Manchester Platform 4

Just over a week ago my beloved home city was trashed. Today I made a visit to see how things had changed in that week. What a fantastic afternoon. Platform 4 were having their annual festival and it was a great atmosphere. Where else would you see an all male deaf dance group, mannequins piled high as performance art and Eastern dance, all of them watched and applauded by proud and enthusiastic Mancs. So many fantastic sights so no apologies about the number of shots here. Great day.

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This was taken at the World Lacrosse Championships in Manchester last year.

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Rochdale Town v Nelson

First home game of the season for Rochdale Town. Evening match so light faded in second half but managed to shoot much later than in the past thanks to the D7000.

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A slideshow from this game can be found here

Chadderton v Abbey Hey

First game of the new season in North West Counties and great to be back.

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A slideshow from this game can be found here

Pre- Season Friendly Chadderton v Hyde United

This was the first time I've tried the D7000 out at an evening game using floodlights. Since the reviews rave about its low-light handling capabilities, thought this was the perfect chance to put the claims to the test - and I was not dissapointed. Some of these shots were taken solely under floods with no ambient light available. Whilst grain is inevitably high, these shots were taken without NR settings applied at the higher end ISO. Impressive!

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A slideshow from this game can be found here

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Not a very large copy of the image but it's there neverless

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This picture of Berba is appearing regularly - probably because of who he's standing next to!

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Vikings

Went to the rushbearing at Hare Hill Park in Littleborough today and there were some Viking re-enactment fighters. Well worth a watch and good fun.

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This photograph  is to be found on the link below. Purely unplanned walk through Manchester city centre and came across the band playing.

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Chadderton v Runcorn Town

First friendly of the year heralding the start of the new season peering over the horizon. Can't wait.

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A slideshow from this game can be found here

Chadderton FC Pre-Season training

As we get nearer the start of the season, pre-season training gets under way. Friendlies start this weekend and the season in early August. Try here to show the variety of activities undertaken at Chadderton.

More photos from pre-season training can be found here
A slideshow from pre-season training can be found here

Poppies and Thistles

As we gear up for the start of the footy season (pre-season training soon), had a walk along the roadside the other day and came across this field with a fantastic display of field poppies and thistles. Hope you enjoy them.

IGLFA Day 2

Are here. I'm absolutely knackered now but I think it's been worth it. Also have to say what a friendly group they were - really pleasant to work with.

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A slideshow from today can be found here

IGLFA Manchester Competition, Day 1

The competition is in Manchester at the moment and it's a fantastic solid two days of football, 11-a-side and 6-a-side. Non-stop footy! Great. There's a load of photos so they've been split into two sections.

Part 1 of photos from day 1 can be found here

A slideshow from part 1 day 1 can be found here

Part 2 of photos from Day 1 can be found here
A slideshow from part 2 day 1 can be found here

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More published work. Unfortunately this time the language isn't English so I can't read it, and it's a report on the Champions League Final. The photograph is also an old one taken outside Old Trafford about three years ago, but I suppose it illustrates well.

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Non League day 2011

A fantastic idea from 2010 when people were encouraged to get to a non-league game. Think the Premier League will not be happening on this day so footy fans will need to look somewhere else for their fix. Whilst non-league fixtures won't have been published yet, the day can be reserved now! So all those  premier league followers take the chance to see some non-league. Bookmark the date now.

A link to last years website can be found here 

Manchester United Parade

Wet and cold but a great day at United's  parade through the city with their 19th league title. Just stood at the roadside and took these - great atmosphere, hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them.

United's 19th title

I gave up my season ticket when the Glazers took over at Old Trafford, but United will always be my team – you can’t just switch off nearly 50 years of support. So it was a pleasure to get some shots at Old Trafford today at the Blackpool game, where United celebrated their 19^th title. 

I liked the way they've decorated the front of the stadium, with Sir Matt looking suitably impressed with the 19th title

As usual the flags were flying

Green and Gold was very much in evidence

But this guy was fantastic - seen in town before the game started. What a star!