Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Monday, 22 June 2009
...Trials:Eldon...
Life is an Odyssey,
Don't be afraid to live it.
Trial and Tribulation is the name of the Game.
Prove to yourself, to prove to me.
It's the oldest work of art,
And the greatest work of literature.
Don't be afraid to live it.
Trial and Tribulation is the name of the Game.
Prove to yourself, to prove to me.
It's the oldest work of art,
And the greatest work of literature.
Thursday, 18 June 2009
...In sta mat ic...
Bid on a Kodak Instamatic 32 camera a short while ago and here it is.
Even came in the original box, pretty sweet. Not used it yet though.
The collection is growing as is photography in general for me, everyday I think I grow more in terms of ideas and interest and such.
I go out and if I don't have a camera, I could kick myself at all the great snaps i can see and imagine taking, I have a list of places to go and ideas that gets longer everyday.
Also picked up a Kodak 177X, which again came in a case and this time an old film, which is out of date by a good few years but I think I still may be able to salvage it, so pretty excited about how that will turn out, once I use the last few shots on the film.
...The Circus...
Went to see Britney Spears at the M.E.N in Manchester. She was everything and more than I expected. It was an overload to the senses. When the title of her show says The Circus starring Britney Spears; it really is a circus. There' so much going on and so much to see you just don't know where to put eyes, and this is before Britney herself has even set foot on stage! The anticipation in the arena before she comes on stage is almost unbearable. Fans screaming "Britney! Britney! Britney!" over and over and the sheer excitement of just being there creates an electric atmosphere! The lights darken and the intro starts, an abrasive in your face introduction to the circus, fast paced and relentless, much like the rest of the circus; Amazing! The fact Britney was in the introduction made it all the more tantalizing.
As the curtain draws to a close on the introduction, the screen rises as "The legendary miss Britney Spears" descends. Dressed in her ring leader costume adorned with a black headdress, stood on her platform she slowly is lowered to the stage floor. All the while thousands of fans screaming, getting louder and louder as she nears to the stage. In the background the introduction to her "Circus" song playing. The stage, set out in three ring segments is lit up in blue and red lights, with dancers outline the middle ring, below the descending Britney Spears. Once on the stage she begins dancing, and then the first line, "There's only two types of people in the world...." and the fans are shouting and screaming even harder and louder than before.
Most not even for the flawless performance that is unfolding in front of them. Most just for the sight of their idol, whose albums they have bought and songs they have sung to and found something in them they can relate to, for the woman in front of them they have grown up with and shared every moment with, for Britney Spears who is just as human as they are, yet manages to look so God like tonight. After an explosive performance of "Circus" and straight into a gold caged performance of "Piece Of Me" which reflects the song perfectly, caged by her fame, everyone wants a piece of her. Well tonight the people in Manchester got a piece of Britney, and it was worth every penny, she was everything that could have been expected and more.
She went on to preform fan favourites such as "Boys" in her military style jacket, riding around on customised bikes with her dancers and flaunting an impressive body which she has obviously worked extremely hard to regain and it shows as I don't think she has ever looked as great as she does now. From this she had a sound off with her dancers which was rather amusing and I imagine a welcome break from the dancing to catch her breath before she went into "If You Seek Amy", which finished with her bopping her dancers on the head with an over sized pink mallet; very entertaining!
The video segue for "Everbody's Looking For Something" was absolutely incredible! Britney looked perfect and very raunchy in an elegant yet very out there way, she's always had balls to do brilliant stuff and give anything a go, which, personally is what I've always admired about her work. A few songs later and she preforms "Breathe On Me/ Touch Of My Hand" in which she is hoisted up into the air with no harness and only holding onto the dancers arms, like I said, the girl has some balls to do that, I'd be terrified, in fact I think I was terrified for her! but credit to her, she pulled it off ad it looked amazing.
"Slave 4 U" was quite something to behold. Very dark and sexy, the dancers doing their thing around a ring of fire, that Britney was hovering over was definitely worth a watch, It reminded me of her performance of it from her DWAD tour. The exotic feel to it, which I thought the fire kind of brought to it. Towards the end she preformed fan favourite "Baby One More Time". A remixed version, which i was apprehensive about, being that the song is a decade old, it's like an institution! So to remix it I thought might not work, But it did, and beautifully so, Britney looked great in her black and white stripped costume with short pants and a black sparkling fedora.
Her final song and exit was to "Womanizer", dressed in a police woman's outfit she looked every inch the superstar with aviator shades and a baton for good measure. Everything was spot on perfect, the dancing and the stage direction all combined for a flawless performance, the remixed version especially for the tour was incredible all the way to the end when to finish gold Sparks or possibly it could have been confetti exploded down from the ceiling to light up not just the whole stage but the whole arena. She then preceded to say goodnight to each end of the arena before wishing Manchester a final good night. The she was off.
Another night, Another city.
Overall it was outstanding, a complete assault on the senses and worth every penny and every second I spent in Manchester. Britney herself looked like she was thoroughly enjoying, which i suppose to do something on this scale she'd have to otherwise she wouldn't be able to pull off such a sterling performance. She was smiling all the way through the show which was great to see after everything she's been through, I hope she had just an incredible night as the fans did.
