Saturday 29 October 2011

Day 299 - Another Day at the Office

26/10/11 - Spent my fourth day and last day working at the top of the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, am I bored with views out of the window like this? NO.

Friday 28 October 2011

Day 297 - Pumpkins at 328 Feet

24/10/11 - For 4 days this week I am working at the top of the Spinnaker Tower making balloons, telling stories and doing magic, this little chap is what I am getting most requests for, I would say that 80% of the balloons I am making are these little pumpkins.

Day 296 - More Pumpkins

Day 296 - More Pumpkins by magirob
Day 296 - More Pumpkins, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

23/10/11 - Here is another Pumpkin I have carved to go into a shop for a couple of days.

Thursday 27 October 2011

Day 295 - Pumpkins

Day 295 - Pumpkins by magirob
Day 295 - Pumpkins, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

22/10/11 - A Friend asked me to make him a few Pumpkins for his Pub, here is the last of the three that I carved for him. No prizes for guessing the name of his Pub.

Wednesday 26 October 2011

Day 294 - Dockyard

Day 294 - Dockyard by magirob
Day 294 - Dockyard, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

16/10/11 - The past 2 days I have been working at the top of the Spinnaker Tower entertaining the kids, this is the view I have to put up with while I am working up there 100 meters above sea level. HMS Warrior is in the foreground with HMS Victory further back.

Sunday 16 October 2011

Day 293 - Brighton Pier

Day 293 - Brighton Pier by magirob
Day 293 - Brighton Pier, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

15/10/11 - Another photo from Brighton, I was hoping to get some of the spinning rides on the end of the pier but they were all closed, oh well.

Saturday 15 October 2011

Day 292 - The Garrison Church

Day 292 - The Garrison Church by magirob
Day 292 - The Garrison Church, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

14/10/11 - I was down at the Garrison Church last night working on an upcoming project for the Portsmouth and Magic Circle and while I was there I took a few photos in the area.

Friday 14 October 2011

Day 291 - The Brighton Wheel

Day 291 - The Brighton Wheel by magirob
Day 291 - The Brighton Wheel, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

14/10/11 - I spent a day in Brighton the other day with a friend and spent a while hours wandering around the pier, they are building this wheel on the seafront and I was lucky as they were testing it.

Thursday 13 October 2011

Day 290 - Kilsby

Day 290 - Kilsby by magirob
Day 290 - Kilsby, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

13/10/11 - Meet the Kilsby, a little beauty of a canal boat in Oxford, she is owned by Helen McGregor and we recently spent the day aboard her having lunch and long happy talks.

Wednesday 12 October 2011

Day 289 - Gold Hill

Day 289 - Gold Hill by magirob
Day 289 - Gold Hill, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

12/10/11 - The other day I had to go on a marathon trip halfway across the country to do some shows, I had a break in between so stopped off in Shaftsbury to take a photo of this, Gold Hill, famous for appearing in many TV shows and films and also a certain Hovis Advert directed by Ridley Scott.

Tuesday 11 October 2011

Day 288 - Portsbridge

Day 288 - Portsbridge by magirob
Day 288 - Portsbridge, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

11/10/11 - This was taken on the footbridge near the bus stations in Hilsea looking north towards the Portsbridge, This was a 30 second exposure time at F/22 if your interested.

Monday 10 October 2011

Day 287 - Firefly

Day 287 - Firefly by magirob
Day 287 - Firefly, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

10/10/11 - I caught this little chap flying through the tunnels in Old Portsmouth the other night (honest I did :oP).

Day 286 - Long Curtain

Day 286 - Long Curtain by magirob
Day 286 - Long Curtain, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

9/10/11 - It was across this bridge in 1805 (well not this bridge because this is a new one but the original bridge) that Admiral Lord Nelson crossed to board the boat which took him to HMS Victory for the Battle of Trafalgar.

Sunday 9 October 2011

Day 285 - A Night on the Beach

8/10/11 - I was really pleased with how this one came out, I was stood on the beach for about half an hour before i got the shot I wanted though.

Saturday 8 October 2011

Day 284 - South Parade Pier

Day 284 - South Parade Pier by magirob
Day 284 - South Parade Pier, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

7/10/11 - I spent an evening out and about around Southsea and Portsmouth getting a load of shots and trying things out.

