A portrait and some old motorbikes

In my last post I promised that I’d upload some photos of the English towns we’ve visited so far during our time in the UK. While photos of London, Oxford and Cambridge are coming - okay so it’s probably a stretch to class London as a ‘town’ - I’ve been busy trying to get some of my last pieces of uni assessment over and done with. Definitely not the most exciting way to spend my time when I’m in a new country!

So instead I’ve decided put up a few other photos that I’ve taken. Now You may have noticed that most of my photos are of nice scenery (such as Scottish Lochs) or fancy buildings, well one of my aims is to branch out and take more photos of people. Rupert was nice enough to be the test dummy for my first attempt. In this photo he is actually laying down on the bed (twist your head right and you might see what I mean). We improvised on the lighting by using a MAGLITE torch with a t-shirt thrown over the end to diffuse the light (I’m still reading the manual for my flash to work out exactly how to use it!). In the end I’m just happy I got a photo that is worth keeping (even if he does look slightly evil).


These other photos were taken at the British National Motorcycle Museum in Bickenhill, England - you can check out the full gallery here. This place has a HEAP of old British motorbikes. Rupert had a great time looking at all the bikes and as much as I like old motorbikes, I was glad I had my camera with me to keep me occupied while he wandered through. The first photo below is the engine of a three wheeled car from 1934 (not sure what it was doing at the MOTORBIKE museum?), while the photo underneath is a badge from a 1961 Norton.





I’ll finish with two Triumph motorcycles, one is a prototype that never got sold commercially while the Bonneville underneath is still very popular today. For those of you that aren’t into motorbikes, I really hope you can still appreciate the uniqueness of some of these bikes, especially in today’s world of plastic and fibre glass – otherwise, at least they make a change from my usual landscape photos!

Thanks again for looking and please feel free to leave any comments below or on any of the photos on the Sun-and-Snow webpage.