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Fathers Day competition entitled “My Dad”.

The prize is a £50 voucher redeemable at Brighton Hove Photography www.brightonhovephotography.co.uk (which can be redeemed against a photoshoot which includes a free 5×7 image from the shoot)

The theme is open to individual interpretation. We will select one photograph which best illustrates the theme of the competition. We are considering a range of factors including composition, technical ability, originality, interpretation of the brief and the commercial appeal of the photographs.

You can submit up to 4 images per entrant, and all images are to be submitted by email to info@brightonhovephotography.co.uk

Entries are accepted up to 13^th June 2010. Winners will be announced shortly after in time for Fathers day on 20^th June 2010.

Entrants are accepted from across the UK but please bear in mind the prize is redeemable in Brighton/Hove.

Rules

1. The subject for the Brighton Hove Photography Competition 2010 is ‘My Dad’. The theme is open to individual interpretation.
2. Entries must be taken in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
3. Entrants can submit up to four photos as electronic images. Entries must be emailed to info@brightonhovephotography.co.uk by no later than 5pm on Sunday June 13th 2010.
4. Images may be digitally enhanced to remove spots or scratches, but not manipulated. Entrants can enhance the picture to make it brighter, clearer etc, but not manipulate the content. Brighton Hove Photography reserve the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity.
5. The competition is open to UK residents only (including residents of the Channel Islands and Isle of Man). Entrants under the age of 12 years need to have parent or guardian consent to enter.
6. Entrants must not be professional photographers and, for the purposes of this competition, a professional photographer will be considered to be someone who makes more than half their annual income from the sale of their photographs.
7. Each entry should be marked with name, address, contact telephone number (both daytime and evening) and where the photo was taken.
8. Entries should be sent to: info@brightonhovephotography.co.uk
9. The competition closes at midnight on Sunday 13th June 2010
10. Brighton Hove Photography accept no responsibility for entries lost or not received by email.
11. All entries will be judged by Brighton Hove Photography. The judges will select one photograph which, in their opinion, best illustrates the theme of the competition. They will consider a range of factors including composition, technical ability, originality, interpretation of the brief and the commercial appeal of the photographs. That winner will receive a prize of £50 worth of Brighton Hove Photography vouchers. All entrants may also be published on the websites www.brightondailyphoto.blogspot.com www.brightonhovephotography.co.uk or http://blog.brightonhovephotography.co.uk/ The prize is as stated. There is no cash alternative and it cannot be sold or transferred.
12. All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party. The entrants must be the sole owner of copyright in all photographs entered and must have obtained permission of any people featured in the entries or their parents/guardians if children under 16 are featured. Further, entrants must not have breached any laws when taking their photographs.
13. Prior to submission, entrants must not have offered any of their entries for sale, been paid for any publication of any of their entries or won or been a runner up in any other photographic competition with any of their entries.
14. Entrants will retain copyright in the photographs that they submit to the Brighton Hove Photography. By entering the competition all entrants grant to Brighton Hove Photography the right to publish and exhibit their photographs on the websites stated above. No fees will be payable for any of the above uses. While we make every effort to credit photographers we cannot guarantee that every use of the photographs will include photographers’ names.
15. By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these rules and the Brighton Hove Photography reserves the right to exclude any entry from the competition at any time and in its absolute discretion if we have reason to believe that an entrant has breached these rules.
16. Brighton Hove Photography reserves the right to cancel this competition or alter any of the rules at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control.

I spotted this in the window of Model Zone in Brighton this morning.

This is BigTrak.

If you don’t immediately recognise this toy then I’m afraid you really missed out as a child! This was “THE” must have gift at Christmas every boy of a certain age wanted.

The basis is simple – there’s a keypad on top of the Trak into which you program unstructions (turn right, turn left, forwards etc etc). It became a bit of a cult item. Not least of all because of the terrible TV adverts that accompanied its promotion.

At £39.99 in 1980 this was a big ticket item that any recipient of this as a gift would’ve been eternally grateful!

Sadly I never got one

“Well done BigTrak!”

From the Wiki…
Re-Release
Zeon Ltd are planning a 2010 release of a full size replica of the original toy along with a re-release of the trailer accessory. [2], [3] The colour and graphic scheme is re-created from the U.K version and all stickers have been redrawn as a direct copy of the original artwork.

Check out my pics

A simply amazing day for the city – over 80,000 specators turned out to watch 7500 runners compete in the glorious sunshine.

My knee gave up on me about 9miles in so it was super hard after that. Switching bandage from my left knee to the right proved inspirational and let me continue.

I’m really please to have raised some money for Chestnut Tree House and still the fundraising continues over at my Just Giving page where I’ve raised close to £1200.

