Baby Animals, Superjesus and Tequila Mockingbyrd play Melbourne

I don't really have much to say about the gig, though it was the first time I'd seen Tequila Mockingbyrd play live, they were pretty good - well worth a listen if you can find them playing / buy their EP 

Superjesus were quite good, they're not what they were like when I saw them many many years ago, but they still have a certain something that I love and I do have a  bit of a fancrush on Sarah... 

Baby Animals, as ever, brilliant performance, good sound... 

All in all a good gig. 

#SheWhoRocks

Tequila mockingbyrd - Hifi Bar Melbourne

Tequila mockingbyrd - Hifi Bar Melbourne

Sarah McLeod - Superjesus - Hifi bar Melbourne

Sarah McLeod - Superjesus - Hifi bar Melbourne

Sarah McLeod and her SG

Sarah McLeod and her SG

That last photograph was previously unreleased... (That mostly translates to "I didn't like it the first time I looked at it, but now I do, even though the focus is on Sarah's guitar..." ) 

Enjoy. 

Country life

A journey back from 'up north' via the country... 

The photographs are of around a small town called Tilba Tilba on the NSW coast, south of Sydney. Central Tilba is a small but thriving arts community. River Cottage is being filmed in Tilba and you can also find stunning beaches in Mystery Bay and Bermagui, nearby. 

Read more about Tilba here.

 

The first surfer

Uncle Davey is up at mum & dad's place for a couple days, he told Sebby he'd take him for a surf - Dave is a very good surfer and, if I had a longer lens, I'd have captured a few better images of him earlier today (he broke a fin going hard) ..anyways, he gathered up Seb and after a quick beach lesson, took him out into some small mush to give it a shot. 

Davey doing some eighties dancing on the waves... #HandsInTheAir

He's been surfing since he was about nine or so, knows what he's doing and loves my kids so I had no hesitation sending my first born out into the depths... Pappy was also standing by for rescue duties - I was too, but it would have meant dumping a 5DMK3 / 70-200 f/2.8IS in the surf (which I was totally up for doing, mind) 

He informs me he was not "aiming for the dude"

Anyways, I've babbled on, here's a quick photo story of Seb's first surf (and my first time on an 8'6" Mal in 20 years... stood up second go!) 

Thanks for reading, you can purchase all the gear I use if you find out what it is and visit a local camera shop, or you could.. err.. not? Happy days!