Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

can i come along ?

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Not sure if there will be a meet... but I'll be around, so I can be there if so. :)

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

I will be in Halifax. Got my sisters wedding to go to on Saturday.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Sounds like a good idea
but i dout many will be in a fit state to ride!

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

To be honest I'd forgotten about this, but maybe able to squeeze it in before my down month.

Cheers Mark.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

giz a wave!!!

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

If you are at Berties in Elland on Saturday I suppose I could buy you a pint....



That's because northern birds drink pints.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

i got very few plans for nye at the mo, so i may also show my face :)

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Can't see why not - unless there's a world shattering catastrophe between now and then of course.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Sounds good to me.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Double yellows count on a Bank Holiday?

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Is it going to snow? If not I might even be persuaded to move off the couch. I have spent most of the holiday under a snuggly blanket with a glass of Baileys watching the cricket. I even got up at 7am this morning to watch it - though I don't start on the Baileys that early of course. :smt101

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

double red deffo do but not sure about double yellows .............

TFL will roast your nuts on a BANK holiday trust me i KNOW this ! ........

not sure about double yellows ...

should be there ..... hangover pending .....

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

stop taking the cold/flu stuff now or you will be ill on friday.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

don't worry not drinking anyway anymore hardly still loads more weight to lose hun !

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

behave you have no more weight to lose you look amazing

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

show of hands is anyone going i seriously need cuddles:(:(

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

yup I'll be there.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

well earlier on i had every intention of showing my face but its -2C here now so i'm seriously concerned about grip, especially for my journey home :shock:

Sending cuddles now and hope to bring them in person later if i can.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

'snot far for me, so will pop along for a bit.
not very long mind, cos it's bitterly cold out.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

I was quite keen.
But the bike is washed now, the wash water turned to ice hours ago & it's only going to get colder, so I'd prefer not to get salt all over it again. :( so I'm out.
And your avatar confuses me, I keep thinking you're Billy :???:

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

I still plan to go. No idea what time though yet.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

First here it seems. And I can confirm it's cold :)

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Well that was a giggle, and you weren't first, me and Jo had been manfuly hiding in the cafe across the road holding the nice hot tea, and trying to warm up ;). But it did take us a few minutes to get over to you in fairness :)

Lovely to see the few that we could before the cold got the best of us and we ran for the warmth of the Underground:rolleyes:

Jambo

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Oh....oh...can I play.......I was there 2002 mid Jan if I remember right......:)

caught a cople of patches of ice on the way home, but apart from an increase in revs no real drama, the old toes were feeling it a bit by the time I got in though.


Cheers Mark

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

was lovely seeing you all xxxx thank you all for your cuddles !

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Sorry I didn't make it. Mr LPH was too hungover to move from the sofa so we stayed in and ate pizza.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Oh no, I missed you! :(

And thank you for yours.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

Well as said a bit cold, but dry enough, after an hours ride around; Frith St saw my arrival, Soho is a rather unique challenge when it comes to flashless photography; it's fast/slow/bright & dim all at the same time a fine balance between exposure and blur when doing handheld (not always achieved as you'll see), makes for "interesting" results, but I do enjoy it, so OK not the best but it kind of suits the occasion; anyway here's a few from the night.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._3984019_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4049609_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6530036_n.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1579736_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6105198_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5633412_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._3509169_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6570966_n.jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._3512297_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4028862_n.jpg

I love this B&W effect, OK some of the detail and shading is lost, but adds some real drama to a shot I think.
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7441854_n.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7991018_n.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7406566_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6732352_n.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1345274_n.jpg
and this sort of gives it that cold look, which it very much was....
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7537589_n.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1836132_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7082372_n.jpg

Cheers Mark.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

oooh, looks well cold. Glad i stayed home! Gutted i missed the giggly ones hugs tho :(

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

yeah Zig no meet for a hardly biker......;)

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

I'm intrigued. Why do you want to go flashless? because you want to be too far away from your subject?

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

No not really, in fact I had my new smart flash in the bag, flash photography has a time and place, but gives predictable results which can look rather flat and stark, not to mention how intrusive it can be.

I do prefer the judgement call of setting the camera for my interpretation, as said can be a bit more hit and miss, but you can also achieve much better pictures.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

no no no no i am the gutted one ! didnt stop sobbing all night !!;) u better be there next week !: ) ) :) :) :)

cool pics mark, notice the ones i took were all blured *coughs* sorry !!!!!

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

No worries hun, the camera wasn't setup for any easy shots, next time I'll let you have a go with the big flash, that makes it much easier to get good results.

Cheers Mark.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

I'm with mark on the flashless pics front. I find the flash when taking pics of peeps makes them look flat and bland and mutes out or exagerates their features. I much prefer taking pics without flash or at the very least covering most of the flash with my finger, a technique which is very hit and miss tho tbh.

I'll be there next week loonypot :)

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

I was greeted by this when I got home.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8437488.stm

It's not my house, but it is just a few yards down the road from us. It was amazing just how many people and how much equipment was involved.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

that looks like the corner of chatfield rd/jct York road to me ?

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

full marks.

Re: Soho New Years day night ...... 1st Jan 2010
 

I'm sure all the water pumped all over the road which then froze made riding up there a little tricky. I got the bike out of the garage yesterday, then realised just how slippery my road was so put it away again and took the car. I know I am a complete wimp, but it would be just my luck to slip over in my ungritted cul-de-sac and break a leg just before Thailand.