Sussex Air Ambulance
Last Weekend I managed to get a chance to take a trip up to Dunsfold to take some photos for the Sussex Air Ambulance.
The Sussex Air Ambulance responds rapidly to 999 calls with a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), serving the people who live, work or travel through the counties of East and West Sussex.
Their highly skilled team of Doctors, Paramedics and Nurses can arrive at the scene of most emergencies anywhere in Sussex within 15 minutes to provide swift medical intervention.
Patients can be transferred by air, fast and unhindered to an appropriate major hospital of specialist unit, dramatically improving chances of survival and a speedy recovery.
Please support the fantastic work they do by Donating Now.
Don't forget to take a trip to Dunsfold yourself on the 11th of July for the Air Ambulance Open Day to meet the crew, have a look around the helicopter and even meet some Daleks and Storm Troopers!
The Sussex Air Ambulance approaches its base at Dunsfold.
The Sussex Air Ambulance lands at its base at Dunsfold, with the Paranedic giving the camera a wave.
Here The Sussex Air Ambulance hovers overhead, the Doctor is attached to a harness inside the helicopter and is surveying the scene before the helicopter lands.
The Sussex Air Ambulance hovers behind the Fast Response Car which the crew use when the helicopter is unavailable.
Use A Filter
Whilst not strictly a Photo Lab tip, this is a photographic tip in general and does come in useful as I found at the Shoreham Airshow Press Day when juggling with my cameras I managed to drop one....
Thankfully because it had a UV filter over the lens I only have to buy a replacement filter and not a replacement lens! UV and clear filters can be used for this exact reason, they also help with keeping your lenses clean and intact as you only have to clean the filter and avoid scratching the surface of the lens.
Of course there are always arguments for and against, Wikipedia has more on the subject.
Volkswagen Golf GTI is Virtually Here
Every young boy in the country knows the joy of owning their own Scalextric set, inviting your friends over to race your best cars against your friends best offers, with all the add-ons and different layouts that you could muster and inevitably someone's car would come flying off the track and smash into something expensive. Unfortunately for most of us those halcyon days are over, however Volkswagen is here to help!
Ahead of the UK launch of the new Golf GTI on May 22, Volkswagen has constructed a Scalextric track on an epic scale inside a hangar to lend armchair (or office chair) enthusiasts the chance to race the new hot hatch online and against the clock.
The track is the work of a team of 60 modellers and features over 200 scale buildings in a space occupying 25ft by 30ft. It forms the basis for the ‘GTI Project’, a new online game through which you can control the 1:43 scale Golf GTI as it negotiates the hairpins, straights and narrow bridges that make up the track. Along the way you can learn more about the new Golf GTI, from its new 2.0-litre TSI engine to the advanced six-speed DSG gearbox, colours, trims and performance information. In addition you can order a brochure or even book a test drive.
For those who are particularly competitive if you set a particularly fast time you can be entered into a prize draw to stand the chance to win a drive in a Golf GTI for 3 months.
Normal Service will be Resumed Shortly
For the past week I have been migrating my website to a new server. A seemingly easy task, but fraught with traps, which I seem to have been falling into all the time. But it has been done now, so I will be resuming normal service tomorrow morning.