The Beast

And so it begins...

Orange 324 RS - Tim Sadler

Just Surfing the Web..

Image via Viktor Hertz.

Ansel who?

Been playing with a Panasonic G6 camera over the winter. Not bad considering the size. Here is my landscape attempt ( with some Photoshop help ).

Shot taken a couple of days after Christmas at the might Crummock Water in the Lake District. Check out the original and other shots from the camera in my Flickr feed here.

Writing stuff for other people

Tim Sadler - Ride.io ( Photo by Tom Laws )

For those of you who don't follow me on Facebook or Twitter  firstly why not? Secondly, you might have missed my ugly mug up on the Ride.io website reviewing the kick ass Sweet Protection MTB range.

Been a few years since I wrote for another website, but those of you who can cast your minds back will remember that before Tim@Lowepro, Tim@Etnies, Tim@Pyranha and Tim@Outdoorgarage, I was originally Tim@playak. ( before you ask the Outdoorgarage domain has changed so many hands since i owned it that I have nowhere to link to )

It must have been around 98 or 99 when I first starting writing for the original Playak site. In those days I was using a University drop in room ( shhhh even back then I worked out how to bypass all their systems ) and it was before the 'bubble'. Fun days indeed and got to write lots of stuff and go to lots of events. Unfortunately ( and annoyingly ) all my articles were republished when the site had a face-lift and my name was taken off...such is the Wild West of web land. However, you could argue that in writing for them I started down the route to Pyranha ( as I wrote one of the first reviews of the S6 Kayak for the site ), but who knows what role each unique decision plays in a timeline ( and there is of course no such thing as fate ).

Since those early stoooodent days, I've been fortunate to work in a somewhat creative roles (cough), but regardless of that, I think it is important that everyone has some sort of outlet for their musings. Could be writing, could be snapping, could be painting. Who knows what is lost because someone didn't express it in some way? Granted the media is 99% rubbish, but that 1% can change the world.

And that is why this blog exists....( though might just keep it to my musings rather than trying to change the world ).

p.s. working on some follow up stuff for Ride.io so keep checking back.

Explaining Star Wars

I've just tried to explain Anakin Skywalker's role in the 6 episodes of Star Wars to a four year old. I think I failed. How exactly do you cover the whole Leia / Luke thing? What is the age gap between Ani and Padme in Episode I?

And wtf is Yoda?

Whilst I regroup here are some silly facts about the greatest series of all time.

The 365....

I've been talking about it for a while and know plenty of photographers who have done more than one year, but now it is my turn to take on a 365 challenge.

Nothing really complicated about it. I just have to take a picture on some sort of device ( DSLR, Compact, Phone, Lomo, Webcam? ) every day for a year!

Some shooters opt for Self Portraits ( or 'SPs' ), and yes I am going to do a few, but it is going to be more of what I see than how I am seen ( if that makes sense? ). Apologies in advance if I am a bit random and no doubt I will have to play catch up when I can't get online, but my aim is to stay true to the concept.

Why? Well today is 1/1/11 and whilst I'm not a fan of resolutions based on a calendar created by a Pope bloke called Greg, It did seem like a sensible time to take it on. And it already looks like it is going to be an 'interesting' year....

So here is the opening shot...

1 - { And so it begins }

You can follow my progess on here as well as on Flickr ( add me as a contact if you want ).

And whilst you are at it add me to Twitter