After the ents finished at Mary's Midsummer Ball around 2:30am, I went up to the nearby Observatory Hill and set up for one of the most amazing experiences ever - watching the sun rise form behind Durham Cathedral! We were lucky with the weather, there was a tiny bit of cloud in an otherwise clear sky. I can definitely see the attraction and why so may people come to this spot to watch the sunrise, if you haven't yet, do it! (Wear plenty of warm clothes though, I was there for two hours from "start to finish")

Apologies for the slight flickering at places, and the lens kept fogging up near the end - something to mitigate next time. 
(remember to watch in HD!)

It's been a very busy summer season, here's what I have been up to over the past couple of months. Thank you to everyone involved in organising these events, really enjoyed them and very glad I got to photograph everyone having a great time and help forge memories!

Last Sunday sports teams from York University Colleges came up to Durham, for the annual College Varsity between the two universities. Fixtures included Lacrosse, Rugby, Badminton, Football, Hockey, Basketball and many more. Thank you to the organisers and everyone involved, what a great day of spectacular performances! 

It was very entertaining watching so many different sports played at a high level in the same day. Truth be told, it was very cold (I believe the appropriate scientific term is "bloody freezing") but I had a good time taking photos for the Palatinate (Durham University's student newspaper - http://www.palatinate.org.uk/). Here are my favourites from the day (full album on my Facebook page can be found here ).

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First off, apologies for writing about the exams and revision etc again, just can't help it. It is the number one priority for many students right now, including myself, hence this blog post (as the ultimate procrastination?). Now lets get to it...

Here is a little "app" that I put together in Excel. It is not the prettiest looking but it is simple and everyone can open it. It has only one function: to help you visualise your revision progress, so you know what needs doing the most. Initially I only did it for my own revision, but then I thought it might be helpful so I thought I would share it here (y)

You can download it right here, just click "Download File" below for the .xlsx spreadsheet file.If you found it helpful, feel free to share with your friends. You could even buy me a drink after exams if you are feeling generous :)

Scroll down a bit for instructions.

Thought I would share a few personal tips that I find useful during revision, or even just work in general.

1) Discouragements from leaving the work station
What I mean is, make it as hard as possible for you to get up to grab some water or food or notes, so that you are sat down, ready to go and some revision would eventually happen! Personally I have my notes spread all over the floor around my desk/chair with bottles of water at the ready so I don't usually need to get up for a couple of hours at a time. (Tie yourself to the chair if needs be, I wouldn't recommend tape, it leaves a right mess)