Recent content by Tony Else

Single bloke, my weekly shop averages out around £40 a week. What I have found that helps me is that I set up an online bank account with a popular well known online bank. On payday I transfer £200 from my main account to my Monzo ( other banks are available) account, and use that card purely...

I've had a beard for over 40 years and at no point has it ever squeaked or started going rusty , so never felt the need for any of the "Beard Oil" or similar [PLEASE DON'T TRY TO BYPASS THE SWEAR FILTER].

Great camera. Mine had 494,251 actuation's on it when I stopped using it, but was still going string. Sat in a cupboard for 3 years, I used it one last time before part chopping it in for newer kit.

Filey Dams Nature Reserve. A good colony of Tree Sparrow there.

Not just short circuits. Each year it get more and more restricted at the Irish road racing. many of my favourite spots are now out of bounds to media photographers.

after hearing it on the radio, and subsequently posting on here, I have had a read up, and it would appear the section of road was already being considered for a speed reduction, and a meeting, arranged prior to the accident.

Listening to the news on the radio this morning , the relevant council are meeting today to discuss reducing the speed limit on that stretch of road. There are knee jerk reactions, and there are knee jerk reactions.

Photoguard are another option for TPL insurance. As has been stated, the ACU state a minimum of £2 million, but most circuits require £5 million. Daft thing is I could get away with £2 million TPL at the circuit where I am the track photographer , but need to have the £5M for the stalls...

At the end of a race meeting, I've usually got around 1500 images ( raw files) Once imported into LR , I run through each image, grading them Usually 3,4,and 5. As I usually shoot in manual, and often fail to spot slight changes in the ambient light ( cloud passing over, or a break in the...

the late great Rory Gallagher

Very useful app. I'm off to Ireland tonight to photograph the Skerries 100 road racing this weekend. Skerries is one of the few road circuits I have not been to. As part of my planning I've used TPE to work out where the sun will be, and when , to help decide where to photograph the bikes...

whoops yes , a major typo there. I will correct it lol I carry my heavy monopod around with me, not as an aid to my photography, but to t*** him over the head should I see him.

I've been the track photographer at a local bike racing circuit, for a few years now, and each year it gets harder and harder. The race images, go up on the circuit's website gallery( which links through to my own site) and riders & riders friends buy the images. Selected images go out with...

Of the 23 tea's that I currently have, amongst my favourites are Hebden Tea Company's Diamond Blend Earl Grey Bollands of Chester Leningrad Earl Grey , and their Assam Golden Palace.

I've been to most of the races , over the years. My personal favourites are Tandragee ( which is a May meeting ) and the Armoy. This year I'll be heading over for the Cookstown 100 next week, a few days touring on the bike, then onto Tandragee. I get there a few days early to help with the...