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]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/17970053/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/17970053/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:25:49 PDT
Just back from the 24 Heures du Mans, the 24hr bike race, and all I can say is wow! The entire concept of a 24 hour race is so hard to get your head around! A normal BSB or MotoGP is 25 laps - the winning SERT team at Le Mans did 770!

Got some great shots - it's so wierd shooting bikes at dawn, dusk or in the midle of the night! Got a nice gallery to upload over the next few days, and some from the absoultly bonkers campsite too!!

Au revoir!

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/17119409/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/17119409/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:16:12 PST
I've been doing a fair bit of sports work, rugby and hockey, and may have secured a job for next term taking photos for the university's sports union, which is relatively awesome!

Got a rugby match tomorrow, which is nothing spectatular, but it means I get to play with my new toy, whcih arrived a month early today... a well-used and battle scarred D2H!! It's ex-Stephen Davison (the bike togs out there may know who he is) and it's a hell of a step up from the D50, especially with it's 8fps, 1/8000 speeds and 11-point autofocus!

In other news, ya'll may have noticed some more modelling stuff appearing in the gallery - I haven't done any since last summer, and when the wonderful Catriona and Nicole emailed me through my account on modelmayhem.com, I couldn't say no! Some more of them to still go online.

That's about it really... next big trip is the Le Mans 24hr race at the end of April, then 2 weeks of uni, home for the North West 200, TT, and the start of a very busy season of bikes!!!

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/16485818/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/16485818/ Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:03:03 PST
On the train (National Express trains = free wifi!) back from Newcastle (great town for a night out!) after UFC 80. Fight night was excellent, if a bit short on providing for the togs - of the nine bouts, four ended in the first round, and only two went the full distance. But, lots of KOs and lots of striking, so not too bad.

The only real problem I had all night was a (personally) really bad call by the ref to end Colin Robinson's fight at 0.17 of the first round... So not too many shots of Big C in action, which isn't great, seeing as he was the reason I was there!

Newcastle is an awesome town for a night out! Lots of rocking clubs and pubs (Revolution next to the train station do excellent cocktails!) - we ended up in a club called Blu Bamboo on Friday with Michael Bisping, and then the afterparty in the Hilton on Saturday.

Apart from the UFC, not much has been happening photography wise. I've entered a few competitions recently, including the Scottish Press Photography Awards, so we'll see how that goes - I've never entered photography competitions before.

Discovered from my lecturer that we start forensic photography in a month on the course, which I can't wait for!! Should be great, and it's something I'm considering specialising in.

Simon

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/15630247/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/15630247/ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:16:13 PST
Back from Macau, which was awesome - photos turned out really well, and MCN used my stuff!!!!!!!! WOOO!!!! Lol

Link here - [link]

Now I'm back in Dundee, where it's super cold, and I'm unwell

Oh well...

P.S. Photos uploaded

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/15400243/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/15400243/ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:20:25 PST
Off to Macau on Saturday! And I can't wait! I've been looking forward to this trip all year, and even though it's going to financially cripple me, it's gonna be worth it!

Hopefully this year I'll be able to pull back some money, though - think I've got a few well-paying jobs sorted out of it.

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Had some extra money in my PayPal account (UFC wages) and thought, yeah, why not? Still haven't had time to figure out all the changes, but it's worth it for the 120 thumb-searches alone lol!

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/14612050/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/14612050/ Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:45:04 PDT
London was good, although the way things worked out, I didn't get to see much of the town itself, but doesn't matter - got some good touristy shots.

UFC went really well - loads of good stuff, and maybe a little more work out of the weekend (all helps to pay the bills). Had a good conversation with Randy Couture (World Heavyweight Champ), too - and he gave us his pass as a birthday present for our mate!

Paris was excellent - wasn't at all bored being in town on my own for three days. I can only recommend the excellent Fat Tire Bike Tours, who run an excellent free walking tour of the city. Paris is a photographer's dream, and I got a ton of stuff - but I really want to go back with a model to work with....

Now I'm at the Bol d'Or (the 24 hour motorbike endurance race) at Magny Cours, and I am not a happy chappie. The press office is top-notch, but I'm paying for the internet access in it, and the DAMN BRIDGE across the track is locked, so I'm sitting in the press office during the first qualifying session...

Hopefully it will improve! Night practice is later, so I'm looking forward to that. Updates on their way.

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/14226893/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/14226893/ Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:02:27 PDT
I'll get a selection uploaded soon.

In other news, just worked out the details this weekend of my latest adventure - the Bol d'Or 24 hour endurance race at Magny Cours next month!!! I'm so excited about the whole prospect of motorbike racing at night! Endurance racing is something I've been planning to tick off my to-do list for a long time, so well pleased. And of course get to cheer for my mates Steve Plater (he's gonna win the title!) and Stephen Thompson (who's making his endurance debut).

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/13860121/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/13860121/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:53:29 PDT , around the walls and by the river in Derry. Really pleased with how the stuff turned out - I'll get a few uploaded over the next few days.

Comments and criticisms welcome.

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/13364361/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/13364361/ Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:47:04 PDT
AND - the passes for both UFC and British Superbikes came through! Off now to Belfast for the UFC, then on to DUblin for BSB. Can't wait!!

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Off again a week today for the Isle of Man for the TT, which hopefully will give me the opportunity to take a couple of thousand photos - if I can take 500 in a day, what can I do in 2 weeks? Lol

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/12281473/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/12281473/ Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:43:53 PDT
If the bill is passed then you will have to apply for a special licence to take photographs in public, no matter who you are and what you're taking pictures of!!

So sign the petition whether you take photos or not. It is a silly idea. It's a little tedious, you have to follow a link from an email they send you, but it's worth it!!

THERE NEEDS TO BE 750,000 SIGNTURES ON IT TO STOP IT GOING THOUGH!!

PLEASE REPOST THIS!!

[link]

]]> ~DenkMit http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/12147313/ http://DenkMit.deviantart.com/journal/12147313/ Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:34:28 PDT
Just on deviant, thought I'd share a few shots. I'm not the best tog ever, but I'm improving! Can't wait til the season kicks off next month - improved equipment since last year (Nikon D50) and can't wait to get out with it.

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