Brake Blocks

brake blocks, originally uploaded by Andy Waterman.

The second part of my weekend photo job was taking pics of my cyclocrossing club make Kevin with all his bike stuff in his bike room at home. These brake blocks weren't part of the shoot, but I liked them anyway.

Cafe St Germain, Crystal Palace

Cafe St Germain, Crystal Palace, originally uploaded by Andy Waterman.

I had a job for Cycling Active magazine shooting (as in photographing, not picking them off with an air rifle) cyclists from my club, Dulwich Paragon at Cafe St Germain in Crystal Palace. It was a surprisingly good turnout given the rain - about 30 riders I guess - but I was quite happy to go home afterwards, the weather was getting progressively worse when the guys set off and hasn't improved since - thanks for showing up guys!

The forest

the forest, originally uploaded by Andy Waterman.

I love being in the woods. Even when it's dark and dank and wet and cold. The thaw is on it's way but winter still has a grip, meaning another couple of months of dark and damp. Who cares, the woods are the place to be.

More snow riding

More medium format scans

Delia Beddis, originally uploaded by Andy Waterman.

Looking at the neg I din't think this shot was going to be anything special, but I love the light in it. The sun's just coming over the hill behind lighting my clubmate Delia and the trees but not the ground. It looks almost like I've used an off camera flash but I didn't.
I love this medium fomat stuff, the detail is amazing and when the Provia 400x I just ordered shows up, that should be in a different league altogether to this 800iso print film.

The result of a 1hr mtb ride in croydon

My head didn't even touch the ground, originally uploaded by Andy Waterman.

It's still freezing. In some ways I'm almost glad I don't have to ride the Nationals this weekend.
Almost...

UPDATE: Nationals are almost certainly cancelled!
UPDATE 2: Video of yesterday's ride (bit crap because I was having too much fun...)

UK Snow - MTB'ing in Croydon from Mountain Bike Rider on Vimeo.

Dorking Jan 2nd 2010

Dorking Jan 2nd 2010 1 of 5, originally uploaded by Edwin Bartlett.

I went riding with my mate Ed (who snapped this photo - nice eh?) on Saturday. It was my first time on an MTB in weeks (blame the weather...) and although it was cold, the conditions could not have been better - firm, crisp and above all fast. I really wish I lived closer to the trails so I could ride off-road more often without the hassle of getting in and out of London.