May has been hugely busy and there is still a wedding and a gig to go.
Gypsy Hotel is regular night that has been running for two years. I’ve photographed there many times and love the great atmosphere and varied types you get there. It runs mostly from Barden’s in Dalstons, London. On July the 3rd they have a super sized event running at the Hackney Empire. The organiser of the night, Mr. PR Angel (pictured below) will be headlining with his 9 pieces rock and roll gypsy blues band. Varied acts are running all night and with a capacity of 1400 people its gonna be a rockin night. Check out their links below.
http://www.myspace.com/gypsyhotel
www.gypsyhotel.co.uk
www.myspace.com/theurbanvoodoomachine
www.theurbanvoodoomachine.com
PR
Cristian
Jay and his lovely wife(whose name escapes me but I’ll update)
Jo Whitney, part of the Voodoo machine and another band, The Tropics of Cancer
Crowd
Tropic of Cancer
one of the Dead Brothers
Gary and friend
Joe Whitney
Lady Ane
Lala Morte www.myspace.com/misslallamorte
Dj Scratchy
Jack in the green is a fantastic local festival that attracts visitors and societies from all over England to celebrate the first day of summer. Its a pagan fest and most of Hastings dresses in green. The parade kicks off early and then its to the castle for performances and a few drinks. This year the weather was a bit chilly but the crowds still arrived. Great day all round. Remember to click a picture for the large version.
Once leaving the Towner Gallery on my way back to the car I switched cameras and was looking for some bird shots with my zoom lens. Eastbourne has a sort of large garden along some of the front and it attracts many garden birds. Usually on the sea front there are mainly seagulls. The difference in the birds food accounts for where you will find them. Anyway these birds are obviously very used to people because I got up really close to some of them. Click for big.
On a recent visit to Eastbourne with friends we took in the delights of the newly opened Towner Gallery. What impressed me most was the building and interior. Here are a few shots, again from the new f1.4 lens. Click for big.
This one of the stairs is my favorite
This is my friend Ian who got jumped on by this Towner Gallery employee because of his camera or possibly his good looks. Its a Hasselblad film camera and was made in the year I was born.
Thought I would share some recent shots of my home I took one evening with my relatively new F1.4 Canon lens. The wide aperture allows hand held shots in low light. As always, click the picture for a bigger version.
Before I got into photography professionally I was a keen natural world photographer. I thought I would share some of my favorite shots. Enjoy.
I was strolling around London South Bank looking for locations to shoot for some fashion shoots I am planning for the future. On the way I took this one of the London Eye, attempting to get something a little different to the usual perspective. I was very pleased with the result. Here are the pictures from the rest of the day.
Well the BMX pictures didn’t get anywhere in the last Street competition but I managed to get 2 in at third place for April. The Old Boot picture and Camera picture came joint 3rd. The camera belongs to a friend of mine and was made in the year of my birth. Enjoy.
The EMFEB Orchestra recently played at the Rosemary Branch Theater and I went along to cover the event. This was my first classical music gig and it was very different to the usual rock gigs I attend. At a normal gig you have to fight your way to the front and then you take as many pictures as you can without worry.
At a classical gig you have to be considerate, especially when people are doing their solos otherwise you may distract them. With this in mind I mainly used my 50mm f1.4 lens.
The other big difference is that before the gig the musicians are actually practicing until the last second rather than swilling beer. This shot below is my favorite of the practice session.
The orchestra was set up by young talented composer Owen Bourne, link below.
Enjoy the pictures
http://www.owenbourne.com/
http://www.emfeb.com/
