8.21.2002
Hello... I went for more of a walk than I realized.
It was about 4-5 miles or so... but tough going though. There was a trail at the beginning, but it was really wet and muddy and almost took more effort to navigate than just going cross country. So I finally left the trail and started up a large hill. The wind was just howling. Like 40 mph, and steady... no gusts at all. I kind of wandered around to another ridge that had a rock formation on top that looked EXACTLY like a squirrel when seen from the road. Of course it just looked like rocks when I got up close. The tundra was deep and spongy and brushy which made it hard to walk.( you end up swimming through it more- kind of like trying to walk in mashed potatoes) And it didn't help that i had my "inside" shoes. My feet slipped all over the place inside and now are REALLY sore. My legs, too.
I tried to take some pictures, but I think I only got a couple that were any good. I will find out when I get it developed. That is the part I don't like about film. And the part I do. You only get one shot (or maybe a couple, if you take bracketed exposures-but they end up looking mostly the same) and you have to wait forever and a day to find out if it worked or not, and by that time you can't go back and try again. But then, once in a while, you get one of those perfect images that only happens once. I have yet to have that happen, but someday...:)
I usually take landscapes and scenics, but I am finding out that most of my stuff is too derivative. I end up doing stuff like I have seen, and the images just look... mundane. Maybe I should switch to a different genre? Erotic photography, maybe. heheee
I was hungry when I got done, so I went to a new restaurant. Or at least new to me. It has been a staple of the famed Fairbanks restaurant scene for years, but I haven't been inside. It was ok. A little bit preppy... It seemed to be a place that jocks and car racers and girls with Polaris jackets like to hang out. A little bit of poppy dance music and a baseball game on mute. A whole wall dedicated to neon beer lights. It was fun to watch people. Most of them seemed to be on dates and that is always the most fun to observe. Because people usually put on a bit of a front, but are trying to hide the fact that it is a front. Makes things a little awkward for everybody because they try too hard.
oh well.
I realize how boring I am now after reading this, but I am too lazy to waste all the work and thought that went into this post by deleting it, so I will post it anyways, as a testament to my boringness.
good night
jeff
It was about 4-5 miles or so... but tough going though. There was a trail at the beginning, but it was really wet and muddy and almost took more effort to navigate than just going cross country. So I finally left the trail and started up a large hill. The wind was just howling. Like 40 mph, and steady... no gusts at all. I kind of wandered around to another ridge that had a rock formation on top that looked EXACTLY like a squirrel when seen from the road. Of course it just looked like rocks when I got up close. The tundra was deep and spongy and brushy which made it hard to walk.( you end up swimming through it more- kind of like trying to walk in mashed potatoes) And it didn't help that i had my "inside" shoes. My feet slipped all over the place inside and now are REALLY sore. My legs, too.
I tried to take some pictures, but I think I only got a couple that were any good. I will find out when I get it developed. That is the part I don't like about film. And the part I do. You only get one shot (or maybe a couple, if you take bracketed exposures-but they end up looking mostly the same) and you have to wait forever and a day to find out if it worked or not, and by that time you can't go back and try again. But then, once in a while, you get one of those perfect images that only happens once. I have yet to have that happen, but someday...:)
I usually take landscapes and scenics, but I am finding out that most of my stuff is too derivative. I end up doing stuff like I have seen, and the images just look... mundane. Maybe I should switch to a different genre? Erotic photography, maybe. heheee
I was hungry when I got done, so I went to a new restaurant. Or at least new to me. It has been a staple of the famed Fairbanks restaurant scene for years, but I haven't been inside. It was ok. A little bit preppy... It seemed to be a place that jocks and car racers and girls with Polaris jackets like to hang out. A little bit of poppy dance music and a baseball game on mute. A whole wall dedicated to neon beer lights. It was fun to watch people. Most of them seemed to be on dates and that is always the most fun to observe. Because people usually put on a bit of a front, but are trying to hide the fact that it is a front. Makes things a little awkward for everybody because they try too hard.
oh well.
I realize how boring I am now after reading this, but I am too lazy to waste all the work and thought that went into this post by deleting it, so I will post it anyways, as a testament to my boringness.
good night
jeff
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