11.30.2010

Its been awhile between drinks for a Krafty club gig but as always, he doesn’t disappoint!
A definite highlight would be the layering of “hit the road jack” over drum and bass with Prodigy snippets. Completely nuts!

Krafty Kuts @ Family photos here

Down to the last Social Club DJ from our Alhambra Lounge shoot is young gun Herts. Check him out in this week’s issue #1038.

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Cool DJ name of the week and this week’s feature Social Club DJ from our Alhambra Lounge shoot is Robohan. Check him out in this week’s issue #1037.

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Getting to the Bronx Zoo couldn’t be any easier or cheaper. Catch the BxM11 Express bus from Madison Avenue (don’t forget your fistful of quarters!), about 30min later youll be at the stop. Make sure your driver knows you want to stop at the zoo as the stop is not at the zoo itself, you have to walk under a small bridge to get to the entrance. So try and stay awake!

Photo tip: keep your eyes open as you cross the bridge into the Bronx you will see the dilapidated “Welcome to the Bronx” sign, authentic in an unintentionally cliched way.

A measly 15 clams will get you into the Zoo. Remembering, animals are seasonal creatures so different times of the year will mean different things for different animals. In general, the colder months will see less activity, on the plus side, there is less activity from visitors as well, so its very easy to get around and also finding that perfect photoing spot. Walking through the first section its clearly noticeable that they have quite a bit of land to play with and it doesn’t feel like its in the middle of one of NYC’s toughest burroughs.

First stop was one of the biggest aviaries we’ve seen in quite some time. Many smaller enclosures along with a few large “free fly” areas, very easy to lose track of time if you spend too long trying to find each type of bird in each enclosure.

Back on track, everyone’s must see are the tigers. That day, as announced by the rangers, they were a little lethargic and not really in a playful mood so they weren’t treated like circus animals to “perform” for their food.

Heading over to the seals, fans of “Friends” will see Marcel and his mates. The seals themselves seem to love the attention and were only too happy to pose and perform with an uncanny awareness of where the cameras were and which was their good side!

Waterbirds like Puffins and Penguins surrounded the seal areas.

Head to the eatery for some lunch, outside has fastfood staples at less than average fast food quality with meals sitting under heat lamps, good if you like soggy burgers and fries. Inside you can get healthier options with prepackaged salads, sandwiches and rolls and hot beverages. Service was hit and miss at best but on par with just about any place with staff that weren’t working for tips.

Keep an eye out for friendly neighbours like squirrels and peacocks, only too happy to say hello in a scarily over domesticated way (caught a Tienanmen square stand off with a peacock and park ATV transporter). This is a good time to grab a few souvenirs as well and if you missed out on Disneyland or Santa Monica pier, the large indoor carousel is your next best thing.

Last major stop on our way out was the reptile display with all matters of frogs, lizards, snakes, ‘gators and turtles which always make for some good photos.

The park is open from 10am-4.30pm and on the right day you should be able to leisurely see the whole thing in 4-5 hours depending on how many kids you have and the time of year. If you did bus it there, just make sure you leave enough time to get back to the bus stop (outside the main entrance near the bridge, there’s only a little sign, no bench or anything) as they tend to be rather sporadic and infrequent.

The bus ventures back into Manhattan via Central Park so you may want to include an afternoon stroll in there as well.

Next up, we start to wind down our whirlwind holiday with some good ol fashioned mouth opened, eye squinting sight seeing, NYC style.

New York City 2010 part #1 – The flight in…
New York City part #2 – Shopping: Midtown
New York City part #4 – Sight seeing – Manhattan
New York City part #5 – Sight Seeing – Brooklyn Markets and Gardens
New York City part #6 – Shopping: Soho

New York City photo gallery here
Complete Bronx Zoo photo gallery here

Benn Hopkins is next up in our Alhambra Lounge run of shots. Check him out in the Social Club section of this week’s issue #1036.

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Held at the lush little restaurant, Ebb on the Sunshine Coast, it was a perfect little wedding with the bride arriving by punt and the weather turning it on for pretty much the only clear day in nearly 2 weeks!

Congratulations guys, we wish you all the best for the future.

Back on the Alhambra Lounge wagon after last week’s little detour we have Wolfie. More smiley squirrel than Wolverine, Check him out in the Social Club section of this week’s issue #1035.

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Promotional material shoot with the beautiful and talented Brodie Rees, Brisbane Hiphop dance instructor. Alot of fun, horn tooting and wolf whistling from ute drivers was had.
For bookings and classes visit Mad Dance House

Brodie Rees photoshoot photos here

This week we take a quick break from Alhambra Lounge and revisit our X & Y bar shoot to send off two local larrikins, Mike Redfern & Fergus Alexander.
They chat about Superpitcher, leg humping and bar tabs before they take the plunge and move to the UK.

Check them out in the Social Club section of this week’s issue #1034.

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