Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Out with the new in with the old

The ol' camera hasn't been getting much action lately. I definitely haven't been giving it as much attention as I used to and not nearly as much as I would like. So what's the reason for the neglect? It's not just for lack of time. I can make time. I suppose it's a lack of motivation caused by not doing anything particularly photo worthy lately. Na, that can't be it. Recent food outings like a couple of trips to El Regio Pollo would have actually made some cool photos. The little take-out stand attached to a gas station is smoking. Literally. They grill up a mighty fine chicken amidst the smoke. And the artery clogging brunch at the Original Pancake House should have been documented - it's not often that a single 'apple pancake' can cause itis. The look on the face of the unsuspecting diner alone would have been worth lugging the camera along for. Hmm..I think I just identified the reason that dust has found it's way onto my camera bag. It's just too big (TWSS) to take everywhere. Who wants to go photo-ing?

Anyhow, on to some old photos from two or three months ago taken while hanging with the Sonya...starting with a growing part of Austin East of I35 on I think 9th street.

close-up of mural/mosaic in East AustinEast Austin mural in front of the state capitalProgress continues in east Austin

2 comments:

Mia said...

you should buy a tiny camera too. That way it's easy to carry around and you always have it for those quick snapshots! Then use your big camera when you know there is the potential for really good photo ops. Black Friday sales......

Matt said...

I'll probably be sifting through the sale ads on black Friday (and green Monday?) but I'm not convinced that I would carry even a small camera all that much more...too bad fanny packs fell out of style.