Monthly Archives: January 2014

Déjà vu

I’d been at it for a couple of hours and I’d already taken plenty of photos but this fellow caught my eye. I watched him while he sat on a bench wiping his eyes with his handkerchief. I tried to frame him from afar, but didn’t like what I was getting.  He walked over to the wall above the Truckee River and stopped to take it all in. The light was beautiful, and I just had to wait to see. Maybe nothing would come of it. He stood there for a bit, and then he turned and began to walk away. And there it was.

It wasn’t until I got home and took a better look at the shot that I realized, I’d taken this fellow’s photograph before.

Near and Far

After visiting the Rink on the River, I headed west on First Street to see who was hanging out by the Truckee near Wingfield Park. Druing the summer months the place is full of people, but it is January. Even though the temperatures were in the 50s, there weren’t very many people out and about.

The first person I spotted was this gentleman smoking a cigarette. The low afternoon sun made for some beautiful rim light.  I zoomed in.

Then I pulled back to capture his long shadow.  At first I thought I liked the first one, but on second view, I prefer the second for the context it provides.  Which do you prefer?

Rink on the River

I went on a walkabout in downtown Reno and started at the ice rink.

It was midday, but the sun was low in the southern sky and the ice? Well, it was one big white reflector.  Here are just some of my photos. If you’d like to see more, click over to my Rink on the River gallery

And I made a new friend. Jordan was intrigued by my camera and had lots of questions. I had a nice conversation with her and her mom and I gave them my card. I hope they like the photos!