitions. So this was a nice surprise. Abject failure here I come.

Flickr Manifesto: no more group whore

Art and SMS
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Woke up this morning half asleep etc...
I admit it, I've been a flickr group whore, submitting my pics to 5, 10, 20 groups just to solicit feedback? Why? To get some recognition, perhaps?
Then this morning I look at my fav group strobist and there are 180 new images in there all submitted 8 hours ago.
Who am I trying to kid/satisfy/please?
No more. It ends now.
I will submit a pic to one group only. If the group ignores it or loves it, it doesn't matter.
What matters is the pleasure I get from creating the image in the first place and the reaction of my subject.

Steamboy and Maker

Steamboy and Maker
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Steamboy goes on sale on eBay on Saturday. In many ways it's a shame to let him go.
It'll be interesting to see if the switch to one-off art works as cameras pays off.

Ring Light Setup

Ring Light Setup
Originally uploaded by snapify.

I love clever people who do clever things. I have a ring light but this thing makes me want to go play. Big kudos to snapify and strobist

YOUNG GALLERY

YOUNG GALLERY
The most beautiful wild-life & nature photography I have seen in a long time by Nick Brandt

Indian Classical Dance

Indian Classical Dance
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Back from a business trip to Bangalore (my favourite city) and Kerala. Fortunate enough to get close to the stage at a classical Indian dance show.

Chloe

Chloe
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Our next door neighbour's grandchild. Unposed shot during Bitton Hog Roast last weekend.

Morris Men's Jump

Morris Men's Jump
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Attended a Hog Roast at our next door neighbour on Sunday and managed to catch Bristol Morris Men mid-leap.

ERP Web 2.0 - I'm a rebel, soul rebel

I read interesting stuff on ERP and Web 2.0 everyday. It's clear something's afoot but IT pundits continue to discount the 'demographics'. Every large company that is going to invest in ERP has already done so.

Ergo the battle is for the smaller companies. How small? Maybe that doesn't matter. What matters is usability. Why? In a large company the positive cashflows from any investment in ERP are generated by the reduction of overhead - primarily people. In a smaller organization, these are harder to realise but the need for ERP is just as real because managing a fragmented spreadsheet-based picture of the company is horrible.

BUT... users in smaller organizations are far more influential than in larger organizations. They behave more like CRM users. They don't like an application... they will ignore it and keep doing things the old way.

In a larger company this behaviour will result in the user eventually being shown the exit door, in a smaller company, owner/managers can't afford to assist the exit of every rebel.

And here's the rub; Web2.0 (or 3.0) can be ERP's saviour. Someone, somewhere figure this out. Is there a pageflakes for ERP out there that can add a user layer to make ERP pretty?

Pigs in lipstick rule.

Kathryn Thomas, Artist

Kathryn Thomas, Artist
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Kathryn Thomas, Artist
see www.kathryn-thomas.co.uk
A portrait influenced and inspired by her work.
Location: Brean, Somerset
4.20 pm on a late September Saturday

On being interconnected

Great talk from Bob Thurman on being connected

Charlotte Eight

Charlotte Eight
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Inspired by Edward Hopper, an attempt at an 'otherworldly' portrait. Something stark and uncompromising. Not glamorous or 'real' but a staged portrayal of what life is like for Charlotte.

Ways

Jetking, photoshoot Sunday Sep 9, 2007

Crackberry

New berry yesterday. Got it for personal use to get me out of the home office. Love work but 15+ hours a day in the same small space is ridiculous. X'd fingers

-- Steve

Pictures Burnt

Video shot Sunday Sept 2nd

Tim The DJ

Tim The DJ
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Party in the field at Tim & Jane's place in Tormarton yesterday afternoon/evening. Can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon on a Bank Holiday weekend

My first video

Did this using Animoto

Glamtastic

A much less than new series

Sporting Portraits

New series of portraits

Bitton Gothick

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

Bitton Gothick

Two more shoots this weekend then two midweek. I am undecided as to whether to carry on after the exhibition September 1st 2007. All things need to end but it's been so much fun, I will miss it.
More projects/ideas in the pipe (Stanton Drew Theme Park, Seeing, and so on).

Great presentation

PrezentationZen's excellent presentation using slideshare

wannabe

Nothing like a (Panto) Dame

Nothing like a (Panto) Dame
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Finally got around to scanning this in. Took in Dec 2004!

Photoportunity

First attempt at a video on Youtube. Music is from CCMixter

Pixelnovel

FlickrShop is a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that allows you to upload images to Flickr photo
sharing website directly from Adobe Photoshop. No need to save your image to a temporary file,
no more switching between applications - just open your image, tweak it in Photoshop and share
it with the world via Flickr!
woohoo!

PixelNovel

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The Taylors

The Taylors
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

The sixteenth in my Bitton Gothick project. A West Country take on Grant Wood's American Gothic.

The Baileys

The Baileys
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

The fifteenth in my Bitton Gothick project. A West Country take on Grant Wood's American Gothic.

In light of your decision

In light of your decision
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

A much-loved outtake from the Bitton Gothick series

If only I had

If only I had
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Photoshoot with Daniel Stanley Saturday 7/7

The Thorogoods

The Thorogoods
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

The twelth in my Bitton Gothick project. A West Country take on Grant Wood's American Gothic.

Lighting: Canon 580ex Speedlight gelled with Lee straw tint gel. Shot in light drizzle and overcast sky.

The Wards

The Wards
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Tenth in my Bitton Gothick series. Influenced by Grant Wood's portrait

Lighting: Canon 580EX Speedlight with deep straw gel triggered by Gadget Infinity 2 . Second Canon 580 ex inside house to create shadows. Shot in light drizzle at 10 a.m.

The strange bird-like shadows are caused by foliage in front of the flash.

C'mon you Reds

C'mon you Reds
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

We did it! All that pain was worth. Bristol City FC will be in The Championship in the 2007/08 Season. Hurrah! Hurrah!

The Feathers

The Feathers
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Ninth in my Bitton Gothick series. Influenced by Grant Wood's portrait

Bristol City v Rotherham

This is it. August 2006 to now and it all comes down to 90 minutes. Please. 8 years in this division is enough.

Too many times we've been close but not done enough.

This time.

BBC SPORT | Football | League One | Bristol City v Rotherham

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The Watsons

The Watsons
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

and number eight. Taken Sunday April 15th in bright sunlight at about 2.30 in the afternoon.

The Willis's

The Willis's
Originally uploaded by steve.wannabe.

Seventh in my Bitton Gothick series. Influenced by Grant Wood's portrait