Elbow room and looking around.

I like some elbow room when I park. It amuses me to watch drivers circling around like gulping goldfish waiting for that pellet to hit the water. Or for a parking spot near the door to open up. I realize that for a few it's necessary to park close. If more people would park and walk they'd find their physical health would improve. Then they wouldn't feel the need to park so close. Life outside the goldfish bowl is pretty awesome.

Interestingly, most of the time I'm entering the store while the goldfish are still circling.

In this case there was plenty of elbow room. Trying to decide which spot to use was killing me, though. I wonder how long it will be before this space in front of a government building will be full again?

It's just a snapshot. All the photos except this one were taken the same day. I threw in this one just because I wanted to. Elvira cleans up pretty well. A beautiful bike in a beautiful setting along the river. I like the way she's framed by the trees.

Parked beside another river but a bit farther away from the water. Don't worry about the green pole sticking up. I'm experimenting with a new camera mount. It works out okay as long as I keep my lean angles very shallow.

I once read that successful photography is more about how the photographer sees things than in the actual technical aspect. One should take in the 360 degree ( sorry, don't know if that is Celsius or Farenheit ) view. So here's looking in the other direction.

Rebel that I am, I just have to bend the rules once in a while. As you can see below.

Suddenly I'm a bit worried. A question just ocurred to me. I wonder if the bullet holes in the arrow sign are from the farmer shooting at previous violators?

Talk about elbow room! Elvira looks pretty isolated in the next photo, doesn't she? By the way, the parking enforcement people will ticket a bike that's backed into a spot in this parking structure. It's just easier all around to park away from the crowd. Did I mention I need the exercise, anyway?

In the spirit of taking in the full view, I took a shot over the edge of the wall. How often do you see the top of a light fixture? Actually, after looking at it, I realize I can go a long time without seeing another one.

Yes, the camera strap was around my neck. I also wrapped the strap around a small metal stanchion. That way, if I fell over the wall, the neck strap would keep me from plunging to the sidewalk. Somehow there seems to be a flaw in that plan but I can't quite get the "hang" of what it might be. The answer is dangling just out of my reach. Oh, well.

I don't know how to spell "silhouette" so I'll just say that the tree shadows looked kind of cool to me. This is from the second floor but over a couple of openings from where I shot the light fixture. The sky and the cloud pattern make kind of a nice background.

Well that's it for today. Life is hectic. Tonight is the reception for the local photo contest. It will be interesting to see which were the winning photos. For now the sun's out. I know two wheels that are impatient to roll!

Miles and smiles,

Dan