Monthly Archives: April 2010

We have had the debates – now what?

So what have we learnt from the election debates? Well the first is just how resilient Gordon brown is. Agree with him or disagree with you have to say it took guts to stand up on the stage instead of curling up in a ball and wanting the world to … Continue reading

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A Richard Nixon Moment – Gordon Brown puts his foot in it.

Gordon Brown RIP. I have just witnessed a Richard Nixon moment. Gordon Brown today put his foot well and truly in the soft stuff after talking to an ordinary person he was wearing a radio mic. In what he thought was the safety and confidentiality … Continue reading

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Just heard a cuckoo

You know when spring is in full swing when you hear your first cuckoo. Well that was what it was like when I was a kid but recently cuckoos have been disappearing, they are a Red list bird, so it was great to hear one this afternoon. I was walking… Continue reading

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Yippee – A photograph of mine has just came third in an on line photo competition on Flickr

A photograph of mine has just came third in an on line photo competition on Flickr. I have to say I knew very little about this until the award popped in my flickr account. The competition was run by the **FLICKR’S got TALENT** group. So this was … Continue reading

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Working the process – just what photographs should I select for my ARPS submission?

Accurate; Sharp; Thematic Approach; Harmonious; Tastefully Presented; Illustrative; Informative.Just some of the key words I have picked up over the past day or so whilst working through the RPS Nature Group’s interactive CD. As I write this I hav… Continue reading

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The John Jackson Jack Johnson moment

For thoser of you who do not know futurama these were two candidates who basically said the same meaningless catchphrases. Well we now have the David Cameron random anecdote generator which, possibly, says more about the political classes than any… Continue reading

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Vote Nick get Dave – is this for real???

Just as an side to my previous post on the election I forgot to mention that the papers that have traditionally supported Labour are also in something of a meltdown. This is best shown by Polly Toynbee, a fully paid up member of the Labour support… Continue reading

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As the election gets nearer so the papers become more desperate

With just under 2 weeks to go to the election the papers are starting to get just a little desperate. The Murdoch stable have always had a vested interested in the status quo and now are feeling really quite vulnerable. As a result of this they ar… Continue reading

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It is time to get serious about the selection of photographs for the ARPS submission.

I know there are several months to go before the submission but I have to start thinking seriously about the photographs I want to submit for my ARPS submission. There are a number of question I think will have to address:If you assume that the qu… Continue reading

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The NFL Draft – what a strange concept – why all the excitement?

I know this is stepping into very dangerous waters but I cannot understand why there is such hype about the NFL draft. For anyone not used to American sports this is a method by which young talent is distributed amongst the NFL teams. The worse th… Continue reading

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