Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

On the 27th October 2013 much of the UK was battered by Storm St Jude. I travelled to Cornwall to witness the storm as it made landfall on the Cornish coast. High waves and strong winds battered the coastline and the lighthouse at Godrevey as the storm approached. Despite the epic scene a small Kestrel hovered in front of me its head and eyes fixed on its prey below whist it expertly used its wings to steady itself against the gale force wind that made my attempts to stay stood upright look futile in comparison. I later moved on to Newquay and the famous Cribbar wave which like a monster rose from sea and smashed into the rocks below, as the wind speed increased we set off for home. images follow

My film features various cycling teams as they prepare for and race stage 4 of the 2013 Tour Of Britain bike race from Stoke-on-Trent to Llanberis. We begin with the bikes being set up for racing before following them as they pass under fla mme rouge (A red flag displayed with one kilometre remaining from the finish line of a race) before passing the Snowdon Mountain Railway station in Llanberis and on to the finish line in the Welsh town. After the race we follow the riders and the teams as the wash the bikes down ready to race stage 5 the next day.

In the second of my films from The 2013 Victory Show I take a look at the aircraft displays at that help to make it one of the biggest WW2 events in the UK. The air show featured many vintage aircraft such as the Carolyn Grace Spitfire ML407 and the Trig Aerobatics Team, Also making an appearance where the Royal Air Force Acrobatic team The Red Arrows with the weekends flying concluding with a ground shaking display of speed and power from the Eurofighter typhoon. The Victory Show now in its 8th year features a battle re-enactment a large selection of living history displays and an air show.  Victory Show 2013 Tents & Tanks - My First film from the 2013 show

The Victory Show now in its 8th year features a battle re-enactment a large selection of living history displays and an air show. In the first of my films from the 2013 show I take a look at the static displays and the military vehicles that play a big part in making The Victory Show one of the biggest WW2 events in the UK.

My short film features a selection of Surfing & BMX action from the 2013 Boardmasters Surf Festival at Fistrel beach in Newquay Cornwall. The annual Boardmasters event combines Surf, Skate & BMX competitions at Fistral Beach which is well known as the home of the British surfing, the event also features a Surf Retail Village offering various apparel from leading brands such as Quicksilver, Fat Face, Oakley and more. Photos follow

The Salcombe Town Regatta is held yearly in the small town of Salcombe in Devon famed for its local crab and popular with holiday makers. The week long town regatta includes many traditional seaside events such as a sandcastle competition, spot the bloomer and a very popular firework display usually on the penultimate day of the event. My video (filmed from South Sands beach just outside the town) affords the viewer an alternative angle on the 2013 display with Salcombe castle silhouetted against the bright colours of the display.

  My Video features the unique scenes on The Snowdon Mountain Railway yesterday after heavy springtime snowfall had caused the initial closure of the line. The Railway`s staff have worked hard to cut through the huge snowdrifts and get the line operational again leaving deep snow lined corridors for the trains to pass through and creating spectacular scenes rare to Springtime in the UK.

My short film following one person (my Dad) as he attempts to windsurf in high waves and sub zero temperatures at South Sands beach in Salcombe Devon. The wind was blowing and as much of the country shivered in sub zero temperatures and several inches of snow Windsurfer Mike Spencer of Leicester set out to conquer the waves of the South Sands beach in Salcombe South Devon.

Next Game Poster Advertising the BBL Cup Final at the Birmingham NIA Special edition poster featuring the team receiving the cup after winning the game An update to the design of my previous next game posters (see previous post) for the Leicester Riders Basketball team. Changes include a new typeface and layout with a greater emphasis on team logos, whilst at the same time retaining a number of visual elements of the posters they replace.