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I seem to be in a mono mood today, here's another one from last weekend at Freshfield, more of a clasic B&W this time, still needs some work methinks, be interested to see what people think of this one Trees & Dunes

Can we keep this to the article in question and not the posters age and remberance of qualifications please

This topic was on page three!!!! (no glamour shots here please) Can't let that happen so here's Dune An attempt at using PS to replicate Black & White Infra Red photography

If I was to have an all-time champion chip accompanyment it would have to be the curry sauce only available from the bottom chip shop in the village of Hirwaun Its homemade to a secret recipe So nice is it, every time I try curry sauce from any other chip shop it always disappoints and I usually throw the chips away and buy another packet But normally I'm just a Salt and plenty of vinegar man

Wheres David Niven and Barry Nelson? In fact where's Bob Holness Me I go for Connery every time but if we're talking representing Bond as Fleming intended then thats surely Craig

Not that I live there but where's the Salt & Sauce option for the dwellers of the Kingdom of Fife

Fixed the score Excellent report as always OBE, loved the comment about the 4th official

I'm presuming but this is probably because none of them actually have a house yet so are probably staying in the same hotel. Just a guess

Yep nice report, enjoyed reading it and the message it sends about Mr Lerner et al (are you reading Murphy?)

Can we keep this on topic pleae, I know what you did there TRL and that is most definately commenting on posters and not posts, this is a front page thread ffs and your dicking about commenting on posters with absolutely nothing constructive to say, consider this a warning

There really is no big secret, its simply a reflection in a striped pane of glass, and desaturated to give it an air of mystery, just something I spotted out and about in Manchester when out with the family, iirc it was in the Urbis Art Gallery / whatever the feck it is

Another couple I've been working on this weekend (though shot a few weeks ago in Manc) Might not be to everyones taste which I completely understand but I like em

Cat those are great, its something I keep meaning to have a go at, the moon but I'venever got round to it (probably because I work most nights) All three are good but yes the bottom one is the best

Bastard. I spend ages trying to get a decent photo and you dump on it with relative ease. I hate people like you. Sorry

You are right, we don't have many but I'm fortunate I only live a few miles away from one of our protected colonies which is in Formby, Merseyside (look up the National Trust then Freshfields or formby beach cant remember which) You can use it if you want - all credit to me though

About time I contributed to this thread again It was late in the day so I had to go ISO 400 and use a fence post for support

It's for charrridee man! Then its no longer Lee Hendrie's testimonial, it becomes a charity exhibition match hosted by Lee Hendrie - which is an entirely different proposition and would also depend on which charity was benefiting as I dont agree with all of them

I have to say No, but then again I wouldn't give any Prem League footballer a testimonial its not like they need the money now is it

unsure, I'm traditionally a No but this year there isnt a summer tournament but it does depend on purchases etc too

PS you'll need a tripod and a circular polariser might also be useful

neutral density filters Just going out to work unfortunately Iain or I'd explain further Do a google on:- Neutral density slow movement +technique SHould bring up a few decent results Failing that visit the leading mags websites theres bound to be a lesson or two on those They come in three strengths btw, the strongest slows the exposure by three stops Oh yes and for what you want to do overcast conditions are best must fly

I just want a team to be proud of, we're getting there too Winning stuff is a bonus but in the spirit of the thing, I'd have to say the PL its harder to win

Tevez's contract situation is complicated. They still own the other fella that sounds like a cocktail cherry too, he's only on loan at Anfield But who owns them really thats the question, under PL rules the club do

TArj, you owe me nothing, its the first worthwhile post you've made in months on this site

