Saturday 26 February 2011

Day 056 - On the Beach


Day 056 - On the Beach
Originally uploaded by magirob
25/2/11 - I am relying on a photo from a few weeks ago as I have had such busy few days, I had this saved for just such an occasion tho :D

Thursday 24 February 2011

Day 055 - Daffodil Experiment

24/2/11 - This photograph is part of a mini project I have been working on, for 48 hours I set my camera to take a photo every 1 second, then with a little bit of Adobe Premier wizardry all the photographs were put together into this video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5du9_Ji3pw

Wednesday 23 February 2011

Day 054 - Tower


Day 054 - Tower
Originally uploaded by magirob
23/2/11 - It always amazes me how fast the tide comes in at Blackpool, one minute your walking on the beach and the next minute the sea it right up to the sea wall, here is Clint at low tide.

Tuesday 22 February 2011

Day 053 - Archways


Day 053 - Archways
Originally uploaded by magirob
22/2/11 - Blackpool have recently spent millions improving their sea defences and trying to make it look a bit decent, here are some of the cool lights they installed.

Day 052 - Shells


Day 052 - Shells
Originally uploaded by magirob
21/2/11 - While walking on the beach in Blackpool Scott found these shells and arranged them in a nice pattern for me to photograph.

Day 051 - Illuminations


Day 51 - Illuminations
Originally uploaded by magirob
20/2/11 - On arrival in Blackpool we found out that the world famous Blackpool illuminations were going to be on, well, what a disappointment that turned out to be. Still, they made nice reflections.

Day 050 - Stepping Up


Day 050 - Stepping Up
Originally uploaded by magirob
19/2/11 - Another day at the worlds largest magic convention in Blackpool. These steps were just across the road from our hotel leading down to the beach.

Monday 21 February 2011

Day 049 - Blackpool


Day 049 - Blackpool
Originally uploaded by magirob
18/2/11 - Today I traveled to Blackpool for the worlds largest magic convention, It is held every year in the Winter Gardens and has well over 3000 magicians from all over the world attending. In this photo are (from left to right) Nat, Frank, Rikki, Leon, Clint, Scott and Andie.

Day 048 - Mothercare


Day 048 - Mothercare
Originally uploaded by magirob
17/2/11 - Last weekend I worked in a New Mothercare store in Salisbury, I was pretty quiet all day but managed to practice a few Balloons models including Ben 10, Pluto, Super Mario and various other ideas, I made these Flowers for the store Manager, minutes later someone had walked off with them, typical.

Wednesday 16 February 2011

Day 047 - Lamp two


Day 047 - Lamp two
Originally uploaded by magirob
16/2/11 - What is it about Lamps in Disney, they just cant make a normal street light, they have to go and do something amazing with it.

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Day 046 - Cinderella


Day 046 - Cinderella
Originally uploaded by magirob
15/2/11 - When it comes to Disney I would not consider myself a Princess type of person, I am more a Tarzan/Aladdin/Basil/Simba/Pascal/Bernard type of person, However if I met a Disney Princess in the street one day then I would not hesitate in jumping off my magnificent steed and laying down my cloak on the puddle in her path for her to walk upon.

Monday 14 February 2011

Day 045 - Newport Bay Hotel


Day 045 - Newport Bay Hotel
Originally uploaded by magirob
14/2/11 - This was the view of one of the Disney hotels on the walk back to our hotel at he end of a busy day in the Disney parks.

Day 044 - Donald or Daisy?


Day 044 - Donald or Daisy?
Originally uploaded by magirob
13/2/11 - Another one from my trip to Paris, I saw this young chap and wondered what his name was.

Day 043 - Lamp


Day 043 - Lamp
Originally uploaded by magirob
12/2/11 - As its a busy weekend for me I am going to use a couple of pics from my trip to Paris, Here is a lamp in Discovery land in Disneyland Paris, I love the Design of Discovery Land, its all very Jules Vern.

Saturday 12 February 2011

Day 042 - Scooter


Day 042 - Scooter
Originally uploaded by magirob
11/2/11 - I am going back a week now to Paris and a photo I have just finished editing, I saw this Scooter on the pavement and knew exactly what kind of photo I wanted.

Thursday 10 February 2011

Day 041 - Beach Post


Day 041 - Beach Post
Originally uploaded by magirob
10/2/11 - Poldhu Beach is a little sheltered beach south of Helston on the Lizard in Cornwall, It has lots of these little posts sticking up.

Day 040 - Porthleven Gate


Day 040 - Porthleven Gate
Originally uploaded by magirob
9/2/11 - Porthleven is a tiny little village in Cornwall, this time of the year its a pretty quiet place with just the occasional dog walker about.

Wednesday 9 February 2011

Day 039 - Trevose Head Lighthouse

8/2/11 - I am in Cornwall for a few days and Christmas has arrived again, I had presents to unwrap and here is one of them, Its Trevose Head Lighthouse in Cornwall (not the real one).

I love lighthouses, I want to live in a Lighthouse when I grow up.

Tuesday 8 February 2011

Day 038 - Mark Twain


Day 038 - Mark Twain
Originally uploaded by magirob
7/2/11 - After the last ride of the day on Big Thunder Mountain this is the view you are greeted with on the exit of the ride. I think the light was just about perfect this time of the evening.

Day 037 - Bullseye


Day 037 - Bullseye
Originally uploaded by magirob
6/1/11 - Meet Bullseye, probably the cutest horse in Disney :D He is happy, reliable and he has some good Neighhhhhbours too.

Monday 7 February 2011

Day 036 - The Eiffel Tower


Day 036 - The Eiffel Tower
Originally uploaded by magirob
5/1/11 - This is the second time I have seen the Eiffel Tower and it still amazes me, its just a superb feat of engineering, To think it was only a temporary structure too. Here we see it at dusk, just as the lights started to come on.

Sunday 6 February 2011

Day 035 - Walts American Diner

4/2/11 - This is probably the best theme park food I have EVER eaten, really amazing food in such a wonderful location, its expensive but you get what you pay for and all of it was delicious.

Day 034 - Telescope


Day 034 - Telescope
Originally uploaded by magirob
3/2/11 - This is the view from the top of the 210 meter high Tour Montparnasse in Paris, it has some spectacular views, they are actually considered the best views in Paris and I totally agree.

Day 033 - Love is us


Day 033 - Love is us
Originally uploaded by magirob
2/2/11 - After a 297 step climb to the top of Sacre Coeur in Paris you are treated to some amazing views, I really do recommend it.
Sadly this amazing basilica has suffered from a lot of graffiti which is such a shame.

Day 032 - Paris Door


Day 032 - Paris Door
Originally uploaded by magirob
1/2/11 - Saw this little door while wandering around Paris in need of the loo.

Saturday 5 February 2011

Day 031 - Disney Balloon


Day 031 - Disney Balloon
Originally uploaded by magirob
31/1/11 - Here is the Disneyland Balloon at the top end of Disney Village, it looks amazing at night.

Day 030 - Toy Story Land


Day 030 - Toy Story Land
Originally uploaded by magirob
30/1/11 - Here is the first of a set of photos from Disneyland and Paris which is where I have been for the past few days. This is Toy Story Land in Disney Studios.