Japan and The Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is a relatively new competition, with the first tournament taking place in 1987. The inaugural event co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand saw 16 Nations competing to lift the Webb Ellis Cup. The New Zealand All Blacks won…

An Autumn Of Reading, Gaming And Netflix

The heatwave is over and we are well and truly into the swing of Autumn and now that all of the kids are back to school for another year, it's time to turn our attention to nice things we can do if we ever get the time! Most of us have a long…

Using GoPro Hero4 For Photography

I purchased a GoPro Hero4 before a recent trip to Iceland, I knew the weather would be extreme and I didn't fancy changing lenses in minus -11 or lugging my Nikon D3x around for hours on end. I planned to use the GoPro as a durable stills…

Emiliana Torrini

Emilíana Torrini is the Icelandic singer, best known for her 2009 single Jungle Drum, and for performing "Gollum's Song", during the ending credits of Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. I'd never heard of her before…

Lytro Camera

The new LYTRO camera may well change the way we take photos forever. First let me say that I'm a big DSLR geek, my camera bag is full of Nikons, lens, compact cameras and even the funky retro Fuji X100. I love all types of camera gear and gadgets,…

Nikon 50mm Lens

I've been using Nikon DSLR's for about 5 years, my first camera was the cheap and cheerful D40, now I shoot with the mid level D300, I'm desperate to trade up to the full frame D3s but the £3500 price tag is putting me off for now! Until…

Aintree Racecourse

With the 2013 Grand National only a few months away I decided it was time to get myself to Aintree and check out some of the runners in the Becher Chase. The race is a well known test for horses considering a run in the National, and this years…

England Gets A Taste Of Black Caviar

With due deference to the mighty Frankel who opens the show at Royal Ascot in the Queen Anne Stakes on June 19, there is no doubt that the intercontinental challenge of Australia’s brilliant sprinter Black Caviar will be a massive highlight…

Giant Straw Meerkat

A giant Meerkat is the latest design a long line of straw sculptures which appear at Snugburys Ice Cream parlour at Park Farm, near Nantwich every summer. Last year it was a replica of Big Ben that greeted the visitors. This year it's a massive…