One night in Budapest, I was walking (they call it promenading) down by the Danube. Looking to the river, I caught site of a couple sitting on a bench, silhouetted by the light of a bridge against the darkness of the water. It made for a very nice scene, and I thought about walking closer and seeing if it would look just as good in the viewfinder as it did to the eye.
Nope. Besides, I felt just a bit skeevey sneaking up on a couple intent on making the most of their secluded privacy and snapping a picture of their intimate moment. So I began to return to the walkway that follows the river when I noticed this little nugget just waiting for me and my camera.
Tripod down, exposure approximated, cable release attached and one of my very favorite images that I’ve created was born.
November 15th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Garrison- Spent about an hour or so going through your retrospective last night. Just amazing work for sure. This one is particular was one that stood out (though amoung many other favorites). Like you mentioned in the end, it’s quite a special thing for one to be able to collect such a view of one’s life- and hten to be lucky enough to look back over all of it. I feel quite lucky to have been able to wander those pages for some few minutes- reading the text that went along, following your life year to year! So thanks for that, and it’s also really nice seeing some of those images show up here with descriptions and stories behind them. Keep it up, I’ll keep reading and enjoying your view.