It was a crisp, cold morning. Waking up in the hotel room, for the first time on that trip, it felt like winter. We had been lucky with the weather in Prague and Budapest, and other than a rainy day in Vienna, all told we had been blessed with a mild November in Europe. Our first morning in Cesky Krumlov brought a light dusting of snow, and a great breakfast. Again, it felt like we had the place to ourselves.
The morning was simple for the sole reason that all we had to do was exist. Life should be more like that, all the time in fact. Wake up, lounge in bed, eat a great meal, dress appropriately, make sure the cameras have film, and choose a direction. Explore, love, laugh, find a pastry shop and eat whatever your heart directs your finger to point at in case you don’t speak Czech. As long as you learn Prosim (please) and Dekuji (thank you) things will go fine, just remember to order coffee with those pastries.
Belly full, new friends made, promises to never forget and off to make more pictures. Simple. The way it should be.
January 25th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I mean Garrison I often wish I was somewhere where that style of life was the norm…so seductive and to not have to think of anything but ones self and cameras is a delight.
I just love the lines and tones. A beautiful study
January 29th, 2008 at 2:22 am
I once had a friend, Carol, who was a stripper. She explained the two main rules of “success” in her line of work: never show too much, and always leave them wanting more. Which is why i’m sitting here thinking of this as a “stripper shot”. That ledge, hiding who knows what, and the shadow… well, what one sees with the imagination is always more interesting than what one sees with the eye, no? Happily, i rather live the life you describe, although i never have to buy film as this blog is a frequent direction. I, too, love the tones and curves of this shot.
January 29th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
intriguing in that it has that “are we inside looking for out, or are we outside looking for in” thing going on.
the texture of the place caught my eye, and now that I’ve stopped for a closer look, it’s still the simple textures that keep me here.
February 5th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Beautiful!
February 6th, 2008 at 4:13 am
i’m much in a agreement with TK on that style of life but also the style of thought that you convey with your words and images has me thinking much of late… and for this i am grateful
February 6th, 2008 at 4:14 am
ps - especially the angle of this picture