Friday 27 January 2012

Day 392 - St Huberts Church

Day 392 - St Huberts Church by magirob
Day 392 - St Huberts Church, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

25/1/12 - I headed out last night to get some night shots only to find out my camera has a problem with it :o( I did however manage this shot of St Huberts Church in Idsworth.

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Day 391 - Garrison Church revisited

24/1/12 - I took this photo (or series of photos) a couple of months ago and have only just got round to doing something with them. I originally took them for a time lapse film I was making but I think they work equally as well here.

Monday 23 January 2012

Day 390 - Tilt Shift Experiments

23/1/12 - Here is a photo I took while at the top of the Spinnaker Tower last week, I took it to experiment with tilt shift and I think i like it.

Sunday 22 January 2012

Day 389 - The East Window

Day 389 - The East Window by magirob
Day 389 - The East Window, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

22/1/12 - This stained glass window in Salisbury Cathedral was installed in 1980, it is called the Prisoners of Conscience window and was designed by Gabrielle Loire.

Saturday 21 January 2012

Day 388 - In Spired

Day 388 - In Spired by magirob
Day 388 - In Spired, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

21/1/12 - Here is Britains tallest spire, at 123m/404 ft tall the Salisbury Cathedral spire can be seen for miles around.

Friday 20 January 2012

Day 387 - Night Lights

Day 387 - Night Lights by magirob
Day 387 - Night Lights, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

20/1/12 - Another shot from the evening I spent at the top of the Spinnaker Tower for the BBCs Stargazing Live. this time looking north over Portsmouth dockyard with HMS Warrior in the foreground, the same view during the day can be seen here - http://flic.kr/p/az3hLx

Thursday 19 January 2012

Day 386 - Mompesson House

Day 386 - Mompesson House by magirob
Day 386 - Mompesson House, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

19/1/12 - This lovely looking house is very close to Salisbury Cathedral, it is owned by the National trust and I plan a visit when it opens in the spring, It was used as a location in the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility (or as i like to call it, Sense and Stupidity)

Wednesday 18 January 2012

Day 385 - Stargazing Live

Day 385 - Stargazing Live by magirob
Day 385 - Stargazing Live, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

18/1/12 - Last night I was lucky enough to get to work at the top of the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth for the Stargazing Live event organised by the BBC, Sadly there was too much cloud to see any stars but the views of Portsmouth are amazing at night. I also managed to get on TV for about 3 seconds :D

Tuesday 17 January 2012

Day 384 - West Front

Day 384 - West Front by magirob
Day 384 - West Front, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

17/1/12 - These are the West doors of Salisbury Cathedral, not as big a set of doors as I expected but impressive all the same.

Monday 16 January 2012

Day 383 - The Cloisters

Day 383 - The Cloisters by magirob
Day 383 - The Cloisters, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

16/1/12 - Another shot from Salisbury Cathedral and this time its the Cloisters, this is the largest cloister in the uk and the cathedral is 754 years old.

Sunday 15 January 2012

Day 382 - Salisbury Cathedral

Day 382 - Salisbury Cathedral by magirob
Day 382 - Salisbury Cathedral, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

15/1/12 - Today I had to drive to a village on the outskirts of Bristol for a job and on the way home I stopped off at Salisbury Cathedral to take some pics, its got the worlds oldest working clock, its the tallest Spire in the UK AND it has the best copy of the Magna Carta too.

Saturday 14 January 2012

Day 381 - Eastney Beach

Day 381 - Eastney Beach by magirob
Day 381 - Eastney Beach, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

14/01/12 - I spent half an hour taking pics down on the beach the other night and I was expecting it to be freezing but with very little wind it was not that cold out.

Friday 13 January 2012

Day 378 - January Sunset

Day 378 - January Sunset by magirob
Day 378 - January Sunset, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

13/1/12 - Its Friday 13th and what a beautiful sky we had yesterday afternoon.

