A short walk from where I live is Warley Woods. I have done a few shoots round the woods and the attached golf course. When the snow came down during December, the golf clubs got put away and the seldges came out. Due to a massive work commitment it took me till Mid Jan to get out and about with the camera ! Please enjoy my winter photographs for 2009 and 2010 !
The above photo 8 photo montage of the from the top end Warley Woods looking away from Birmingham. The water tower would be in the far left section of the photo, Bearwood Highstreet is down to the right corner. It was created using the Photoshop Photomerge tool and Hugin.
These photos are from all over the park . Enjoy.
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago at 11:44 pm. Add a comment
The start of the year i shot a few dates on the “Throat Full of Heart” tour, so it was nice to return to birmingham to shoot the band again. i was hoping to make a few more dates on the tour but i seem to be in demand lately so i have to divide my time up!
Mick Murphy
My Ruin were playing in the smaller Carling Bar Academy than the normal venue, but this was to only heighten the intense vibe that the band are known for. “ready for blood” brought a new experience for me, I took my ear plugs out to feel the full force of the combined voices of Sanctorum, SpeedTheory and Miss B. “ready for blood” was the clear crowd winner and stand out moment from the night.
Full live gallery – Link.
JD - Drummer
Miss B
“One after the other they come, each track an unsubtle battering ram. If you expected a sedative dosed Tairrie B to sound less than lethal following her recovery from a horrific car accident, think again.Raucous punk stoked madness like ‘Slide You The Horn’ and the mighty ‘Dragon Steel’ have the punchy hooks and firepower to simply blow any hurdle out of the way. Elsewhere ‘Religiosity’ and opener ‘Ready for Blood’ slam hard-big ugly noises. My Ruin don’t do things by halves. It’s all or nothing and you’ll either love or hate this fearsome return. We’d bet the former.”
~STEVE BEEBEE/KERRANG MAGAZINE~
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“Most of the screaming vocals on ‘Throat Full Of Heart’ were recorded with Miss B quite literally full of agony, her raw arm bandaged and slung up. The result is more brutal but surprisingly more upbeat than anything My Ruin have ever done before-and that includes the blistering doom vibes of 2005s ‘Brutal Language’. A heavy dose of Southern rock, an unforgiving slab of hardcore and more hard rocking melodies than you can shake a stick at. It’s all testiment to their diverse musical influences which take in just about everyone from KISS to Exodus. For anyone who thought My Ruin were just another generic female fronted metal band, stick ‘Throat Full…” in your player and prepare to be surprised.From the opening thunder of ‘Ready For Blood’ to the sudden ending of ‘Through The Wound’ this band just gets better and better.”
~ NATASHA SCHARF/METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE~
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Posted 1 year, 10 months ago at 9:46 pm. Add a comment
illuminatus – Birmingham,
i caught up with illuminatus getting ready for the Birmingham date of the My Ruin Religiosi Tour . Just after a stunning set, i stole the band away and took the chance to grab some shoots of them. I must say sorry for dragging them outside into to freezing Birmingham night.
illuminatus - Dale End - Birmingham
My advice is to follow this band, i am pretty sure they will be going places fast. The album “THE WRATH OF THE LAMBS…” is out now. (Check out the Myspace link. Link)
Also on the bill was Sanctorum and SpeedTheory
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago at 7:34 pm. 2 comments
