European Otter (Lutra lutra) swimming underwater

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A new image taken yesterday, showing a European Otter swimming underwater.

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Ornithology

Some birds I’ve been photographing. The album will be uploaded on a regular basis

Ornithology.

Experimenting with a new lens.

I’ve always wanted to be able to photograph birds and other wildlife, close up and capture there detail.

Recently I’ve acquired a new lens for both my Canon and my Sony D-SLR’s.

Getting cold was worth it, here’s a couple of the resulting images, what do you think?

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Midhurst Zumbathon 2013, In Aid Of Macmillan Cancer Support

On February the 3rd 2013, I was asked to Photograph the annual Zumbathon event held at the Jon Barrott Sports hall at The Midhurst Rother College, West Sussex.

The annual event was held in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, and it invites the most enthusiastic Zumba enthusiasts to keep going non-stop for three hours.

MORE than 100 men, women and children, slid, skipped, twisted, turned, swung and tapped their toes through the continuous hours of Zumba dancing, with a grand title so far of £2702 being raised, Midhurst’s Macmillan Cancer Support.

 Organised by Maddie Hathaway who works at Midhurst Rother College, the Zumbathon took place in the school’s Jon Barrott Sports Hall which was lent for free by the college for the fundraiser, Southern Water donated water bottles to those taking part.

The climbing wall was also in use, with ‘have a go’ sessions, for participants and their families and raised more than £100.

An excellent day was had by all and raised a fabulous amount of money for an excellent cause.

Below is a small gallery, showing a some imagery from the day.

I look forward to hopefully being a part of next years event.

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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Launch MP4-28

Formula 1.

Yesterday (31st January 2013) marked the official unveiling of The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes’ 2013 Formula 1 car. The MP4-28.

The reveal of the 2013 challenger, coincided nicely with McLaren’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Prior to the launch of the MP4-28, there was a spectacular parade of classical racing machinery driving around the McLaren Technology Centres Perimeter. The spectacul brought back to life a handful of race and championship winning cars spread across the decades, displaying unbelievable heritage, and a style which only McLaren, are capable of.

The highlight of the parade for me personally was the pleasure of hearing and seeing Ayrton Senna’s all conquering 1988 MP4/4, approaching the factory and ultimately driving right past where I was standing inside the auditorium, to the sound of rapturous applause – giving the distinct sense that there isn’t a day that goes by where the great man isn’t thought of!

MP4-28

As Jenson Button, and Sergio Perez peeled away the cover, at first it seemed like I and everyone else, were staring at the MP4-27, and it is true, the new car does bare some outward similarities to that of the 2012 car, however, a confident Jenson Button stated that “under the skin, this is so, so different”, he also went onto say that the team have fixed a lot of the reliability issues which they struggled with last year.

McLaren say that the MP4-28 is the culmination of all they have achieved over the last 50 years, inspired by those 50 years’ experience, expertise and passion.

The car itself has a striking resemblance to its predecessor, a seven time race winning car across the season. The MP4-28 is simply a refinement, which has seen minor developments in key areas, on an already successful chassis.

MP4-28 Side Pod

The day itself was a great experience, an experience I hope to share with McLaren again next year, as well as exciting moments throughout the course of the 2013 season.

Simply by being at the MTC for a handful of hours, I got real sense of excitement, confidence, and above all, drive for success, which is only affirmed by the new car, and its developments on it.

MP4-28 Front Wing

I personally have always seen the McLaren Mercedes as the best looking car on the grid, and have done now since the change in livery back in 2006, where the introduction of the silver and rocket red was first seen, and this car has done little to change that. That said, there are still a number of teams to launch their 2013 challengers.

I am also hoping that last years unsightly ‘platypus’ noses are a thing of the past, especially thanks to the vanity panel, which McLaren have used, giving the nose a more conventional look, hopefully other teams do the same! It doesn’t seem like the car has given away to many design secrets,  and like Lotus the McLaren team opted to keep their launch side pods and spec wings to the track.

Both Jenson Button and Sergio Perez were present at the unveiling, and both expressed confidence in that the car can deliver.

Jenson Button, Sergio Perez & The MP4-28

The MP4-27 was certainly good enough, but for reliability issues which seemingly ended any sort of real title challenge, hopefully, those problems are behind the team, and with a bit of luck, the McLaren boys can show the speed they were showign towards the end of last year, and ultimately where they left off in Brazil.

So the new McLaren MP4-28 has arrived, and is ready to take it’s place on the 2013 grid, amongst the likes of Redbull Racing, Scuderia Ferrari, and the Silver Arrows.

I for one, can’t wait!

- Dan -

Other imagery from the day, can be seen in the Formula 1 page on this site.

All Imagery obtained from the day is copyrighted to DanielCraigPhotographic 2013

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All you have to do is LIKE this photo on the page, AS WELL liking the page itself!

The draw will be made in a weeks time, out of the ‘likes’, THREE will be picked, and have a choosing of the photo they would like.

Good Luck! | Dan

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We havent posted in a while!

Sorry we havent posted in a while! Things have been so hectic, that said, it is our new years resolution to post more regularly, and to get new imagery uploaded!

As I type, images are being edited and water marked, suitable for web viewing.

All the best for 2013, and we look forward to sharing work with you

Dan

The Olympic Torch Visits My Home Town!

So, with a little over 9 days to go now, the big opening ceremony of our Olympic Games, is almost upon us, an occasion four years in the making, an occasion I think  will be absolutely amazing!

Yes, there’s been issues recently with G4S providing well below the amount of security they promised, and the initial headache of the athletes lane on the M4, but this England, if there weren’t any ‘Hiccups’ as Boris put it, then people would be worried, surely it’s only natural for teething trouble to occur in such a prestigious event.

I for one, cannot wait for the world’s greatest sporting event on the planet to kick off in our capital, and only a stones throw from where I live.

This brings me onto Monday 16th July 2012, where at roughly 10.27am, the Olympic Torch Relay came through my home town of Petworth. A truly memorable moment, a great day, even with the damp weather throughout the morning. It was great to experience, arguably a once in a life time opportunity with the local community, many of whom I have grown up with, a community where I have lived a large chunk of my life.

Successfully, I feel serving to heighten the already heigh levels of excitement and anticipation of the impending London 2012 Olympic Games, Britain – it’s time to shine!

I leave a selection of images from the day, there will be more added in tab soon, alternatively DanielCraigPhotographic on Facebook has an album from the day there.

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