..I have some film shots back. Yes, it really took me 5 months to finish off that roll. Shame on me. Here are a few.
All Superia 200 – Nikon EM
It’s the Haw again! This is him on Remembrance Sunday, having a quiet moment to himself. I approached him to say hello and he nodded and smiled, but I left him alone. He probably thinks I’m stalking him.
Taken on the same day in the Field Of Remembrance, where crosses were laid in memory of those who died in the war.
Squirrels are so cute.
They don’t love me like they love him though.
This shot confused me when I saw it – it was meant to be of the CCTV cams but it looks like it’s been double exposed. Then I realised that the train is in fact in the reflection of the window. It was pitch black outside hence the strong reflection, which I wasn’t expecting! Anyway it probably doesn’t look so great but I liked how it turned out kind of abstract.
On the Tube..nothing special. Street-type shots should really be in b&w.
Craig still doesn’t know how to tie a tie so Gill had to do it for him. He also hates having his picture taken. He’s not photogenic he says. I have to agree. 
He took a shot of me which was completely out of focus. He said it did it purposely as the blur makes my complexion look better 
It’s sad when you want to finish off a roll and have nothing to take pictures of but yourself.
There’s a narcissist in all of us.
More shots to come..
In other news, all the way over in San Francisco, Mr. pr3d4t0r saw this car and chased it
to get a shot for me 
In case you don’t know, my IRC name is ‘censored’. I so want that number plate.
Oh, and if you haven’t seen Spike Lee’s documentary on Hurricane Katrina – When The Levees Broke – you really should try to. It’s probably the best documentary I’ve ever seen. It’s filmed in such a poignant way..well, you just have to see it. Brilliant stuff.
Global Day for Darfur – 10th December ’06
International Human Rights day was this year marked by worldwide protests at the ongoing human rights violations in the Sudanese region of Darfur.
The Global Day for Darfur focused on the widescale rape and sexual violence that has been perpetrated in this conflict.
Here in London, people first gathered near the Sudanese Embassy.
This guy was using his own blood on a placard of Sudan’s president, Omar Hasan al-Bashir.
I don’t think this idea worked as I wanted it to – you can’t really tell those are protestors in the reflection but I tried! At least 3 of the other camera crew people came to this area after I did, to try out the same thing ¬__¬ copy cats. Wonder if their shots turned out any better!
We then proceeded towards Downing Street.
I’m not sure who this woman was, but she reminded me of Michael Jackson 
The girl on the left was great – really animated and loud.
Opposite Downing Street..
..they gave out rape alarms to people to let off simultaneously at midday to have a ‘minute’s noise’.
This was meant to represent the call for the international public to stop the mass rape of women and girls in Darfur.
They gave out earplugs as well to protect us from the noise.
These policemen were going for the subtle look.
BBC London presenter..whatever her name is
This was a pretty good protest, although it was a bit ironic that there weren’t many women in the crowd. I haven’t been to a dynamic one like this in quite a while – there was a good atmosphere and the protestors definitely made their voice heard. This wasn’t reflected in the media though.
The event wasn’t given much publicity at all. There was a BBC and Sky News crew present for a bit, but I don’t think much coverage was given, if at all.
It’s a shame really. People actively try to raise awareness on important issues of this sort, but their pleas often go unheard. If this protest had been related to Iraq, the media coverage would have been much more widespread.
Today the London Metro had nothing on the story, and the London Paper featured one measley shot with a tiny caption.
More info here.
