Day 214 - Tuesday 30 November

Blind. The window in my room only has an old broken venetian blind which doesn't keep the light out. A previous occupant of the room hung a blue army issue duvet cover over the window, some time ago judging by the amount of dust on it! The sunlight shining through the blind makes an interesting pattern though...

Day 213 - Monday 29 November 2010

Mercedes Benz. Two of the clapped out old busses that transfer passengers between the airport, Camp Roberts and Cambridge lines...

Day 212 - Sunday 28 November 2010

Life beyond. Proof this place isn't entirely desert! There are some trees growing, these ones outside the boundary fence are just visible over the top of the inevitable blast walls...

Note...

It's been quite a busy and difficult week as I try to get to grips with my new job and sort out a decent internet connection to upload my pictures!  My posts may still be a little late in future but I'll still be taking that daily picture and  hopefully I'll not have such a big backlog to post.

I know there are many of you following my blog and I'd like to thank you for your interest and continuing support.  It means a lot to me.

Day 211 - Saturday 27 November 2010

Walkway. One of the many plastic honeycomb walkways around the Passenger Handling Facility (PHF) where I'm working...

Day 210 - Friday 26 November 2010

Blocks. I'm remembering to take the camera to work now! This is a detail shot of the breeze blocks that make up the blast walls in the passenger arrivals tent at Kandahar airport...

Day 209 - Thursday 25 November 2010

Bedspace. Another busy day! This is me crashed out in the bedspace where I'll be spending the next six months...

Day 208 - Wednesday 24 November 2010

Foot. A ong and very busy day as I start the take over of my new job! Too tired to go out and take a picture so this is one taken looking up from my bed at the bunk above. It's a view of the foot pad on the bottom of my kit bag through the mesh of the top bunk base...

Day 207 - Tuesday 23 November 2010

Exits. Side exit doors to the Heroes cinema/gym complex in Cambridge Lines...

Day 206 - Monday 22 November 2010

The Shadows. Sat outside the Heroes NAFFI complex in Cambridge Lines drinking coffee with friends as the sun sets, I noticed these shadows on one of the concrete blast walls...

Day 205 - Sunday 21 November 2010

Mountains. Another one from the flight. Not sure which mountain range this is but they were very photogenic...

Day 204 - Saturday 20 November 2010

No Step. An emotional day today, my last day at home before leaving for a 6 month stint working abroad. Didn't have time to take a picture so here is a detail shot of the wing of the aircraft I flew out on Sunday morning...

Day 203 - Friday 19 November 2010

Brum. It had to be done! When in Birmingham, risk a confrontation with over zelous security guards to take a picture of the Selfridges building :D Taken during a rare view of blue sky on a day that has been mostly foggy...

...Orange SPV-E650 mobile phone. Exposure unknown

Day 202 - Thursday 18 November 2010

Low Light. A picture taken for the PhotoPortal forum monthly competition. The theme is 'Low Light' so rather than submit one taken in low light I thought I'd run with a play on words...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/25 @ 4, ISO 100

Day 201 - Wednesday 17 November 2010

Left hand. Debs relaxing with her left hand resting on the arm of her chair...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/3 @ 4, ISO 800

Day 200 - Tuesday 16 November 2010

Snuffed. Not a unique picture, I've seen it done before but I wanted to give it a go myself...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/80 @ 3.5, ISO 400

Day 199 - Monday 15 November 2010

Judges award. Just got my copy of Havant Camers Club's 40th National Open Exhibition catalogue. I entered some images but didn't get anywhere :( so my name doesn't appear. There is a familiar name though... well done Tanya :)

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/20 @ 3.5, ISO 200

Day 198 - Sunday 14 November 2010

Red hat. A garish cowboy hat Evan brought home...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/8 @ 3.2, ISO 200

Day 197 - Saturday 13 November 2010

No CFC's. The inside of a polystyrene cup full of water...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/60 @ 2.8, ISO 200

Day 196 - Friday 12 November 2010

Shower valve. Oh no! It's the plumbing again! This is the mixer valve controlling the temperature of 7 showers in the accomodation block...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/80 @ 3.2, ISO 200

Day 195 - Thursday 11 November 2010

Autumn. A leaf stuck to the car windscreen in heavy rain, backlit by a street light...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/20 @ f6.3, ISO 400

Day 194 - Wednesday 10 November 2010

XXXB. My daughter's new boyfriend left me a bottle of Batemans XXXB in the fridge for when I got back. I haven't met the lad yet but he's made to a good start...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/8 @ 2.8, ISO 800

Day 193 - Tuesday 09 November 2010

Lips. Back home again one day earkier than expected after nearly two weeks away on an attachment...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/8 @ 4, ISO 800

Day 192 - Monday 08 November 2010

Anti room. Or rather an alcove in the lobby leading to it. The Ante room is where you can sit and drink tea & coffee and read the daily newspapers. All very civilised...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/2 @ 2.8, ISO 800

Day 191 - Sunday 07 November 2010

Gutter. Another "view from the window" shot, this one is from a landing window overlooking the cookhouse roof...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/40 @ f4, ISO 200

Day 190 - Saturday 06 November 2010

Creeper. Another view from the window of my room in the mess, this time looking left at the wall of the first floor utitility room...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/40 @ f4, ISO 200

Day 189 - Friday 05 November 2010

Raindrops. Woke up at lunchtime after the first night shift to find it was raining. A view of the mess carpark from my room window...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/400 @ f4, ISO 200

Day 188 - Thursday 04 November 2010

Brass. Another day, another bed space! There's a reason we're called Movers :) This is the brass plate on the wall outside the mess I'll hopefully be staying in till next Wednesday...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/40 @ f2.8, ISO 200

Day 187 - Wednesday 03 November 2010

Valve. If time runs out - shoot the plumbing! Long, tiring but very productive day of training in Bicester. Late back to the Barracks so only a rushed shot of an isolating valve in the accommodation block today...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/20 @ f4, ISO 200

Day 186 - Tuesday 02 November 2010

Rad valve. We keep moving accomodation! I'm now in my second bedspace in three nights and will move again on Thursday! My current bed is right up against this old radiator! I hope it doesn't get too hot tonight...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/5 @ f3.2, ISO 800

Day 185 - Monday 01 November 2010

Gym window. Autumn has definitely arrived! The camp I'm staying on this time has loads of trees which are shedding leaves like its going out of fasion. Were almost knee deep in them! This is a view from one of the gymnasium windows...

...Sony V1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar 7-28 f2.8-4, 1/25 @ f5, ISO 200