Seb Coe is THE man!

It's not often that a 'Sebastian' grabs the headlines, but good old Seb Coe has done a sterling job, firstly heading up the UK's bid to get the Olympics and then running the show.  On Monday it was his turn to be a bit of a figurehead and enjoy the limelight in a town where he did so much of his running in the late 70s and early 80s.  He carried the Olympic Torch along Arundel Gate in Sheffield - seen here waiting to 'kiss' the flame into life:

The world and his wife and their dog all want pictures at the moment so when I get a chance to put some on my own website I'll post an update.
Good couple of days though.  Well done to LOCOG for their organisation and especially to Sheffield City Council for putting so much effort into hosting a mega evening celebration and stopover/sendoff.

Heavy Duty Stuff

Had a very nice hour in Ecclesfield on Saturday taking stock photos of a large hydraulic shackle and control system for the nice people at LDD.  It was lifted into position by an overhead crane and we attached the pipes and control box and sat them on the white vinyl to show how it all fits together.
The shackle is for use underwater and is part of a consignment heading off to the Middle East.  I offered to do some in-situ pictures once it is all operational.....

British Gas 2012 Diving Championships

Last weekend saw the top diviers in the UK competing at Ponds Forge in Sheffield for the British Gas 2012 Diving Championships. Photos from the event can be seen here.  Deserved winners of the men's 10m synchro competition were Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield:

More details of the competition can be found at: British Das 2012 Diving Championships

Ready for a holiday

Just finished a lovely wedding at Tankersley Manor and hope to complete processing the pictures in a couple of days, which will leave a bit of time for a breather before the start of the Olympic Diving Trials at Ponds Forge.

I had my eye on a Nikon R1 micro flash unit but saved my money in the end and instead bought a used SB-20 flash unit.  It must be all of 25 years old but still pops like a good one.  Even more impressive is the fact that you can pick up a Yongnuo battery pack for it on ebay for less than £20!  You can never have too many flashguns - this one will do quite nicely on manual mode all the time with a trigger to trip it.

Bet Fred 2012 World Snooker Championships

Lauren Higgins the daughter of the late, great and much missed Alex Higgins, was at the Crucible in Sheffield for the first semi-final of the Bet Fred 2012 World Snooker Championships.  The last time that she was there in the public eye was in 1982 when Alex, overcome with emotion after winning his second world title, hoisted her and the trophy aloft as tears ran down his face.

Also there was Shaun Murphy, World Champion in 2005, supporting his friend Ali Carter from the stands.  It was nice to see Stephen Hendry enjoying himself in the commentary box, the smiles and the banter must be great for him.

As Chas and Dave would sing......

Been busy at the World Snooker Championships when work/family give me time to head off to the Crucible.
BetFred always look after the media in our little room (normally the rehearsal room backstage) so a day there is never a drag.  There are some pix on my website already and there will be some more later in the weeek and then again next week after the final on Monday 7th May.

It's rainy April

Had a good bit of time off over Easter.  One of the nice surprises was a request from Cheese Chisholm of the Harlem Globetrotters for some of the pictures from the game they played at the Sheffield Arena in March.

"Message: Hey Andy its cheese from the Harlem globetrotters #11... I was wondering if you could hook me up with the pictures that you took of me..so i can add them to my photo gallery."

You can just upload them on my fan page here is the link:http://www.facebook.com/CheeseChisholm11