Jonathan Noble Memorial, Yorkshire Points Round 4

Jonathan Noble Memorial, Yorkshire Points Round 4
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Try Cycling/Yorkshire Points Round 5

Try Cycling/Yorkshire Points Round 5
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Tour Of Britian 2008

Tour Of Britian 2008
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Drop it like it's hot.

After six month's in a very long pipeline it's finally online.
Please check it out, any feedback or questions are welcome.

My Website

Thank you.

A Sunday in Hudds'

Yesterday I made the trip over to Huddersfield for another Sunday of cyclo-cross. The weather was a tad worse than last week, gale force winds instead of lovely blue skies. It didn't seem to effect the riders too much with another two awesome races, underlining the toughness of each rider in the field.
I got another 5 rolls of film which are going to the processor's today and should be ready by the end of the week, and last weeks photographs from Temple Newsam will be online in the next couple of days at http://www.flickr.com/photos/paperthin/

To any riders/interested parties, any image is available to buy. All my photographs are shot with film and are hand printed by Silvertone printers, who have over 30 years experience and produce faultless work. Digital prints are also available, please contact me with any requests or questions on paperthin.ben@googlemail.com

My website is going through final building this week and shouldn't be long before that hits the internet too.

Bike Weekend

Yesterday I rode Manchester Velodrome for the second time but the first time on my own track bike. I had a great session and the bike held up just fine.

Today I went to Temple Newsam in Leeds and photographed a cyclo-cross event. It was the first time that I'd witnessed 'cross and I loved the whole experience. It was such a family occasion, full of real characters but full of hard riding too. I tried to capture the day as a whole rather than just the racing, my photographs will be online, on my Flickr, soon.
I plan to photograph the rest of the events in the Yorkshire Points series too, hopefully building up a body of work at the end of it.

A bit like Jurassic Park...

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you know, the bit where the raptor is behind the curtain.

So it goes

- A week in Cornwall is a grand way to pass the time.
- Got a haircut yesterday.
- Had my first day at my new job today.
- Going to watch the Tour of Britain next week.
- In two weeks I'll be an Usher at a wedding for the second time this year.

I can take stuff apart and I can almost put it back together.

So I signed this thing called the Offical Secrets Act, which means I can't tell you how much my former job sucked.
I'm in that inbetween period at the moment.
Time is passing slowly but watching Family Guy and reading cycling books helps, especially with all this rain about at the moment.

I'm dangerous, like I imagine a dolphin could be

Change is coming.

Next few weeks new opportunities are coming my way, a little bit of traveling and hopefully happier times.

We're all tourists sometimes.

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All my SF photographs are online (finally).


Also after almost six months of just having a holding page my website is actually coming together, and will be online soon.

Same Old Story

I don't want to hear it over and over again.

Everybody needs to get some new stories and then we can talk.

I'm still here, just quietly going about my business.

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Another one in the stable

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The pain makes it real.

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Today I rode up to Helmsey to watch the road racing National Championships. I planned to take some photos of the day and enjoy the roadside atmosphere. All in all I think the bag I took weighed somewhere in the region of 15kg.
My route included going through Bransby, which I could remember had a steep climb but just how steep I would discover later. The body will do things that at first feel impossible, cycling gives the power to make me feel super human. It's as if suffering gives me strength I didn't know I pocessed. As I climbed today, my bag weighing heavier with each pedal, lactic acid making my muscles burn, all I could focus on was the pain and getting to the top. And then it was over, enjoy a quick rest during the descent and then do it all over again.
It might sound stupid to some people and not that great a way to spend a day off but each of us looks for our own sense of achievement.
I take photos for the same reason. The feeling of seeing a shot on film that is exactly how I imagined it as I took it is incredible. The above photo shows someone else's moment of suffering on Bulmer Bank. This image looks exactly how I wanted it to and therefore a success even before others judge it.
I will continue to take photographs and climb hills on my bike. It's as if pride won't allow me to stop.

Finally getting around...

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to editing my SF photos. Digital first and then later on FILM.

Think I've been putting it off because I don't want to be reminded I'm not there anymore.

Trying to find the time I want to kill.

It's been a long time since I've posted anything. There are many reasons for this but not too many I am going to share.
One thing I will say is that nice guy's finish last when in the 'work' environment, it sucks but it's true.
I'm still taking photographs, I still ride bikes and I still go to bed really early.
I think everyone and their dog knows about The Mighty Boosh, but if this doesn't make you smile just give up now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXHkrmS3vco

Bricking it.

I have been realising that I have a love/hate relationship with travel. It's a really worthwhile thing to do but it can be so much work to get organised. It also makes me think about how much I like the place I live, and the things I have grown up around.
I'm sure SF will be amazing but I'm a worrier so can't help myself. If anyone has recommendations or "Top 5 things to do/see" drop me a line @ paperthin.ben@googlemail.com.

When you shave your head, you kinda feel like somekind of Superhero

Thats right. I finally gave up and got my haircut, a lot less fuss and a hella lot less air resistance when riding.
I've been trying to focus on the positive aspects of every situation I find myself in, it doesn't always work but slowly it's coming together. Had some amazing luck recently.
I got an awesome track frame for not a lot of money, I backed the winner of the Grand National today and got given a pair of bars for free that I've been searching for ages to find.
How amazing was the sun! when it came out for two days but now it's snowing again. Only ten work days left before heading to SF, it's got to the point of preparation when the ball is rolling but it's still too far away to be centre of attention, and also the point where I worry about everything far too much.
Anywho check you later.

Hella long time

Haven't written in a while, a lot of things have changed and then again it seems a lot of stuff never changes.
I'm suffering computer problems, which may not be solved for a while.
Less than a month to us going to SF.
A job is a job.
Nowt much of interest to report really.