Hot and Cold

I've been suffering from a nasty cold during this heatwave in Manchester, so unfortunately I've not been so eager to get out and get some good shots, combined with the fact I'm now essentially unemployed and needing to save money too.


However, Business Boom Bolton recently did a little feature on my work that can be found here, following the collaboration I've had with them at The Mancunianist.


I'm currently waiting for my Canon 55-250mm to sell, having sold my 18-55 last week. Then I'm going to get either a Canon 18-200 or Tamron 18-270, I like the sound of the extra reach and the fact the Tamron is physically slightly smaller and lighter but I've read the Canon beats it on focus speed and sharpness, so still undecided....


Today I'm trying to get motivated again which is hard when feeling so worn down and roasted. I've almost finished my Open Uni course but have found out something interesting. Unwittingly, by stopping working and doing this course to give myself a taste of OU learning, I may have exempt myself from the new university fee system as of September. If I decide to start a degree with them this year, I can count my Digital Images course as credit on most of the degrees and thus avoid the new £6k-9k a year fees.

I've yet to learn the full story on this, as I'm not sure how I'd get the finances for it as I'd also be ineligible for the new loans the government are running. I've also yet to decide on a degree to study. I quite like the sound of Philosophy and Psychological Studies BA hons, however their Open Degree leaves a lot more scope to study different modules that interested me. The problem is, with either of these degrees, I'm not entirely clear on what careers might be relevant at the end of it. Plus with it being OU they are designed to be done part-time over around 6 years, where as I feel I'd much rather crack on; but living costs need to b considered too, not to mention travel ambitions....


Anyway, I feel I must upload at least one picture as its yet again been a long time since my last post. Feast your eyes on this. I was wandering near Piccadilly Garden in Manchester when I noticed a swarm of bees living under some unfortunate person's bike basket...

As for the Trans-Siberian or other travel ideas, I'm at somewhat of a dead end. I've not worked up the balls to just go alone, and still found nobody interested. I don't know if it's the right thing to do now I could be beginning studies, but theres many other places I'd like to visit soon too such as Vietnam/SE asia. It's monsoon season soon, that could be fun...