About 2 and a half hours of Summer

I'm sure a good portion of you have seen the movie, 500 Days Of Summer. Well, I decided check out that romantic area where Tom and Summer sat on that bench and admired the inspiring view of architectural splendor...

yup, that's the scene. 

So, my photographer friend, Mat and I set off to find it. When we did alas arrive, it was not quite as "romantic" as the movie made it out to be -ahh the magic of Hollywood. A few sleeping homeless men, a few hyper children, an overly affectionate young couple (the ones I named "Jane and Chris" in the previous post), a group of young teens who were no doubt bored and decided to check out the movie spot for themselves. 

But hey, despite the lack of movie magic, mat and I found the inspiration and had a great couple of hours with our cameras, shooting our little hearts out. Here are shots from my 2 1/2 hours of summer:

for those of you who have seen the movie...

hey, I had to.

Now, though this may seem like quite enough pictures, I'm fairly certain that I left out a few worth sharing, so be ready for 2 1/2 hours of summer part 2!

and also, some of Mat's photos from this day downtown.

Jane and Chris are Engaged!

Ok so Maybe they aren't. And maybe their names aren't even Jane and Chris. I'll be honest, I have no idea who these two love birds are, but I was at a park downtown and there they were, striking these lovey dovey poses in the distance. To be blunt, it was quite nauseating to witness (I mean, they had no idea their photos were being taken -they were just standing this way, making out). But, my camera and I couldn't pass it up.

ahhhhhh young love...

Mama said there'd be days like these...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with one of my very favorite photographers, featherlove.com/   
-surreal for me, let me tell you. Not only was it super cool to meet her (she's even cooler than I could've imagined -and that's pretty fuckin' cool!) but I had the pleasure of meeting her and hanging out with on her birthday! She wanted to celebrate with some drinks and asked me if I'd like to join her... Uhhhh, are you kidding me?! OF COURSE I WOULD!! 

So I got to share drinks and cake, a burger and fries, and just shoot the shit with her until almost midnight! 

*cue Lou Reed's "Perfect Day"*

She is such an inspirational person to listen to and as she spoke, I could literally feel my insides awakening. EPIPHANY! 

The cherry on top?

Well, besides the incredibleness of hearing HER call MY work beautiful (did I just hear trumpets??) I feel honored to say, she took a few photos of me on my camera... Now, I never ever like the way I look in photos people take of me, but leave it to her to make me look good!
Happy unbirthday to me!

So thank you, Noa and I feather love you!

MUAH!