Snow day the Final Chapter

With the roads still being quite icky, our friend Rich gave Brenda a ride to work. But by noon, the rising temperatures and rain had cleared the roads enough so I could get out and run my errands... I felt like Rocky from Chicken Run shouting "Freeeedooom!", only (hopefully) without that sudden splat at the end.

Once I got off the back roads, the weather was no longer a problem - instead it was the pedestrians and drivers in the parking lots who seemed oblivious to the slush and traffic and to have the collective IQ of overcooked eggplant.

I was able to pick Brenda up from work, and we celebrated the end of the storm by hitting Silver City for beer and dinner. (Yay good beer!).

But now that the Snow Day series is over, Mother Nature Productions is running her next feature - Windstorm! it's going to be an interesting week...

Chasing Shadows

The last of my pics from Jacksonville...


On my trip to Jacksonville the week before last, I couldn't carry my 550D for a variety of reasons.... But my old G10 fit neatly into my backpack and by default became my camera-of-choice for the week. Shooting with a DSLR over the last year, I'd forgotten what a joy it was to shoot with a simple and quick camera. I'm glad I never tried too hard to sell the old girl, and she'll definitely stay as my backup for a long while yet.

While heading to catch my flight home, the pattern of light and shadow from the skylights on the moving walkway caught my eye. I'd have loved to spend more time working on technique and composition (I was trying for a timed exposure to blur the shadows more and to get a lower angle), but it was awkward to squat with a backpack on and I only had a few minutes before my flight was called for boarding. Despite these limitations, I still think this one came out pretty good.