The fellow on the right is David. We've known each other for years. Swell guy.
We keep running into each other at Jo's Coffee on S. Congress. He's always surrounded by friends. They even have a little "reserved" sign on their table. The only one I know about in the whole establishment. Their mission? Enjoy a beautiful, seasonally temperate day in Austin. With cameras.
This is revenge since David posted an image of me a week ago on Instagram.
And there is a diagonal to the frame. Oops. I forgot. No theory other than fun.
Being shy, quiet and introspective I wished David and his crew well
and then retreated to the courtyard at Hotel San José to enjoy
the solitude and calmness of the space... Cappuccino at the ready.
Tourists line up to take photos of one another standing in front of a green wall on which, in red spray paint, is written: "I love you so much." It gets crowded there on weekends. So much love.
My friend Christopher is a street photographer. Full time. Full stop.
We ran into each other yesterday afternoon and roamed around the giant, outdoor
mall that is South Congress Avenue. Snapping and talking about photos.
The courtyard at the Austin Motel has a yearly Christmas tree extravaganza which is a
contrasty counterpoint to the lovely, semi-erotic mosaics that dot the walls....
I love that the woman depicted in this mosaic is making a selfie with a cellphone.
At the boot shop called, Freebirds.
Same.
More of the same. But with flowers.
Christmas decorated Eldorado.
the crowd on the corner. In .... "monochrome."
Whippet Lunch #1
Whippet Lunch #2
Ah. Look. The next door neighbors got a Lamborghini...
How will I ever keep up?
Life is good. Even better when you can run into multiple photographer friends in a short period of time. Although I'm thinking Christopher might be a bad influence since we ended up at "The Salty." The premier donut shop in all of central Texas.... where, mysteriously, I felt compelled to buy and consume a pistachio glazed donut. $5 for a donut? That's an Austin Style pastry...
I've been so happy just to take my Q2 with me everywhere. It's a great little camera. It's happy making black and white images. It's happy making color images. And the SCL-6 battery (the new ones) last just about forever.
Tomorrow we'll have dinner with the kid. I spent some time this morning at Whole Foods shopping for just the right grass fed Ribeyes. And time this afternoon at the local wine shop searching for the perfect bottle of red wine to accompany. Life, in this moment, is so good. I'm having an APO Summilux sort of day.... Hope the same for you, dear reader.
In Berlin, they'd call that table a Stammtisch. Probably a few other places as well.
ReplyDeleteDamn doing a search and come across the resurrection of your blog.I have missed your ruminating about everything photography and the odd post about swimming.Welcome back there are still some of us that enjoy good writing and experiences based in the real world that doesnt revolve around product endorsement or self serving influencers.
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