Tribute to Peter Huntley

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While I was traipsing off around the countryside to commemorate the anniversary of the death of my dad, one of his former colleagues uploaded to YouTube a video that he originally produced for the UK Bus Awards Presentation Ceremony 2012.

As his son, it felt a little weird for me to be marking the occasion on what: the ninth anniversary of his death? It's not even a nice round number. But clearly I'm not the only one whose mind drifted to my father on 19 February.

Fun fact: this photo - extracted from the video - was originally taken by me:

Full image of Peter Huntley, circa 1985, in a bus depot.
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Peter Huntley, circa 1985, in a bus depot.

My dad's crouching to make sure he's in the frame, because I was less than half his height at this point. The horizon is wonky because I'm crouching too, in order to imitate him, and I've lost my balance. Altogether, I rate this piece of photographic art... umm: not bad for a preschooler?

Maybe I should be asking for royalties! Or at least, using the video as an excuse to springboard my career as a professional photographer.

Full image of YouTube ID badge showing that Chris Cheek has only one subscriber.
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YouTube ID badge showing that Chris Cheek has only one subscriber.

What kind of exposure could I get? Oh.

Well, maybe not then.

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