lauren . 25 years old / denver . colorado
this is day 265... 100 days left in the first year of this project. i remember very well how it felt to have day 100 as a goal. oh so very long ago.
i kind of expected fireworks and a parade or something today, but it was anticlimactic. i figured barack obama would be today's stranger or something along those lines. maybe he will be around on the final day. i guess i'll keep plugging away until then.
a friend of mine spotted this girl in a pink hoodie across the street from us. we had just made some fun purchases at goodwill and i was hoping to shoot in the area before we pedaled off. i noticed that this girl was with three guys, so immediately ruled her out. it is not that fun to be the one guy that goes up to the one girl who is "protected" by three other guys.
but... on a whim, i decided to go for it. i darted across the street in front of some traffic and made my way towards the group. i started giving her my pitch when one of the guy's asked what i was up to. i had gotten most of the story out, but repeated it for him. then the other two guys made their way over for a piece of the action, too.
lauren agreed to it, but i am not sure she liked the idea. she told me she almost turned me down, but i guess the security of her male companions helped convince her. one of the other guys seemed more interested in the idea than the others, and i think he carried a bit of clout.
the foursome seemed like a pretty cool group. they were from salt lake city, just visiting denver for the weekend. we made some small talk about the general differences between the two cities. i've never been out there, but i got the impression from them that it's a cool spot.
lauren is in her final year of studying printmaking in college. i asked her what she wanted to do, but she said she wasn't sure. she knew only that she wanted to leave salt lake city. her enthusiasm to get out makes me wonder if it is really is a cool spot, but maybe it's just one of those "been there too long" things.
well... i fired a few shots away and then took a few steps back to get some atmosphere in there. i am not sure what the guys were doing behind me, but it was enough to get a genuine smile and a giggle out of lauren. i like the candid second shot.
thanks, lauren and company! i hope you have a safe trip back home.
this is day 265... 100 days left in the first year of this project. i remember very well how it felt to have day 100 as a goal. oh so very long ago.
i kind of expected fireworks and a parade or something today, but it was anticlimactic. i figured barack obama would be today's stranger or something along those lines. maybe he will be around on the final day. i guess i'll keep plugging away until then.
a friend of mine spotted this girl in a pink hoodie across the street from us. we had just made some fun purchases at goodwill and i was hoping to shoot in the area before we pedaled off. i noticed that this girl was with three guys, so immediately ruled her out. it is not that fun to be the one guy that goes up to the one girl who is "protected" by three other guys.
but... on a whim, i decided to go for it. i darted across the street in front of some traffic and made my way towards the group. i started giving her my pitch when one of the guy's asked what i was up to. i had gotten most of the story out, but repeated it for him. then the other two guys made their way over for a piece of the action, too.
lauren agreed to it, but i am not sure she liked the idea. she told me she almost turned me down, but i guess the security of her male companions helped convince her. one of the other guys seemed more interested in the idea than the others, and i think he carried a bit of clout.
the foursome seemed like a pretty cool group. they were from salt lake city, just visiting denver for the weekend. we made some small talk about the general differences between the two cities. i've never been out there, but i got the impression from them that it's a cool spot.
lauren is in her final year of studying printmaking in college. i asked her what she wanted to do, but she said she wasn't sure. she knew only that she wanted to leave salt lake city. her enthusiasm to get out makes me wonder if it is really is a cool spot, but maybe it's just one of those "been there too long" things.
well... i fired a few shots away and then took a few steps back to get some atmosphere in there. i am not sure what the guys were doing behind me, but it was enough to get a genuine smile and a giggle out of lauren. i like the candid second shot.
thanks, lauren and company! i hope you have a safe trip back home.
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