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A little bit of fun I devised to give the photo above some context: None of my generation could remember how many years had passed since they had arrived: some said it must be 20; some thought at least 30; but the vast majority simply did not know. Long enough certainly to have destroyed what had once been a thriving and successful society and long enough to have killed millions in an act of unprecedented intergalactic genocide, but not long enough to have completed whatever evil pur…

Pay attention at the back ... Just realised the other day that an ipernity milestone has passed me by almost unnoticed: my photostream, which was started after the great flickr debacle last year, has achieved over 20,000 visits! Now I appreciate that those are not single unique visitors, but merely the number of hits. However, I still think that's mighty impressive especially when you think that many that came across from flickr migrated back there saying that ipernity was too qui…

Struggling to keep up to date ... As you may know, if you're a regular visitor to my photostream, I'm one of the many that migrated from flickr last year and putting to one side the fact that my photos here get fewer visitors I have no regrets making the change. I've found ipernity to be a much cleaner, fresher and easier site to navigate. Equally important, I've found it to be a site that my broadband connection can cope with. Yes, there are some things I miss about flickr, not lea…

Albums ... I'm pleased to report that I now have eleven complete albums here on ipernity for you folks to hopefully enjoy. The two most recent ones showcase the York Historic Vehicle Group Rally in 2011 and the Yorkshire Classic Car Show in 2012. As in previous bulletins, simply click on the album covers below to view the complete set of images now online. Groups ... I'm now administering 11 groups here on ipernity. The latest one of my own I…

Visits ... Pleased to see I've now had over 3,000 visits since coming across to ipernity earlier this year! Thanks to everyone who has visited me so far - it really is appreciated. Albums ... Yet another two albums successfully completed, this time to showcase the photos I took at the Ripon Spring Classic and Ultimate Dubs both back in 2011. Simply click on the images below to check them out - that's if you've not already done so: Other news .…

Visits ... Just noticed that I've now had over 2,000 visits since coming across to ipernity! So a big thank you to every single person who has taken the time to check out my photos ... it really is appreciated. Albums ... Yet another album successfully moved across from flickr, this time to showcase the photos I took at the VW Festival back in 2010. Click the image below to check it out if you've not already seen it: Groups ... In addition to…

Albums ... I'm pleased to report that I now have six complete albums here on ipernity for you folks to hopefully enjoy. Simply click on any of the album covers below to view the complete set of images now online. Groups ... These were always an important part of my life on flickr and I'm trying to contribute to as many as I can here on ipernity. I've even set up a few of my own where I've believed there to be a ga…

So far, so good ... Been busy this last couple of days moving things across from flickr. I've created a new complete album, which reflects the sights I saw whilst visiting a local Lancia Delta specialist here in North Yorkshire. The album is called Walkers - South Otterington and it can be viewed in full by simply by clicking the link or the album cover below. I've also started two other albums: Ripon Autumn Classic 2012 and Ripon Spring Classic 2013 .…

Oh so ever, slowly ... Well it's taken me a while, but I'm finally getting around to putting some photos onto ipernity and clearing out my flickr site. I began though with giving myself a makeover, same name but with a new logo which I'm really pleased with ... I began by setting out the name in dozens of different fonts, but ended up coming back to the one I'd used before. The main change to what I used to have is the introduction of the 'ty…

Much as I've tried to like the new look Flickr, I'm afraid I can't. For me it's far too messy, not at all intuitive and way too slow. Now I'm sure in time I'd get used to the new buttons and how to do what used to come naturally, but it would still look a mess and still be slow. So, having looked at the various options available I've decided ipernity is where I want to set up my new home. It might take me a while to get everything sorted, but hopefully over the next couple of month…