Last on the Card – May 2023

by 2e0mca on June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Start of a new month and time to enter Brian’s Last on the card challenge😎

The Canon EOS5D mkIII had its last outing on May 5th for the Wingate & Finchley Youth Awards – It was also my last footie job for the 22/23 season. At the end of photographing the various award winners, Johnny – our senior youth coach, asked me to take this a group photo…

…Cue some banter – “That’s not a Wingate shirt” 😂 The young man (one of our youth players) has been signed up by the Crystal Palace youth academy – now that’s what it’s all about😎👍

On the Moto g50 we have a shot taken in Chipping Barnet on the day I went to get some new walking boots from Millets. This is a typically mobile phone wide-angle shot looking towards St John the Baptist Church…

…It was a good day out as I met one of my trainee photographers in Millets where he has got himself a job and he was able to sell me a nice pair of boots😂👍

Another of those ‘end of a great spotting day out’ shots for the FujiFilm X-pro2…

…Comfrey with an attendant Bee taken in Brent Park.

All shots as taken – just resized for the web.

Last on the Card – April 2023

by 2e0mca on May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

Happy May Day everyone 😎 Time to join Brian’s Last on the Card Challenge👍

I think we’ll do these in chronological order…

Canon EOS 7D mkII – These days this camera only gets used when I need a flash. The shot was taken on April 15th at the Wingate & Finchley’s Annual Awards Night. Sam makes his acceptance speech for Club Player of the Season…

Moving on to the Canon EOS 5D mkIII – This shot was taken on the way home from our last match of the season on April 22nd. 377624 arriving at Carshalton…

Next we have the Moto g50 – Taken during my latest Freedom Pass Project trip on 28th April. This is the Olympic Village from outside Stratford International DLR station…

Lastly, it’s the turn of the FujiFilm X-Pro2 – This shot was taken on 29th April during a local walk. Metroline DEM1357 on the 382 route at the junction of Squires Lane and Long Lane. Unusually, it’s turning round at Finchley Central…

All shots are as taken – just resized for the internet.

CMMC – March Alphabet Two E’s

by 2e0mca on March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

Two E’s in a word – that’s got the brain cell running. All to often I don’t even realise a word has 2 e’s – they sort of like to hide behind the consonants and pretend they’re not there. But I’m sure we’ll come up with something for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge😎👍

Let’s begin with a very old shot of a coach belonging to respected Scottish operator, Hutchison’s of Overton…

…It’s one of their ‘Executive’ fleet and it’s an AEC Reliance 😎

Now a shot taken on Monday this week…

The Thames from Battersea Railway Bridge

…It’s a view of the River Thames at Battersea – taken from Battersea Railway Bridge looking towards Battersea Bridge. The building on the right of shot beside St. Mary’s Church is the Montevetro Building – luxury apartments. On a historic note, the Battersea Railway bridge I’ve taken this shot from was known as the Cremorne Bridge.

Preserved – Something maintained in its original or existing state: 35028 ‘Clan Line’…