jess . 32 years old / denver . colorado
the morning was gorgeous. the sun was out and it was nice and warm. i decided to use that time to take care of stuff and go for a bike ride. it was motivating weather, so i did things. i figured i would find and photograph the day's stranger later.
well... later came and with it torrential downpours and thunder and lightning like i've never seen before. i looked out the windows of city o' city, where my mother and i had escaped to during a break in the storm, like a sad child on the christmas he discovered that santa claus isn't real. it was that pathetic.
my stomach turns when i think about being unable to photograph a stranger. i have yet to resort to using flash, but i start nearly hyperventilating when i think of it coming to that. i sat down and tried to think pleasant thoughts of the storm breaking up and moving out, but the lightning flashing and the heavy rain beating against the ground were formidable reminders.
the storm eventually did pass, though. and what a sigh of relief! a dear friend of mine drove me home so i could grab my jacket and then dropped me off down near the library. i wandered around the museum and library grounds for a little while, but they were empty. everybody was still in hiding, i guess.
up broadway and over towards 17th avenue i went. i circled a block here or there, but was still coming up short. there were a few people around, but nobody was catching my eye. i finally saw a middle-aged man in rain gear and a leg cast. his cast was wrapped in plastic and he was puffing on a cigarette as he hobbled down the street. i passed by, but then turned around, figuring he would have an interesting story about his leg. when i caught up to him again, he was at the top of a flight of stairs, preparing to make his way down into what looked like a church. i let him go.
i eventually found some windows that i wanted to use for the background, so i waited around a street corner for a moment or two. before too long, this woman came my way and when she did i figured it was now or never.
jess listened to me explain the beginning of my project and then did the rest for me. "you need a picture? sure!" she had great energy and a contagious smile.
she's working at a bike shop (i forget which) and is loving it. she said she enjoys being around people who are high on life. that sounds about right and would make for a good description of where i am at right now, too - high on life.
the morning was gorgeous. the sun was out and it was nice and warm. i decided to use that time to take care of stuff and go for a bike ride. it was motivating weather, so i did things. i figured i would find and photograph the day's stranger later.
well... later came and with it torrential downpours and thunder and lightning like i've never seen before. i looked out the windows of city o' city, where my mother and i had escaped to during a break in the storm, like a sad child on the christmas he discovered that santa claus isn't real. it was that pathetic.
my stomach turns when i think about being unable to photograph a stranger. i have yet to resort to using flash, but i start nearly hyperventilating when i think of it coming to that. i sat down and tried to think pleasant thoughts of the storm breaking up and moving out, but the lightning flashing and the heavy rain beating against the ground were formidable reminders.
the storm eventually did pass, though. and what a sigh of relief! a dear friend of mine drove me home so i could grab my jacket and then dropped me off down near the library. i wandered around the museum and library grounds for a little while, but they were empty. everybody was still in hiding, i guess.
up broadway and over towards 17th avenue i went. i circled a block here or there, but was still coming up short. there were a few people around, but nobody was catching my eye. i finally saw a middle-aged man in rain gear and a leg cast. his cast was wrapped in plastic and he was puffing on a cigarette as he hobbled down the street. i passed by, but then turned around, figuring he would have an interesting story about his leg. when i caught up to him again, he was at the top of a flight of stairs, preparing to make his way down into what looked like a church. i let him go.
i eventually found some windows that i wanted to use for the background, so i waited around a street corner for a moment or two. before too long, this woman came my way and when she did i figured it was now or never.
jess listened to me explain the beginning of my project and then did the rest for me. "you need a picture? sure!" she had great energy and a contagious smile.
she's working at a bike shop (i forget which) and is loving it. she said she enjoys being around people who are high on life. that sounds about right and would make for a good description of where i am at right now, too - high on life.
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