photography

Recently I heard an ad on the radio for the Austin Gorilla Run, a 5k run down Cesar Chavez in a gorilla suit. This idea alone piqued my interest, so I sort of made plans to go, because that's just funny. Through college I kept having visions of my friends and I long-boarding down the lakefront in Milwaukee in suits, or gorilla costumes, but we never did. I always thought just a handful of people randomly doing something like that would be fun, but, as I said, I never got enough takers together.

Just before Christmas, Evan and I went on a trip to Big Bend National Park. This was our first camping trip together, and it was an awesome trip. We went with the intent to do some camping, hiking, photography and to see the stars. We did all of this. Originally we intended to stay for a 4 day, 3 night duration, but due to illness we ended up leaving a day early. This doesn't bother me at all, because we got to see so much and I know that we will be back. I now have an understanding of what is there, and I can better plan and prepare for the environment for when I return.

I got a new camera last week. Well, new to me, I haven't checked, but, my guess is its an early 1980's model. Anyway, it was precipitated by the underexposure of several photos that would have been incredibly important to me. I have several digital cameras, and several film cameras to be honest, but, I have recently become infatuated with medium format photography. I love the much larger imaging area, and it is probably subjective, but, I feel that film captures a more interesting image.