OK, so 2008 was a bit of a soggy tissue, so to speak. Looking on the bright side i've got a 1Dmkii, old style black Macbook and got the chance to shoot Elton John (not like that...) and saw a shedload of bike racing.

In the meantime, i'm jobhunting for the 3rd time in 12 months - the company I was working for went into liquidation before the store officially opened. The recession just gets worse for a lot of us, eh?

This means i've got plenty of time to play with the camera, play on the xbox, do some weights/punchbag/road cycling and on top of that i'm learning to drive. It's about time I got a license for four wheels! As well as this, I might have the chance to shoot the racing from in front of the fences this coming season, but it's only a slight possibility so i'm not holding my breath...

As you can see from my last couple of shots, i've bought a light tent (about a tenner on fleabay) and made a ringflash adapter for my flash unit. I'll be experimenting with some more macro/flash/still life. Ideally I could do with the 105mm Sigma macro to really sort out the macro shots, but you could guess that I can't pull almost £200 from behind the sofa right now...

Anyway, enough of my sorrows. I hope the festive period was kind to you all and that 2009 will bring you plenty of luck and inspiration in equal measures.