In class we’re always talking about finding the light, looking for an interesting shot and just shooting it. I was digging through some shots from my point and shoot from back in February and found this gem, I had nearly forgotten about. I was at Union Station waiting for a bus, and saw this guy standing against a pole waiting for the bus as well. The lighting and timing was perfect – it was near dusk, so the cobalt blue skies of Colorado were transforming to a midnight blue just before nightfall. I remember thinking when I took the first shot, “aw, this will just be a blurry image and not worth much”. Then I found a ledge, shot a few more shots, then decided to drag the shutter way down ( like 8 seconds ), and push the ISO to 100 to avoid noise. At just the right moment, a man walked across the road and I captured this interesting “snapshot” which has now made it to one of my favs for February with my Canon A700.

The point? Be adventurous, take the shot, take it again and again. Sometimes it won’t feel right, but then shoot again until it does. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t but you have to get used to just shooting it and dealing with the consequences … in this case a rather favorable one, IMHO.