You can see pics and a report from the marathon here and here

One of the things that spurred me – and it’s funny (to me anyway)

Back in February I ran a 10km run – on the last 1km someone pointed out that a runner dressed in fancy dress was catching me up, he was a chap called Darren Lodge, dressed as Mr Testicle raising money for Male Testicular Cancer. I put in a last spurt of energy and beat him across the line (wouldn’t want to be beaten by a bollock!) only to find out later that he had beaten me on my chip time. Doh!

Who should I run into on the Marathon – you bet, Mr Testicle. He’s the reason why I ran faster in the the 2nd 13miles than the first!

I did manage to talk to him en-route and gave him encouragement – but then I pulled away – and all the while he was just behind me…..my Nemesis – Mr Testicle.

I did manage to beat him (just!) here’s his Mr Testicles Report. Darren Lodge is also collecting via his mr testicles justgiving page

Just to prove that I beat him here’s his chip time and my chip time – I know it’s not a significant feat – but I think it’s funny and I wish him all the luck with this fundraising too.

What an amazing day – thanks to ALL the people that cheered me on around the course and of course to my beautiful family who ALL came out in force – stood around for hours, painted banners and looked after me. Not least of course my amazing wife Sarah who has been mentoring me and supporting me – I love you dearly. This was for you and Chestnut. X.

Fathers Day competition entitled “My Dad”.

The prize is a £50 voucher redeemable at Brighton Hove Photography www.brightonhovephotography.co.uk (which can be redeemed against a photoshoot which includes a free 5×7 image from the shoot)

The theme is open to individual interpretation. We will select one photograph which best illustrates the theme of the competition. We are considering a range of factors including composition, technical ability, originality, interpretation of the brief and the commercial appeal of the photographs.

You can submit up to 4 images per entrant, and all images are to be submitted by email to info@brightonhovephotography.co.uk

Entries are accepted up to 13^th June 2010. Winners will be announced shortly after in time for Fathers day on 20^th June 2010.

Entrants are accepted from across the UK but please bear in mind the prize is redeemable in Brighton/Hove.

Rules

1. The subject for the Brighton Hove Photography Competition 2010 is ‘My Dad’. The theme is open to individual interpretation.
2. Entries must be taken in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
3. Entrants can submit up to four photos as electronic images. Entries must be emailed to info@brightonhovephotography.co.uk by no later than 5pm on Sunday June 13th 2010.
4. Images may be digitally enhanced to remove spots or scratches, but not manipulated. Entrants can enhance the picture to make it brighter, clearer etc, but not manipulate the content. Brighton Hove Photography reserve the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity.
5. The competition is open to UK residents only (including residents of the Channel Islands and Isle of Man). Entrants under the age of 12 years need to have parent or guardian consent to enter.
6. Entrants must not be professional photographers and, for the purposes of this competition, a professional photographer will be considered to be someone who makes more than half their annual income from the sale of their photographs.
7. Each entry should be marked with name, address, contact telephone number (both daytime and evening) and where the photo was taken.
8. Entries should be sent to: info@brightonhovephotography.co.uk
9. The competition closes at midnight on Sunday 13th June 2010
10. Brighton Hove Photography accept no responsibility for entries lost or not received by email.
11. All entries will be judged by Brighton Hove Photography. The judges will select one photograph which, in their opinion, best illustrates the theme of the competition. They will consider a range of factors including composition, technical ability, originality, interpretation of the brief and the commercial appeal of the photographs. That winner will receive a prize of £50 worth of Brighton Hove Photography vouchers. All entrants may also be published on the websites www.brightondailyphoto.blogspot.com www.brightonhovephotography.co.uk or http://blog.brightonhovephotography.co.uk/ The prize is as stated. There is no cash alternative and it cannot be sold or transferred.
12. All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party. The entrants must be the sole owner of copyright in all photographs entered and must have obtained permission of any people featured in the entries or their parents/guardians if children under 16 are featured. Further, entrants must not have breached any laws when taking their photographs.
13. Prior to submission, entrants must not have offered any of their entries for sale, been paid for any publication of any of their entries or won or been a runner up in any other photographic competition with any of their entries.
14. Entrants will retain copyright in the photographs that they submit to the Brighton Hove Photography. By entering the competition all entrants grant to Brighton Hove Photography the right to publish and exhibit their photographs on the websites stated above. No fees will be payable for any of the above uses. While we make every effort to credit photographers we cannot guarantee that every use of the photographs will include photographers’ names.
15. By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these rules and the Brighton Hove Photography reserves the right to exclude any entry from the competition at any time and in its absolute discretion if we have reason to believe that an entrant has breached these rules.
16. Brighton Hove Photography reserves the right to cancel this competition or alter any of the rules at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control.

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We welcomed Cassie and Suzy (Golden retriever and Shitsu) into the studio and after the initial excitement they both settled into it – like pro’s! Posing for photos together we’d got all we needed after a half an hour.

Watch this space for pics…..

If you’d like to donate to a very worthy cause – i’m running for Chestnut Tree House which is a charity for terminally ill children.

You can donate here.

http://www.justgiving.com/DeanHarvey