It has been one of those crazy weeks where life gets in the way of photography. Usually, I can make time for photography, but this week, not so much. I’ve not developed or scanned any film in the last 17 days! Yikes! And, as I realized yesterday, daylight is becoming a very precious thing, especially for those of us who like to go out to the street and shoot. Sunset is now at about 6:39 PM and loosing about 1 minute in the evening each day.
If I leave work at 5:00, I can get downtown at about 5:30, which leaves me, technically, about one hour to shoot, but it turns out to be much less than that due to the numerous buildings that happen to be there. 
Not that downtown Charleston has any large buildings, it doesn’t. It’s just that the angle of the sun is so low by the time that I get there that I have maybe 30 minutes to shoot. Perhaps I’ll have to load up with higher speed film, or, dare I say, get to work earlier so that I can leave earlier. Hmmm? I’ll have to think about that.
Not only is it the sunlight factor, it seems that most every day this week, I’ve had something that I have to do right after work. Today, I have to come back to the apartment to pick up a FedEx overnight package, sign some papers, and return it. The apartment closes by 6:00, which usually means about 5:45. So, were I to come here, get the package, and attempt to go downtown, it wouldn’t work. Downtown is 45 minutes from here. Sigh. Yesterday was my volunteer day, so that was out. Maybe tomorrow evening I’ll get to go and shoot. We’ll see.
I’m chompin’ at the bit here. I feel the need to get out and shoot, but life just is not cooperating. Sunrise isn’t until 7:30 AM. I would get up, go downtown, and do some morning shooting, but for the most part, there are only joggers in the morning. Not much to see. Also, traffic coming out of downtown and going towards work is nightmarish. Not a good way to start the day.
Oh well, I’ll get to do a lot of shooting next week when I go to visit Tom, The Photo Father. More about that later! I ought to put myself in a massive backlog of film needing to be developed. At least I hope to!
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Missing 17 days must be tough. If you’ve gone to long some symptoms can be: dizzy spells, feeling anxiety, diarrhea or nausea? Hope you haven’t gone too long! You are still shooting on a regular basis so that’s good.
I really like this image. This is one of those images that tells a story for me, no words needed. I like the light tone color. Feels warm and comfy. Is it a coffee shop?
I agree with you on the shorter daylight hours, it puts a crimp in our shooting. I’m one of those early risers so getting to work early and leaving early is not much of problem. I also agree with work and life getting in the way of photography. That’s one of the reasons I wouldn’t mind finding a sugar-mama.
@Monte: I’ve been able to squeeze out a shot or two here and there, but nothing consistent. I would imagine that when I develop this film, it will span quite a time range as well as subject range.
Yes. This is the East Bay Coffee shop; the same place where they had the poetry readings. As a matter of fact, this lady was handing out the list of poems, titles only, that the poetess was going to let the audience select from.
Well, one thing’s for sure, the fact that I’ve not been adding any photos makes me dig deeper into the archives and show those that might not otherwise have been shown.
I like this image also, with the older decor it looks like it could be back in the 40′s.
Paul, I agree with the others about the image–nicely done!
What a lovely image and it certainly does evoke another era. Of course, the warmth adds to that feeling; but, it’s more than that. All the elements bring a sense of a slower pace along with some almost old-fashioned touches of elegance. I would think that anyone in the vicinity couldn’t resist visiting the East Bay Coffee Shop.
Heh, i just had a little chuckle to myself when i read the comments there because I was about to write that this picture had the same ‘special ingredient’ that those poetry readings photos did – then I read that it was taken in the same place! Could it be the light in there? It really is beautiful with the sunshine streaming in the big windows – and those cake stands seem to hold some very interesting contents