Thursday 6 October 2011

Day 283 - An Apple a Day

Day 283 - An Apple a Day by magirob
Day 283 - An Apple a Day, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

6/10/11 - I was going to wait a few days to do this pic but it now seems appropriate, My trusted old Ipod (whos name was Tubby Turtle) died the other day :o( so I had to go and buy a shiny new one, This one is called Toby Turtle.
RIP Steve Jobs - 1955-2011

Day 282 - A Red Arrow

Day 282 - A Red Arrow by magirob
Day 282 - A Red Arrow, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

5/10/11 - 'One Friend, One Object', I choose one friend and assign one object to them, the object may not mean anything to anyone else, but to me and hopefully the friend it will mean a lot.

This object represents Philip Wilson, we saw the Red Arrows a few years ago in Weymouth and they are always spectacular to watch, He bought me this little plane for my birthday and it sits on my shelf. Its Phils Birthday today (October 5th) so happy birthday Phil

Day 281 - Micky in the Rain

Day 281 - Micky in the Rain by magirob
Day 281 - Micky in the Rain, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

4/10/11 - 'One Friend, One Object', I choose one friend and assign one object to them, the object may not mean anything to anyone else, but to me and hopefully the friend it will mean a lot.

Jenny Antill loves musicals especially Singing in the Rain, She also likes Disney, so what better object than a Micky Mouse Singing in the rain pin badge. Actually to say Jenny loves musicals is a bit of an understatement, Jenny's life revolves around musicals, she works with them as a stage manager and knows everything there is to know about them, she is a true theatrical genius :D

Day 280 - SuperMatt

Day 280 - SuperMatt by magirob
Day 280 - SuperMatt, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

3/10/11 - 'One Friend, One Object', I choose one friend and assign one object to them, the object may not mean anything to anyone else, but to me and hopefully the friend it will mean a lot.

This object I have chosen to represent Matty Tasker, whenever I see Matty in my mind he is wearing a superman t-shirt but the reason I chose this object is much more than that, for he IS Superman, He had a few rough years with his health but things are looking good for him as he has just had a lung transplant, from what I hear he is doing very well, before you know it he will be running the London Marathon (please don't Matty as I will get the blame).
Well done mate, keep up the good work.

Day 279 - The Queen Mary

Day 279 - The Queen Mary by magirob
Day 279 - The Queen Mary, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

2/10/11 - 'One Friend, One Object', I choose one friend and assign one object to them, the object may not mean anything to anyone else, but to me and hopefully the friend it will mean a lot.

This tie clip was given to me by Kenneth Vard, Ken is what I can only describe as a true gentleman, he has had such an amazing life, born near the Harland and Wolff ship yard in Belfast on the anniversary of the day the Titanic sank, He spent some time living and working in Hollywood mixing with the rich and famous and now he is one of the UKs most knowledgeable Cruise Ship historians. The Queen Mary has to be my favourite ship of all time, for Ken I think he would choose the Normandie.

Day 278 - Incy Wincy

Day 278 - Incy Wincy by magirob
Day 278 - Incy Wincy, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

1/10/11 - This little chap was in Nats garden, he seems to move about all over the place and each time we go out there he has built a new web somewhere, he is quite a big spider, probably about the size of a 50p piece (half dollar to you Americans)

Saturday 1 October 2011

Day 277 - The Sandwich of Life

30/9/11 - 'One Friend, One Object' I choose one friend and assign one object to them, the object may not mean anything to anyone else, but to me and hopefully the friend it will mean a lot.

Yesterday I had the Elixir of Life, today its the Sandwich of life and this sandwich Represents Sean Lobban, This is NOT Seans sandwich, this sandwich belonged to someone like Ned Ryerson from the film Groudhog Day, No, I have not seen Seans Sandwich as he is still making it, I do know it is HUGE tho, It has some big slabs of Australian Beef in there with some nice Scottish Salmon and Irish Chicken, I am not sure what the gunky stuff at the bottom is but I think that came from the United Arab Emerits, It WILL end up being one heck of an amazing Sandwich though. :o)