Sunday, November 28, 2004
Fun Facts: Last month my site averaged 188 page views per day; last week it was 250 page views per day; this week it was 270 page views per day (and that includes Turkey Day and the biggest shopping day of the year (except at my website...)). Don't know if I'll keep this weekly tally going. It's kind of who cares, but on the other hand it's hard to know how much traffic a site gets so it might be interesting to some. At least you know you're not alone.
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Took pictures in North/Northeast Minneapolis this morning. At this time of year since the sun rides low in the sky, the light is good all day long, with nice shadows and not bearing down overhead.
I saw some abandoned house boats along the Mississippi so I went to the other side to investigate. When I got close I smelled a campfire and heard a hacking cough. Since I would have to scramble down a long, steep bank to the boats, with no easy escape I decided not to go down. I decided I wasn't in the mood of disturbing a potential maniac with tuberculosis.
It's interesting, now that I'm a dad I mentally check myself before going into a potentially dangerous situation. I do a rundown of all the fun things that could happen if I proceeded.
Things are a little different from when I was young and taking pictures in Chicago. I spent lots of time shooting in the middle of the night with a view camera. In those days I'd go anywhere, with the camera or without--it was like an exploration. Luckily nothing too bad ever happened. Besides spooky homeless people I'd stumble across, packs of wild dogs that roamed the streets were a bit disconcerting.
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Took pictures in North/Northeast Minneapolis this morning. At this time of year since the sun rides low in the sky, the light is good all day long, with nice shadows and not bearing down overhead.
I saw some abandoned house boats along the Mississippi so I went to the other side to investigate. When I got close I smelled a campfire and heard a hacking cough. Since I would have to scramble down a long, steep bank to the boats, with no easy escape I decided not to go down. I decided I wasn't in the mood of disturbing a potential maniac with tuberculosis.
It's interesting, now that I'm a dad I mentally check myself before going into a potentially dangerous situation. I do a rundown of all the fun things that could happen if I proceeded.
Things are a little different from when I was young and taking pictures in Chicago. I spent lots of time shooting in the middle of the night with a view camera. In those days I'd go anywhere, with the camera or without--it was like an exploration. Luckily nothing too bad ever happened. Besides spooky homeless people I'd stumble across, packs of wild dogs that roamed the streets were a bit disconcerting.
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