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These are the speaking notes from the talk I gave to the British Computer Society/Chartered Institute for IT at the end of January 2010.

These are the slides from the talk I gave to the British Computer Society/Chartered Institute for IT at the end of January 2010.

Beach Huts on the Warren, originally uploaded by jamesmb.

Beach huts are brilliant. Completely odd but brilliant!

The beach huts at Dawlish Warren are wonderfully colourful and well kept. Here are a few of them.

Just a seagull, originally uploaded by jamesmb.

People don’t like seagulls. Mainly because there are a lot of them.

There are a lot of people too.

So it’s ying and yang, innit?

This week, I’d like you to pick a few of these people for your #followfriday

These are the fab people who have voted for me in the Shorty Awards. Thank you so much for taking the time to do it.  I really genuinely appreciate it!

Voting closes at noon EST (about 5pm GMT) on Friday 5 February 2010.

To vote @jamesmb, go here!

Thank you!

@WildlifePhotog @jonathanalder @tashhowlett @hgholt @beelarge @jackiedawks @fullmetalannie @orviwan @lomhlaba @rosamundi @treypennington @vinnie110 @nicktadd @kate_day @tlwh @f2point4 @britt_w @headlinesnews @paulseys @plinkk @robworkman @littlejason @martinrothwell @i_legal @phillprice @westernrunner @alpenwest @louisehector @gemmawest @hostgatorcalc @KristenSousa @BudgieUK @ohshutupplease @gordonch @candy_l @revellresearch @imascientist @technex @pjsphotography @stephen_gibbons @clarewhiston @stewchambers @traceyct @elbarisic @blabers @morehavoc @samstables @carly_whyborn @vrean @ilicco @mattyoungdj @nanoamp @drgemini86 @scottgould @ed_oldfield

Oil Freight Train, originally uploaded by jamesmb.

This is a picture of a freight train carrying oil or petrol. Each tanker is marked with Esso’s details.

But that’s not why I like this picture. I like it because it was dark, I took it without a flash, set the shutter speed manually and also set the exposure bias myself. The colours have come out, the light’s not too shabby and I don’t think the composition is that bad either. It is difficult to explain but it feels a bit like I took this picture!