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A few of the ghoulish participants of the Sydney Zombie Lurch, held down at Hyde Park yesterday.

The Presets played a free show last night down at the Apple Store in the Sydney CBD.

The store has a limited capacity, so I didn’t fancy my chances of getting in when I turned up around an hour and half before the show, and the line to get in was stretching right around the corner.

Sure enough, I was about 50 people behind the last people admitted – so I ended up watching from the street, which was pretty entertaining in itself, even if we could only barely hear the music through the soundproof glass. The mood among the crowd was a mixture of drunken excitement, disappointment, resentment towards security and the lucky peeps inside, and a manic determined urge to enjoy the less-than-ideal situation as much as possible.

These are some shots I’ve taken in the last couple of days with my new Canon AE-1 Program 35mm film SLR that I picked up on ebay.

Apart from some messing about with a lomo lca+, my original entry into the world of photography was completely digital, so it’s been an interesting experience learning about film, the intricacies of a vintage camera that’s pretty much devoid of bells and whistles, and also not having the instant gratification of the large Canon EOS 40D viewscreen.

I’m hoping this will help improve my shooting style – I’ve been making a conscious effort to think a bit more about what I’m trying to achieve before I click the button, and not taking multiple frames to make sure that I get the shot (well, not more than two anyway).

A rehearsal studio in Marrickville.

Bronte beach.

The stairwell of my building.

A recently-gutted shop at Bondi Junction.

Random tree.

Early this morning I checked out this year’s Sculpture By The Sea – an annual event on the small strip of Sydney coastline connecting Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte beaches featuring sculpture work from artists the world over.

Generally speaking, I can take or leave sculpture as an artform, but seeing it framed against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean is always pretty damn spectacular.

The exhibition runs until November 2nd.

The New Pornographers, performing at the Annandale Hotel, Sydney. 12.10.08.

Dinner on saturday night at Opera Bar, Circular Quay. It’s one of our all-time favourite places to eat in Sydney.

Yeasayer, performing at the Oxford Art Factory, Sydney. 06.10.08.

Supported by Tame Impala.