In lieu of substantive writing, photos
"Amanda's shoe"
Texas Union Bowling Alley, April 21, 2004
I love the way this photo "reads." Interesting visually, yet it also slowly sets a scene. Works even better as a desktop.
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Tomorrow, I promise, tomorrow there'll be some actual writing on this blog. Unless, of course, I don't get around to it until, say, 7-ish, at which point I have a moral obligation to watch the NBA playoffs (at least the Western Conference). Since there were basketball games on seemingly every waking hour this weekend, I obviously didn't get much done.
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The above photo was taken during Amanda's birthday bowling bash. On Friday, she also had a little party, where this slightly less artistic photo was taken:
"You just got served"
In collaboration with a case of Bud Lite and Ludacris, Meg's apartment, April 23, 2004
Mad photo cred to Lily Loompa
Happy birthday to Amanda, Kevin, and Thomas, who all got a little wiser this week.
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Last Friday morning, after finishing up some errands, I was craving a Scholtzky's sandwhich, so I walked to the one on the Drag and waited about 20 minutes for it to open. I killed time by familiarizing myself with the manual focus feature on my Optio.
Roses like this one originally caught my attention:
Detail:
Also:
Meanwhile, a scraggly looking couple had sat down next to me on the garden's wall to me to wait for the bus. The lady asked me if I was taking pictures of the roses, and we proceeded to have a pleasant conversation about different kinds of flowers, the various birds nesting in the tree above us, and some of the nicer nature areas in Austin; although from what I could gather, they enjoyed them because they were good places to sleep. The guy spent the entire time pacing restlessly, watching for the bus. The overcast light really brought out the woman's flabby, wrinkled face, and I tried to keep myself from looking at her severly disfigured teeth. With Dobie Tower in the background, the whole thing made for an insteresting picture, so I tried to sneak a shot.
For a while, I've wanted to take more pictures of people, but I haven't figured out a comfortable way to ask permission. In this case I snapped from the hip one or two shots, with my flash off, hoping they wouldn't notice.
This method presents all kinds of problems, both technical and aesthetic. The exposure on this shot was terrible, and it took a lot of needling in Photoshop to make it presentable. In addition, I don't like shooting incognito out of respect for the subject, but everyone, myself included, clenches up when a camera is trained on them. I'm not sure what to do about it.
Anyways, after they caught their bus, I had a couple more minutes to kill, so I just kind of stared at the ground.
I still haven't decided how interesting that picture is. I think it'd be better if the graffiti was at all intelligible. Then again, maybe not. Regardless, the style totaly knocks off Heather Champ anyways.
Either way, that sandwhich was definitely worth waiting for.
"Amanda's shoe"
Texas Union Bowling Alley, April 21, 2004
I love the way this photo "reads." Interesting visually, yet it also slowly sets a scene. Works even better as a desktop.
---
Tomorrow, I promise, tomorrow there'll be some actual writing on this blog. Unless, of course, I don't get around to it until, say, 7-ish, at which point I have a moral obligation to watch the NBA playoffs (at least the Western Conference). Since there were basketball games on seemingly every waking hour this weekend, I obviously didn't get much done.
---
The above photo was taken during Amanda's birthday bowling bash. On Friday, she also had a little party, where this slightly less artistic photo was taken:
"You just got served"
In collaboration with a case of Bud Lite and Ludacris, Meg's apartment, April 23, 2004
Mad photo cred to Lily Loompa
Happy birthday to Amanda, Kevin, and Thomas, who all got a little wiser this week.
---
Last Friday morning, after finishing up some errands, I was craving a Scholtzky's sandwhich, so I walked to the one on the Drag and waited about 20 minutes for it to open. I killed time by familiarizing myself with the manual focus feature on my Optio.
Roses like this one originally caught my attention:
Detail:
Also:
Meanwhile, a scraggly looking couple had sat down next to me on the garden's wall to me to wait for the bus. The lady asked me if I was taking pictures of the roses, and we proceeded to have a pleasant conversation about different kinds of flowers, the various birds nesting in the tree above us, and some of the nicer nature areas in Austin; although from what I could gather, they enjoyed them because they were good places to sleep. The guy spent the entire time pacing restlessly, watching for the bus. The overcast light really brought out the woman's flabby, wrinkled face, and I tried to keep myself from looking at her severly disfigured teeth. With Dobie Tower in the background, the whole thing made for an insteresting picture, so I tried to sneak a shot.
For a while, I've wanted to take more pictures of people, but I haven't figured out a comfortable way to ask permission. In this case I snapped from the hip one or two shots, with my flash off, hoping they wouldn't notice.
This method presents all kinds of problems, both technical and aesthetic. The exposure on this shot was terrible, and it took a lot of needling in Photoshop to make it presentable. In addition, I don't like shooting incognito out of respect for the subject, but everyone, myself included, clenches up when a camera is trained on them. I'm not sure what to do about it.
Anyways, after they caught their bus, I had a couple more minutes to kill, so I just kind of stared at the ground.
I still haven't decided how interesting that picture is. I think it'd be better if the graffiti was at all intelligible. Then again, maybe not. Regardless, the style totaly knocks off Heather Champ anyways.
Either way, that sandwhich was definitely worth waiting for.
posted by Matt at 12:21 AM
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