duncan . 35 years old / boulder . colorado
i took my mom up to boulder for a few hours today. we walked up and down pearl street, which even despite the cooler temperature and threatening clouds, was as beautiful as always.
as we were strolling, i spotted this bright blue wall. my mom was wearing purple, so i took the opportunity to shoot a few pictures of her with the great colors and then we continued to walk. eager to photograph before the storm rolled in, i dropped her off at a book store so that i could meet my stranger.
i decided to go back to the blue wall. as i neared it, as if sent from heaven, an elderly woman with long gray hair, cute black-rimmed glasses, and a bright red coat was coming towards me. the colors were going to work perfectly and i don't often have the opportunity to photograph the older folks, so i went for it. she was very sweet and acted like she really wanted to say yes, but eventually said no on account of her "hiding" and working hard to keep images of her off the internet. sad...
i stood at the end of a pathway for a while, looking for another great color to come my way. eventually an orange-clad woman walked by. i asked her, but, without stopping, she said no because she was late for something. blah.
more waiting. more looking. i started to get a bit worried because it was taking a while. i was thinking about my mom and the weather and a little bummed out that these two people said no. as i was going through an undetectable breakdown, i saw this tall guy in green ride by on a very cool yellow schwinn bicycle. i am not going to lie... i got my hopes up. but he pedaled up the sidewalk of another street. sad again!
i watched him for a little while and then, to my surprise, he stopped and took a seat on a bench halfway up the block. i excitedly darted across the street to chase him down. i walked up to him and told him my story and he immediately agreed to walk back to the blue wall with me for a few quick photos.
duncan was very nice. he had such a great look to him and a friendly spirit, which made for a lovely combination. and his eyes smiled the whole time we spoke. i told him he had great eyes and he acted surprised, but i can't imagine that he doesn't hear that all of the time.
he was just taking a bit of a break from work and was about to meet a friend of his. he seemed a little stressed from the job, but was gracious enough to give me a few minutes of his time. he told me he recently started working for himself as a website designer and i got the impression that he was pretty happy about his set-up.
well... there it is. thank you, duncan!
i took my mom up to boulder for a few hours today. we walked up and down pearl street, which even despite the cooler temperature and threatening clouds, was as beautiful as always.
as we were strolling, i spotted this bright blue wall. my mom was wearing purple, so i took the opportunity to shoot a few pictures of her with the great colors and then we continued to walk. eager to photograph before the storm rolled in, i dropped her off at a book store so that i could meet my stranger.
i decided to go back to the blue wall. as i neared it, as if sent from heaven, an elderly woman with long gray hair, cute black-rimmed glasses, and a bright red coat was coming towards me. the colors were going to work perfectly and i don't often have the opportunity to photograph the older folks, so i went for it. she was very sweet and acted like she really wanted to say yes, but eventually said no on account of her "hiding" and working hard to keep images of her off the internet. sad...
i stood at the end of a pathway for a while, looking for another great color to come my way. eventually an orange-clad woman walked by. i asked her, but, without stopping, she said no because she was late for something. blah.
more waiting. more looking. i started to get a bit worried because it was taking a while. i was thinking about my mom and the weather and a little bummed out that these two people said no. as i was going through an undetectable breakdown, i saw this tall guy in green ride by on a very cool yellow schwinn bicycle. i am not going to lie... i got my hopes up. but he pedaled up the sidewalk of another street. sad again!
i watched him for a little while and then, to my surprise, he stopped and took a seat on a bench halfway up the block. i excitedly darted across the street to chase him down. i walked up to him and told him my story and he immediately agreed to walk back to the blue wall with me for a few quick photos.
duncan was very nice. he had such a great look to him and a friendly spirit, which made for a lovely combination. and his eyes smiled the whole time we spoke. i told him he had great eyes and he acted surprised, but i can't imagine that he doesn't hear that all of the time.
he was just taking a bit of a break from work and was about to meet a friend of his. he seemed a little stressed from the job, but was gracious enough to give me a few minutes of his time. he told me he recently started working for himself as a website designer and i got the impression that he was pretty happy about his set-up.
well... there it is. thank you, duncan!
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