Listening to: Vaux - Every Day
Reading: Little People - Tom Holt
Watching: Lord of War

Only 999,000 pagepiews to go! (well actually, 999,001 as I type this..)

I've hit a thousand. Thanks, guys.


Anyways.. While I was taking a break from my 'studying' today, out on my bike with my camera for the first time in a while, I think I got quite a few decent shots. It's been unseasonably warm for a while now - normally we'd be in 1/2 foot of snow or more by now, but it's rained far more than it's snowed this winter. Whatever. Anyways, today it was really mild and almost perfectly still. The local park was busier than I've ever seen it.. which doesn't mean mush, I suppose, it's usually soulless. So on the way into the park I noticed a woman on one of the small beaches with a camera shooting pictures of four swans right in front of her, drawn in by the presence os a human I suppose. I jealously moved along - maybe I'd get them later. I proceeded to take a few pictures of abnormally still water and suck, glistening due to the cloudless sky. I couldn't help but notice how many other photographers there were there - I must have seen at least ten in the hour I was there. Two, apparently an older couple, were sporting large tripods and at least $10,000 worth of equipment each (telefocals, digital SLRs, the works - plus whatever was in their bags).

On the way back home through the park, I came accross the four swans again - this time swimming along the shore to a couple in their early 20's. I decided to put my bike down and wait for them to come to me - and sure enough they did. I got as close as possible (which was surprisingly close) and got a good 5-8 shots in before the roll ran out. I didn't feel like messing with the rolls then and there, so I got back on my bike and went home.

I'll drop the film off tomorrow or Monday and, as usual, post them when I get them back.