A DAY AT THE TRACK
14 members of the YOGi cycling club headed for the Newport Velodrome on Sunday 17th January to have a go at emulating the likes of Victoria Pendleton and Sir Chris Hoy in the “Bowl of Death”.
It was a first time for me, and although I had watched plenty of track races on television, nothing could have prepared me to the absolutely incredible rush I got from riding the planks. The cheer excitement of riding up the slopping bends at angles that defied all self-preserving logic (but made perfect scientific sense) was truly unique and I could not wipe that stupid child like grin off my face.
WOW!
If you want to try this for yourself, and I can tell you that this is one of the best ways to draw adrenaline out of your body, just join the YOGi club, as we will organise further trips to the track within the next year.
FRONT PAGE WITH CYCLO-CROSS PICTURE
As you know, I make a living as a portrait photographer, and frankly I never thought I would get a front cover with a sports picture of mine, ever!
But as you can see, Shred West, a truly inspirational cycling magazine designed in Plymouth and read all over the UK and beyond, thought fit to select one of the images I recently took during round 5 of the South West Cyclo-Cross League in Bodmin. The very determined chap on the picture is local rider Gary Pike, who went on to finish in a very respectable 6th place in the overall league.
Cyclo-Cross is really exciting to watch and it must be even more exciting to take part. I wouldn’t know as I’ve never tried myself and fully intend on staying on the quiet side of the barriers. If you fancy having a go, races take place all over the UK and Europe from September to March. You can find out about the South West Cyclo-Cross League HERE
Shred Magazine and Shred South West are available HERE
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
…and a big thank you to all our customers who trusted us to capture their families on camera in 2009. We hope that your portraits will bring you a little bit of happiness for many year to come. We are especially grateful to our returning clients. It is extremely encouraging to see people who came to Ethos when we just started, return to us with a new addition to their family or simply to update their previous portraits. It’a amazing how much kids grow in just a couple of years.
There is no point in denying that it has been a shaky year for Ethos. As everyone started to tighten their belt and prioratise spending, we experienced some difficult months but now feel that things can only get better in 2010. In fact Ethos is coming out of the recession as a more dynamic business, that can offer even better value for money and a wider range of services.
We are quite excited by the prospect of doing more school photography this year, and we are also looking forward to working more closely with selected charities. On the portrait side of things, we really want this year to be our best ever for awards. This may feel like a slightly vain thing to pursue, but entering images into the Kodak Portrait Awards and the Master Photographers Association National Awards means stepping up our creative effort to match and exceed the standards of past winners. In turn, this means even better quality portraiture for our clients, and still at very affordable prices.
So Goodbye 2009, we liked you, but you were a bit gloomy sometimes, and Welcome to 2010, a brighter, better year, if a little cold so far!