Thursday 12 January 2012

Day 377 - Up The Creek

Day 377 - Up The Creek by magirob
Day 377 - Up The Creek, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

12/1/12 - This is the view along Ports Creek towards the Ports Bridge. Running along the creek on the right of the photo is the A27 and over the water on the other side are Hilsea Lines, the 18th and 19th century fortifications.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Day 376 - Stop the Press

Day 376 - Stop the Press by magirob
Day 376 - Stop the Press, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

11/1/12 - Its all been exciting today as the Vox Brothers (Me and Clint) have made it into the Portsmouth News with a full 2 page spread all about our magic act and magic in general.

Day 375 - Ports Creek By Night

10/1/12 - Back at Ports Creek and the stars are shining bright over the lights of Portsmouth, in the top left corner is Orion with the 3 stars making up his belt.

Day 374 - Enter Orion

Day 374 - Enter Orion by magirob
Day 374 - Enter Orion, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

9/1/12 - Its time to get into the night photos again, did this one in my garden earlier of the Constellation Orion rising up over my roof.

Day 373 - A Zesty Stack

Day 373 - A Zesty Stack by magirob
Day 373 - A Zesty Stack, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

8/1/12 - After my last orange photo I had to use up the rest of the orange for something else, so here is another citrus themed photo.

Day 372 - Crossing the Creek

Day 372 - Crossing the Creek by magirob
Day 372 - Crossing the Creek, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

7/1/12 - Here is one of the Portscreek foot bridges from another angle, looking south towards Hilsea Lines. There are lots of signs in the area of the old military presence, from the old brick fortifications to the remains of a dam not far from this bridge.

Day 371 - Ports Creek

Day 371 - Ports Creek by magirob
Day 371 - Ports Creek, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

6/1/12 - Ports creek is the stretch of water separating Portsmouth from the mainland making it an island, connecting Portsmouth island to the mainland are 3 road bridges, 1 rail bridge and 2 foot bridges, this is the smallest of all of the bridges at sunset.

Tuesday 10 January 2012

Day 370 - A Slice of Orange

Day 370 - A Slice of Orange by magirob
Day 370 - A Slice of Orange, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

5/1/12 - Here I am getting fruity and playing with oranges, I saw a painting recently that was just like this scene and I liked it so decided to replicate it.

Friday 6 January 2012

Day 369 - Rollercoaster

Day 369 - Rollercoaster by magirob
Day 369 - Rollercoaster, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

4/1/12 - For Christmas we received a Roller Coaster building kit, we spent 90 minutes building it and its pretty cool, it has ball bearings that zoom down 2 different routes and around loops and bends. its pretty cool.

Day 368 - Need A Lift

Day 368 - Need A Lift by magirob
Day 368 - Need A Lift, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

3/1/12 - I have a new car, do you like it? it does 0-60 in 5 seconds (thats 60 meters per hour).

Thursday 5 January 2012

Day 367 - Lunch

Day 367 - Lunch by magirob
Day 367 - Lunch, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

2/1/11 - I love Fried eggs and they are perfect with a nice slice of toast dipped into the yolk :D mmmmmmm

Day 366 - Hello 2012

Day 366 - Hello 2012 by magirob
Day 366 - Hello 2012, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

1/1/12 - Well its the first day of a new year and the photo a day continues. but for how long I hear you ask? well, when I started doing this a year ago I had 1000 in my mind and I am well on my way to half way.

Tuesday 3 January 2012

Day 365 - Goodbye 2011

Day 365 - Goodbye 2011 by magirob
Day 365 - Goodbye 2011, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

31/12/11 - The Last day of 2011 and I thought I would do a self portrait in my new very warm hoodie :D

Day 364 - Festive Carousel

Day 364 - Festive Carousel by magirob
Day 364 - Festive Carousel, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

20/12/11 - Here is another short from the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, this time with the Tilt shift camera.

Day 363 - Little House

Day 363 - Little House by magirob
Day 363 - Little House, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

29/12/11 - As we approach the end of 2011 I thought i would take a pic of this little house, it was the subject of my most looked at photo this year, it is a model of the house from the film 'Up'