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Moving desks next week apparently. That'll be fun.

He's on the Phone - Saint Etienne

The first ever pop video in (Scots) Gaelic -- it's Runrig with Alba

Rumours of his demise are exaggerated, apparently

It's an extension of the already suitably vague 'material useful to a terrorist' bit the coppers already use when they're bored. Bus timetables are useful to a terrorist but I've yet to see the Stagecoach press office harrassed by British Transport Police. British Journal of Photography

All it needs is Jonathan Davies goingn "bang!" over the top of it. Like it a lot!

In the end, so did I. A Jessops 360AFD and I've had good fun with it so far. Still a long way off really controlling the light properly but even at its most basic it's a great improvement over the pop-up flash. ECT - it's a tremendous lens to have. The version I've had would cost

Had a 24-70 f/2.8 on hire for a couple of days ... here are two shots from it ... I have to post it back now

Coincidentally, also the finest use of a jangly indie song in a decent Tim Firth 90s northern comedy-drama.

Warren Zevon - Mr Bad Example

Triptych for Talk Photography monthly comp Great Grandfather meets Great Grandson

They will be discussed in a BBC Four special.

Just got comp tickets to see the RPO doing Mahler's 9th at the RFH next Wednesday. 85 minutes without a break

I made some cracking posts on here yesterday. Cracking, they were.

How very dare you. There were 800 responses. Two One were was from me. I was very restrained, considering!

The local paper is reporting that following a consultation Transport for London is to increase the number of direct trains from Chesham to London (and back again) from two per day to two per hour.

You shouldn't have shared that shower with them.

Just so you can see I've been using my time productively

A few from Whipsnade Zoo today ...

Very good, Mr Tiger, as ever. I will leave all comments about how classy an aussie Christmas looks to other posters. Anyway, photography-wise, Santa's bulging sack brought forth two items: a years membership of the Photographers' Gallery and some Jessops vouchers which I think will go on this item:

Awful, awful, awful, awful, awful ...

There are far worse versions of Hallelujah out there as a quick skim of YouTube will confirm. I will never forgive you for that link though. Next year's Christmas number one?