Producer - Johnathan, originally uploaded by masepack.

Labels: flickr, London

So since I have got back to the UK I've been quietly working away trying to save cash for the trip back to NZ, but managed to get out and about a little, Jackie took me to "Dans le Noir?" for a belated birthday dinner, a restaurant where you dine in total darkness and your waiter/waitress is visually impaired/blind. Total sensory overload, the food was pretty amazing, we ate Springbok, crocodile and guinea fowl amongst other things, and as it was the "surprise" menu, you spent the night trying to feel/smell/taste what you were eating.

Also darkness makes having a private conversation impossible so you meet the other people at your table too. Coming out into the light was like seeing a radio presenter for the first time, they look nothing like their voice.

Finally made it to Borough market on Saturday with Caroline who was stopping of for a day on her way to a wedding in Spain, good to catch up and shoot the shit about and plan where to be when the revolution comes.

The following weekend I went up to Nottingham to go boating and see Jackie, the river as you can see below had a Cyanide leak a few days before I got there, thou I tried not to drink the water, I was paddling a Liquid Logic "Biscuit 55", playboat with a rounded rail, rolled it once and had 2 swims. Was a good day thou, took a few pics, had a good time in the boat, then tried to hit up a beer festival on the Saturday night but they closed there doors at 7pm because, wait for it. . . they ran out of beer.

Did a couple of media shots for the New Theatre in Nottingham on the Sunday followed by a trip out to Sherwood forest to do a little sight seeing and have a mini photo shoot in the woods. Saw the "Major Oak" an oak tree thought to be between 800 and 1000 years old, it has had supports holding up it's limbs since Victorian times.

On Tuesday Roisin came and I gave the best tour yet, all of the typical stuff, plus 1/2 a day in Camden, Roisin found a piano and a Guitar to play at random stores, I got new shoes, and vegan food. That night we went go and see Caspa and DJ Rusko at a Repeater, first Dubstep in the UK and I guess I had too high expectations, I felt it was a bit lame.

Yes there were extenuating circumstances, Had to go through a metal detector and have a pat down body search and they went through all my things in a plastic bowl, felt like the airport. But we got in and Caspa had just started, he had some pretty mad beats but the flow was shit, I'm not talking glitch flow, but he would only play fro about 4-6 mins before MC Rod Azlan needed a new track, it was like listening to a series of singles, wasn't loving the "fakie bass drop" that lead to "Make some noise/ CASPA!/Yeah Yeah Yeah!" for a minute before the sounds went back on.
Sound system was a little underpowered too which didn't help.

DJ Rusko on the other hand was wicked, has some pretty jelly tracks with some dirty bass, got a bit Drum'n Bassy too, I had sore abs in the morning.

Peace!

Labels: Caspa, DJ Rusko, Kayaking, London, Sherwood

DSC_8906, originally uploaded by masepack.

Goodbye London, hello Vancouver!

Labels: festival, flickr, London

LionKing, originally uploaded by masepack.

Went and saw the Lion King last night, was a great show, but lacked in a few areas, young Simba was pretty terrible as were a couple of the other cast members and some of the new songs failed to compete with the originals but definitely worth seeing. It's no Les Miserables, Amazing sets and costumes thou. .

Labels: festival, flickr, London

Richmond, originally uploaded by masepack.

I have been pretty busy recently with work, it feels like I haven't even picked up my camera, but I took this photo the other day on the Richmond bridge as the sun was setting, hand held HDR without manual bracketing (thou I used a bit of concrete for support) on the D40, I'm pretty happy that it came out let alone looks rather cool if I do say so myself :)

The website (TTMC) is in the stage where it takes me 2 hours reading PHP help documents to learn how to fix one little thing, so the progress is slow. Still no IE support yet, I have a friend who may be helping me out on that one cause being PC less doesn't help.

I'm off to Canada in less than 2 weeks now, the break from work alone will be amazing let alone the wonders that await. Shambles is shaping up to be a interesting photo mission, I have an idea for a series/costume that if it works will be fantastic. . . if it works.

I also went out and saw Cat last weekend at the "Vesbar" in Shepherds Bush, it was a little piece of every meat market from NZ, all rolled into one. I think you had to show your NZ passport to get in (Jandals, NZ outline tee, greenstone etc) and there was a guy playing "loyal" as I walked in. It was fucked. Nice to see Cat thou.

Lion King next week, and maybe a little Southbank Centre to get some culture before I'm outta here, but I'm pretty much just priming up for the trip. I have a new (second hand) lens arriving tomorrow so there will probably be a few more shots while we are on honeymoon.

Peace.

Labels: festival, flickr, London