Well, what a f***ing, bl**dy miserable night of photography I just had. I shot 79 frames--I say again, I shot 79 frames--and I only got this one shot to show for it. Ugh! I fought with focus all night: I couldn't even get the stone titties on the Greek statue to come out sharp. Couldn't get any interesting expressions. And it was a great night of poetry--lots of animated performance poets. Nothing went as planned:

1) I wanted to get some nice shots of the famous Green Mill interior for the our good PDML folks in and from Chicago--you know, a neighborly gesture. Well, I've come up empty handed.

2) I wanted a good shot or two of two poets from Australia reading to night--you know, a kind of international neighborly gesture. Well, I've come up empty handed.

3) I wanted to show off my sister reading her poetry tonight--you know, a kind of sibling promotional gesture. Well, I've come up empty handed.

I think I'm glad I have a day job.

Anyway: This is Marc Smith, father of performance and slam poetry. He's a really nice guy and lots of fun to watch and listen to.

K20D, long DA* lens, 90mm, ISO 1600, 1/13 @ 2.8.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8286534

comments welcome, especially of the consoling kind
Cheers, Christine
(Sorry for the vent! But I think I do feel a bit better now :-))


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