The only mistake, well not even a mistake as such, a tiny slip, was that during "Do Somethin'" she said "What's up London?!" and we were in Manchester, but considering she has not long since completed a tour of North America, then gone on to do a series of nights in London and then to Manchester for one night is not surprising, I know I'd forget at some point the city name! but she corrected herself later on in the night when she said Manchester again. Not that it bothered any of the fans because they were just happy to be there ad part of The Circus. It was one of the best shows I have ever seen, performed by one the best artists of the last decade. An outstanding performance, which I would happily see again and again. Here's hoping there's a DVD of the concert put out!
The photographs here ARE from the Manchester show but I did NOT take them myself so I take no credit for them. They are simply fan photographs from other sites.
As the curtain draws to a close on the introduction, the screen rises as "The legendary miss Britney Spears" descends. Dressed in her ring leader costume adorned with a black headdress, stood on her platform she slowly is lowered to the stage floor. All the while thousands of fans screaming, getting louder and louder as she nears to the stage. In the background the introduction to her "Circus" song playing. The stage, set out in three ring segments is lit up in blue and red lights, with dancers outline the middle ring, below the descending Britney Spears. Once on the stage she begins dancing, and then the first line, "There's only two types of people in the world...." and the fans are shouting and screaming even harder and louder than before.
Most not even for the flawless performance that is unfolding in front of them. Most just for the sight of their idol, whose albums they have bought and songs they have sung to and found something in them they can relate to, for the woman in front of them they have grown up with and shared every moment with, for Britney Spears who is just as human as they are, yet manages to look so God like tonight. After an explosive performance of "Circus" and straight into a gold caged performance of "Piece Of Me" which reflects the song perfectly, caged by her fame, everyone wants a piece of her. Well tonight the people in Manchester got a piece of Britney, and it was worth every penny, she was everything that could have been expected and more.
She went on to preform fan favourites such as "Boys" in her military style jacket, riding around on customised bikes with her dancers and flaunting an impressive body which she has obviously worked extremely hard to regain and it shows as I don't think she has ever looked as great as she does now. From this she had a sound off with her dancers which was rather amusing and I imagine a welcome break from the dancing to catch her breath before she went into "If You Seek Amy", which finished with her bopping her dancers on the head with an over sized pink mallet; very entertaining!
The video segue for "Everbody's Looking For Something" was absolutely incredible! Britney looked perfect and very raunchy in an elegant yet very out there way, she's always had balls to do brilliant stuff and give anything a go, which, personally is what I've always admired about her work. A few songs later and she preforms "Breathe On Me/ Touch Of My Hand" in which she is hoisted up into the air with no harness and only holding onto the dancers arms, like I said, the girl has some balls to do that, I'd be terrified, in fact I think I was terrified for her! but credit to her, she pulled it off ad it looked amazing.
"Slave 4 U" was quite something to behold. Very dark and sexy, the dancers doing their thing around a ring of fire, that Britney was hovering over was definitely worth a watch, It reminded me of her performance of it from her DWAD tour. The exotic feel to it, which I thought the fire kind of brought to it. Towards the end she preformed fan favourite "Baby One More Time". A remixed version, which i was apprehensive about, being that the song is a decade old, it's like an institution! So to remix it I thought might not work, But it did, and beautifully so, Britney looked great in her black and white stripped costume with short pants and a black sparkling fedora.
Her final song and exit was to "Womanizer", dressed in a police woman's outfit she looked every inch the superstar with aviator shades and a baton for good measure. Everything was spot on perfect, the dancing and the stage direction all combined for a flawless performance, the remixed version especially for the tour was incredible all the way to the end when to finish gold Sparks or possibly it could have been confetti exploded down from the ceiling to light up not just the whole stage but the whole arena. She then preceded to say goodnight to each end of the arena before wishing Manchester a final good night. The she was off.
Another night, Another city.
Overall it was outstanding, a complete assault on the senses and worth every penny and every second I spent in Manchester. Britney herself looked like she was thoroughly enjoying, which i suppose to do something on this scale she'd have to otherwise she wouldn't be able to pull off such a sterling performance. She was smiling all the way through the show which was great to see after everything she's been through, I hope she had just an incredible night as the fans did.
The only mistake, well not even a mistake as such, a tiny slip, was that during "Do Somethin'" she said "What's up London?!" and we were in Manchester, but considering she has not long since completed a tour of North America, then gone on to do a series of nights in London and then to Manchester for one night is not surprising, I know I'd forget at some point the city name! but she corrected herself later on in the night when she said Manchester again. Not that it bothered any of the fans because they were just happy to be there ad part of The Circus. It was one of the best shows I have ever seen, performed by one the best artists of the last decade. An outstanding performance, which I would happily see again and again. Here's hoping there's a DVD of the concert put out!
The photographs here ARE from the Manchester show but I did NOT take them myself so I take no credit for them. They are simply fan photographs from other sites.
Friday, 12 June 2009
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
...New Futures...
So, news after the last post on new starts and that one last chance I wrote I had to grab; well Ive grabbed and so far have held on to it, sorting all the final details out now and just ironing out the creases so far. Mostly to do with posting things off and waiting for correspondence so i can move on to the next phase. Of course once that's all sorted and everything is in its place, part of this new start will be moving, If it all gets sorted on time; come September I will be moving further south.
Pretty excited, I want to make the most of the time I have left and make the summer great and go on all kinds of little adventures. I just can't wait to get this new chapter of my life opened and ready to explore, should make for a pretty interesting time.
Pretty excited, I want to make the most of the time I have left and make the summer great and go on all kinds of little adventures. I just can't wait to get this new chapter of my life opened and ready to explore, should make for a pretty interesting time.
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