Luddite Shutter No. 109: 'Op-Shop Chop'

....All photos are from mid May 2012...

• Camera - my grandfather's old Exakta Varex 2A, from the 1950's.
• Speed of film - 400
• Type of film - B+W
• Shutter Speed - 1000
• Film Expired? - YES

...just some shots i took of an Op-Shop street display. Found/seen in Ultimo/Pyrmont way...

...highlights below:

Luddite Shutter No. 108: 'Paul - Brings the Rage - Pang'

....All photos are from mid May 2012...

Camera - my grandfather's old Exakta Varex 2A, from the 1950's.
Speed of film - 400
Type of film - B+W
Shutter Speed - 1000
Film Expired? - YES

...just some shots i took of Mr Paul 'Rage-Man' Pang. Classic stuff. The ole' head-turn-n-rant. Dude is king ot it.

...highlights below:

Luddite Shutter No. 107 'Charlie the Vomit Machine'

.....All photos are from mid May 2012...

• Camera - my grandfather's old Exakta Varex 2A, from the 1950's.
• Speed of film - 400
• Type of film - B+W
• Shutter Speed - 1000
• Film Expired? - YES

...just some shots i took of my sister's newest 'charge', Charlie. Dude is a pretty cool kid. Never screams, sleeps alot, and has mad hand strength.... OH, and he vomits. A lot. Thank-God it was not on me though. Shout outs to Simran in that regard....

Highlights below:

...damn hippie + Charlie below:

...Charlie managed to steal damn hippie's glasses though:

...the great vomit clean up:

...post vomit calm:

My Old Man's Photos - 'Parents go Hipster in NYC'

...so my old man occasionally sends me photos of things he has seen, usually pretty interesting, so figured i would share 'em, as they come in.

...my folks are in NYC at the moment, and they got intrigued by a damn long line outside 'Supreme', so they asked the kids what was up, and ventured inside..... Well, not only did they venture inside, BUT the old man was kind enough to get moms to model/hold-upsome of the clothes....

...(broken) photo of que outside 'Supreme' below:

Old Man's comments #1: "Hi long queue for supreme shop...had to laugh all slaves to fashion!"

...mom's gets her stern-face model on:

Old Man's Comments #2: "hi Josh they are nice clothes and certainly “in“. They guy we talked to at the boo hooray gallery was wearing a supreme shirt. We bought you beeny plus short sleeve shirt plus t shirt of latest pattern released today....hence queues....of warhols cambell soup. Have a look at photos re caps jacket and t shirts...note one t shirt has paztern on back..mum holding it.
would you like any? Mum (and i ) liked the jacket.
We enjoyed going to shop and the gallery...off to a gore vidal play tonight
Lol m&d"

Luddite Shutter No. 106: 'Weird Head'

.....All photos are from early May 2012...

• Camera - my grandfather's old Exakta Varex 2A, from the 1950's.
• Speed of film - 400
• Type of film - B+W
• Shutter Speed - 1000
• Film Expired? - YES

...just some shots i took of some damn nice graf spotted round Ultimo. This dude seems to have been hitting up Sydney a lot lately, i really like the lines and the haunted eyes....

Highlights below:

Luddite Shutter No. 105: 'If it's Not one Thing it's...'

.....All photos are from April 2012...

• Camera - my grandfather's old Exakta Varex 2A, from the 1950's.
• Speed of film - 400
• Type of film - B+W
• Shutter Speed - 1000
• Film Expired? - YES

...just some shots i took of my moms looking all matriachal - and one of her getting her working-class-hotdog-eat-on; when we were watching my sis get thrashed in netball...

Highlights below:

Luddite Shutter No. 104: 'Shoe Cross Bird Sign'

.....All photos are from April 2012...

• Camera - my grandfather's old Exakta Varex 2A, from the 1950's.
• Speed of film - 400
• Type of film - B+W
• Shutter Speed - 1000
• Film Expired? - YES

...just some shots i took through April 2012...

Highlights below:

Luddite Shutter No. 103: 'Ergos the Bird Man'

...All photos are from March 2012...

• Camera - my grandfather's old Exakta Varex 2A, from the 1950's.
• Speed of film - 400
• Type of film - B+W
• Shutter Speed - 1000
• Film Expired? - YES

...just a shot of my man 'Ergos' who gets his wander on around the Ultimo + Glebe area. Dude is happy to trade food for his art, so he's cool in my book...

Highlights below:

Digital Dirt #15: Americans Invade - Kelburn

....so Doig and i met these 2 American birds - Kodi n Megen - in Thailand, late 2011. We hung out with 'em a bit, and they were cool enough to show ur round Thailand, were they had been teaching English. Now i made the mistake *cough* of telling 'em they were welcome to crash at the Double Bay commune if they ever wanted to visit Sydney...

*insert ominous lightning + music*

...so about 3 months after getting back from Thailand, i got a message, and the girls were a visitin'. They arrived on the 19th of April, n left on the 26th. They were brilliant guests, but playing sherpa for 'em over a whole week pretty much killed me.

Activities done with the Americans:

• 1) cave camp in the Blue Mountains
• 2) site seeing - Opera House, Art Gallery of NSW, MCA, Town Hall etc
• 3) sky diving (which i had no part in, being a wuss)
• 4) house party (thanks Jane!)
• 5) trip down the farm to Goulburn

Highlights of our trip down to 'Kelburn' in Goulburn; below....

• Camera - Canon EOS 450D (digital)
• Setting(s) - most with automatic focus, some with flash, various ISO + shutter-speed
• Photoshopped/Edited - Hell NO!
• When - April 2012

....flipped ute + no beer spilled = Australian moment.