Photograph by
Edwin "Boots" Baker
The above photograph was taken in 1994, but I don't
think I've changed that much since then (Ok, there may be
some more gray in the beard ...). Contrary to what some
people assume, I am male (Helge is a fairly common man's name
in Norway). I am a Norwegian national, but I have been living
in Aberdeen, Scotland since 1997. I have also lived in Japan for
2 years (1994 to 1996). I was born in 1955, which
I suppose makes me "middle-aged". I am single, and I have no
children.
Ye
Goode Olde Days...
I
have been active on internet since 1989 or thereabouts. Most of my
contributions from the early years have gone to the eternal bit-bucket
in the sky, but I was somewhat surprised to find that somebody had
archived one of my
earliest
contributions, which was on that eternal issue of lutefisk, and can be
found
here.
Photography
Photography
has been a hobby of mine for more than 30 years, and even though my
activity has varied over the years, I have always been taking
photographs since I first caught the bug in 1970. There was a time in
my life when I considered making a
career of it, and I have tried my hand at professional photography at
times in the past. However, I decided that it was not for me, and it is
a decision I have not regretted.
I aim to show some of my photography on this site. At the moment, the
selection will be somewhat erratic, and will depend on what I have
available in digital form. Obviously, the bulk of my earlier work has
been recorded on film, and the negatives will have to be scanned before
I can put them on my website. As of the moment, only a very small
fraction of my film archive has been scanned, and since it is a tedious
and time-consuming process, the collection of scanned images will only
grow slowly. For the last couple of years, most of my photography has
been digital, and I will make some more pages available soon.
The first little bit is from my time in Japan, and can be found here at
this
page.
Social
Photography
Photography
also has a
social
side which I have come to respect. Some of my social photographs can be
found using the links below:
Aberdeen, Grampian and Northern Isles CAMRA
I
am an active member of the local branch of the
Campaign for Real Ale (Camra). The branch web-page can be found here.
The branch arranges some social
events. I brought a camera on a trip in
May 2003, when we visited the Black Isle, Isle of Skye and
Atlas Breweries in the North and West of Scotland.
Some
pictures from this trip.
The
branch arranges a yearly
beer festival in Aberdeen the first week-end of November each year.
Images
from the 2004 festival can be found at
Aberdeen
& North East Beer Festival 2004..
Some some more images
from the 2005 festival can be found at
Aberdeen
& North East Beer Festival 2005..
The branch Pub of
the Year for
2005 is the Redgarth in Oldmeldrum. There are some pictures from the
presentation of the diploma here.
rec.photo.marketplace.*
reorganisation
For those of you who know what usenet is about - some years ago,
I was the proponent for the rec.photo.marketplace.*
reorganisation. I have placed a few relevant documents including
the charters at
http://www.hnareid.me.uk/
Contact
details
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Minor update 8th May 2006 - Helge Nareid
