GARBAGE MEN INVASION

article and photos by Ben Lincoln, artwork by Raw Garbage

In April 2012, my friend Raw Garbage had some pieces on display at Tasty. For the art walk opening day, he went a little further and set up five friends as "THE GARBAGE MEN". I followed them from Tasty to Urban Light Studios.

This was my first chance to try some real shooting using the Sony NEX-7 that I bought to replace my old Nikon D70. It hasn't been converted for UV/IR use as of this writing, so these are all "normal" photos. I didn't keep track of which shots were taken using which lenses, but the ones I used that night were:

Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f/1.4 (most of the photos, especially outdoors)
AF-Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 (CRC)
Nikkor-O Auto 35mm f/2
Nikkor 18mm f/4

Group Shots

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Various Nikkor lenses
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

Raw Garbage

Raw Garbage himself is notoriously hard to photograph, especially when he sends his team of GARBAGE MEN to a different gallery while staying behind at the first one.

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Various Nikkor lenses
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

Garbage One - Whitney

Whitney has a band that you should check out. They have a timeless sound that makes me think of what rock music would have been like if the past were a lot better than it actually was. They also put on an outstanding live set - the last time I saw a drummer hammer away at their kit the way Whitney does was when I was at Nirvana's last show in the US.

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Various Nikkor lenses
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

Garbage Two - Mark

You may remember Mark from the Gradient-Mapped False Colour Images article.

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Various Nikkor lenses
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

Garbage Three - Charles

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Various Nikkor lenses
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

Garbage Four - Karl

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Various Nikkor lenses
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

Garbage Five - Jesse

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Various Nikkor lenses
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

Deathwish Industries Stickers

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Various Nikkor lenses
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

World-famous film star Matt Damon made a surprise appearance during the event. He tried to keep a low profile, going so far as to protest that "*** **** **, Ben! I'm not Matt ******* Damon! My name is Liam Christopher! Liam Kingsley Christopher! We went to school together for at least seven years!"

Nice try, Mr. Damon, but I think I'd remember.

Matt Damon, AKA Liam Damon, AKA Liam Christopher, AKA Liam Kingsley Christopher

You could say that he's "Liam Kingsley Christophering" with joy

Meta-reaction shot!

As you can see, the the star of blockbusters such as The Bourne Identity and The Departed was delighted to be recognized.
The "meta-reaction shot" captures his overwhelming feelings of wonder and honour at being presented with a framed print of the 3x3 photo array the following day. You can see that he's already begun to alter his appearance to look more like John Barrowman in preparation for an upcoming role as Scott Baio's character in a grim reboot of Zapped!.

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: AF-Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5D, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

Al, Laurene, and Ava

Fans of extremely obscure films may remember Al as "Action Man" in RCW Productions' The Electronic Playground from the early 1990s.

Date Shot: 2012-04-13
Camera Body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Various Nikkor lenses
Filters: None
Date Processed: 2012-04-14 - 2012-04-15
Version: 1.0

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