By sherrifvilla Sherrifvilla leads us an another trip down memory lane Recently, there have been a few enjoyable 'trip-down-memory-lane' articles from some of VT community, such as Richard, Malc and Drat. On one of the threads, the Sheriff made a joke about them all being old and chuckled to himself at the PC. As he did this, his Dad walked in the room and asked what was funny. After the Sheriff explained, his Dad pointed out that he isn’t such a young man himself after all - and he did so with some delight! So, on the basis of (sadly) realising his Dad was correct - as well as a serious lack of Villa action - the Sheriff has decided to take his own trip down memory lane. So much so, that this is merely the first installment Back when I was a little kid, my parents split up. While it was horrible at the time, I’m glad they did, for two reasons. The first is they got back together a few years later, and are still together now. The second is – back in the day, I would spend the week with my mom and the weekends with my dad. It’s quite conceivable that I might not have gone to my first game in 1988 had they been together, for a variety of reasons. I even remember the date – 22nd October 1988. I remember the team (Spink, Price, Keown, Evans, Mountfield, Gray, Gage, Cowans, Platt, Daley, McInally) and us scoring two spectacular goals through Tony Daley and David Platt. Platt also had one disallowed. I remember Neville Southall making a couple of fantastic saves, and I can recall Kevin Gage getting kicked up in the air by Peter Reid. I don’t remember much else though, aside from being excited to see (my hero at the time) Alan McInally, and the ball nearly coming over to us in the lower Trinity, only for the bloke in the row in front to head it straight back – although that was pretty cool, in all fairness! I didn’t go to loads more games that season, and my memory is pretty hazy. I do recall us beating Spurs in the next game, and then seeing my first defeat when we lost 2-1 to Derby. Some bloke called Dean Saunders got their goals… After that game we moved to the North Stand, which helped me see the games better. The first game there was a 3-1 win against Norwich, and not long after I finally saw McInally get his first goal in a victory over Newcastle. Apart from these games though, I really do not remember a lot. I wasn’t allowed to go to night games for a while so I missed us beating Blues twice, and I also missed Davis Platt getting four (against Ipswich, I believe) and I sulked about it till I was eventually allowed to go to one. We lost to Southampton, and the first night game was a bit of an anti-climax! I remember a LOT about the season after though. My first season ticket, we signed Paul McGrath and Kent Nielsen in the summer, and we finished runners-up in the league. Sadly as McGrath and Nielsen came in, McInally went the other way to Bayern Munich in the same summer. I still believe to this day that we would have won the league had he stayed. Ian Olney was given the task of filling his boots, and did a decent enough job, to be fair. I seem to recall thinking he would have been a bit better if he had been quicker, but I was still a fan at the time. If I remember correctly we drew 1-1 with Liverpool on the opening day. But the first real big game I remember was beating Everton 6-2 on a Sunday afternoon, televised live game. We were a little late, and just about the first thing I saw was Sir Gordon Cowans smashing the ball in to put us 1-0 up. It was the first time I had really saw us hammer anyone, and I had the game taped in case it was any good… how lucky was that! I watched it over and over again in the next fortnight or so. Funnily enough the next home game we beat Coventry 4-1, and a few weeks later we beat Port Vale 6-0 in the FA Cup; this ‘hammering teams’ thing was getting old habit ;-) The point I really knew this was a bit of a special season was when we beat Wimbledon away 2-0, because we just didn’t beat them, much like Man City today. I also recall that Christmas period where we destroyed Manchester United (3-0), Arsenal (2-1) and Chelsea (3-0) – imagine a little run like that today! Ok maybe not so much destroyed Arsenal but we were still brilliant. In the last game of the 1980’s, we were victorious. David Platt scored a fantastic goal, and Derek Mountfield scored a header that wonderfully broke the Arsenal offside trap. To this day I can still recall the majestic sight of the George Graham backline all with their hand in the air, while Mountfield buried his header like a good ‘un. Early in 1990, I got to go to my first away game – against WBA in the FA Cup. Mountfield again got a goal, while Tony Daley finished things off nicely. That was also the only time, to my knowledge, that I have been seen on Match of the Day, as me & my Dad were caught on camera celebrating the Daley goal. When you’re a young lad, that type of stuff is just amazing! Now, for the reasons stated so far, I have a huge amount of affection for this season. However I do have bad memories too… After a 2-0 away win against Spurs, I remember picking up the paper a day or two after, with a headline something like, ‘We wont lose again this season’, and it was an interview with our very own Kevin Gage. Even as an 8 year-old boy, I knew this was bad! Ok, I am sure his comments were taken out of context, but… Next up, was Wimbledon. They beat us 3-0, and I remember in particular a John Fashanu penalty going in. Man, he hit them things so slow I am sure goalkeepers could have got back up and dived again! How very annoying. That was followed by a 2-0 defeat to Coventry at Highfield Road, which was the ‘Sunday Match Live’. Not long after a home defeat to Man City seemed to seal the deal, is how I remember it at the time. Still we wasn’t completely out of it, and another live game – away to Arsenal – give me renewed optimism. The winning goal came from Chris Price, who I always felt was pretty under-rated. If anything, he was a little ahead of his time, as he was a proper wing-back. Well, that is how my childhood memories are, anyway… Still, it was a great night with him finally bagging a goal, as he was always getting in the positions to get on the scoresheet. I remember dancing around the living room with my Nan at the end of the match… good times. Still, the night we lost it really was at Old Trafford. I believe Mark Robbins scored both goals in a 2-0 defeat. Me and my Dad were sat at the kitchen table with the radio on, and we were both pretty darn depressed. The season ended in a bang though. We drew 3-3 with Norwich on the final home game of the season, and the final away game we drew with Everton by the same scoreline. It was a top season all round really. I can actually remember where I was when Paul McGrath signed (I was in my Grandad Kimberley’s chair), which is my where-were-you-when-JFK-died moment! David Platt was absolutely amazing, and Gordon Cowans was fantastic too. Tony Cascarino signed towards the end of the season and never really was a success unfortunately, but overall that was a darn good side. After that, Graham Taylor went off to manage England, and Dr Jo Venglos come in. I think I have repressed a lot of memories from that season! Biggest memories are my first European game against Banik Ostrava (which was also the first game for my cousin Steven) and the following games against Inter Milan. The 2-0 home game was brilliant, obviously, and just as obvious is how horrible it was losing the away game 3-0! I also remember the 5-1 defeat at home to Man City. Strangely, I seem to remember us being much the better side in the first-half, as they had three shots – two went in, and one hit the post. David Platt also missed a one-on-one, which just never happened! The second half was a miserable experience though, and thankfully Dr Jo left that summer. When I started going down in 1988, I was a fan of Michael Jackson, UB40, some other poppy stuff… in 1991, I started to change my musical taste, after I heard ‘Give It Away’ by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. I started to get a lot more into guitar music, mainly from across the pond, and my life in many ways took a big turn, for the better. My life as a Villa fan also took a big turn for the better around the same time, as Big Ron Atkinson took over… To be continued!