Ho ho ho.

Christmas, originally uploaded by Phil Steere.

Well, it's nearly Christmas so I thought I may as well post a christmas type shot!

So there you go!

photo fact: This is pretty much the first shot I have taken with my new Sony A35 which I won in the competition mentioned a couple of posts below.....

It's a great camera with some very good features, expect more!

Merry Christmas!

Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach 2, originally uploaded by Phil Steere.

I haven't managed to get out and take many new pictures in the last few weeks, so yesterday while I had the day off work I headed out for some snapping.

Here is an effort I am really pleased with from Brighton beach.

It was freezing down there!

BTCC - Competition winner!

BTCC - Brands Hatch 2011-9, originally uploaded by Phil Steere.

Well, it seems Christmas has come early for me this year!

A couple of months ago, I uploaded some of my pictures from my day watching the British Touring Car Championship @ Brands Hatch onto the HiQ website.

I was more than happy to receive an e-mail yesterday afternoon telling me that one of the images had won a competition to win a new camera!

The winning shot is the one above.

Here is some of what they had to say about the photo:

"The HiQ fast fit network received hundreds of entries from devoted fans, with a host of images capturing their favourite driver's trials and tribulations around the track.

But there was one shot that stood out to HiQ, which the brand believes conveys all the excitement and anticipation of a day watching one of the world's best motorsport events.

HiQ retail marketing manager Geraldine McGovern said: "We had hundreds of entries to choose from and while the decision was extremely tough, we couldn't see any other winner apart from Phil's once we'd looked through each entry closely.

"We wanted a photo that captured the spirit of the British Touring Car Championship and that is exactly what Phil managed with this shot."

You can read the rest of the article here:

http://www.hiqonline.co.uk/news/HiQ-put-winning-picture-in-the-frame/

Post on the Official BTCC.net website here:

http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2767&month=0&year=2011&form=&searchterm=

British Bulldog

British Bulldog, originally uploaded by Phil Steere.

I went along to the yearly Veteran Car Run in Brighton yesterday. Some amazing machines there and we'll worth a look.

I saw this glum looking chap sitting in one of the cars and couldn't resist taking a snap.

Zombie Walk

Zombie Walk 2011-2, originally uploaded by Phil Steere.

I went to the Brighton Zombie walk this weekend.

It seems to get more and more popular each year, apparently there were over 3000 participants this time!

Anyway, it's always good for a few photos so here is one!

Here is the link to the set: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjwtF2y

Brighton Wheel

Brighton Wheel 2, originally uploaded by Phil Steere.

The observation wheel on Brighton seafront is nearly complete, and I went along tonight to take some photos. Lucky for me they were testing the lights at the time!

More gig photos....

HTBM - The Hydrant 6-10-11-94.jpg, originally uploaded by Phil Steere.

Went to take some pictures at a mates gig last night. Was as entertaining as ever, but the lighting was horrible.....Oh well! I did the best I could!

Rest of the set is here: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjwtyqBm

BTCC - Brands Hatch, 2nd October 2011

BTCC - Brands Hatch, 2nd October 2011, a set on Flickr.

I had a great day in the sun watching the Touring cars yesterday on the penultimate round at the Brands Hatch.

Never tried any motorsport photography before, it's something I would like to get into a bit more, was going to try having a walk around the track to different corners for photos and to try panning but it was (expectedly) very busy. I plan to go again on the opening round at Brands early next year (if not another event before!) and will go to qualifying without the crowds for a proper go!

Leanne & Ed

Leanne & Ed Promo Shots, a set on Flickr.

I did some band promo shots for a good friend of mine this weekend.

Not really done anything like this before, but I was pretty happy with the results!

Check out the set on Flickr.