Lighting up my life

Lately, I've been waking up early in the morning and peeking out the window, partly to see if the world is still there, and partly to see where the light is.

The first photo here was taken at approxomately 6:45 AM Friday morning with the Rebel T1i. Apeture: 5.6. ISO 200. Shutter 160. Unenhanced.



The next photo was taken at near-sunset a few months ago with the Pentax K1000 with a 1-second exposure and probably at f 1.7...though I did not record it.



The last photo was also taken using the Pentax K1000 at sunset on the lake. I purposely blurred the image throught the lens to get an abstract look. Shutter: 250. ISO 200. Apeture: 1.7.

A little late; photos after the destruction

When Nashville was flooded last May, I did not run out and take a bunch of photos. I was not motivated to do so, perhaps because I was overwhelmed. I didn't have electricity for four days. There were many people who fared far worse than me, though.

Now, it's January, 2011, a whole eight months later. I keep noticing this trailer park on Nolensville Road. Unsavory-looking to begin with, is has been rendered uninhabitable, as it was settled next to a creek which rose after the rain finally stopped, lifting the trailers off their foundations, where they have remained ever since.

I wanted to take these photos for months, but was afraid to go there by myself, which is something I rarely experience. It's not the kind of place one would simply venture out to for no good reason, and I spent a lot of time just looking over my shoulder. I was not able to photograph the insides of the trailers. I could have, but because I was alone, I decided I didn't want to find out if anyone was squatting in any of them.

I wonder where the residents ended up.