The Gaza Protests Were Outside My Window!

I was in the middle of doing a photo shoot in my flat (the first in months!), and we got a great view of a HUGE protest outside. At first we only saw police cars (loads of 'em!) followed by a couple dozen protesters. So upon first impression, I thought the police had seriously overestimated their numbers. But then a phalanx of marchers came into view, waving their flags/signs and chanting replies to a muffled chant-leader (it sounded something like "mmmffmm!!!" "PEACE!" "mmfffmrrrmm?!?!" "NOW!!!") and an endless tide of protesters and police followed for a good long time.

I took a lot of pictures, leaning out the window -- and jeeze, was it cold! It even started to snow at some point! (Note the snowfall in the third-from-the-last image.)

My Journalism background kicked in a little... My first reaction was to call up the London papers and see if I could sell some of my photos. So, while my model, make-up artist and her friend waited, I rang up some editors and got some email addresses. Chances are they won't be run (I think that's a certainty, as they would have responded back by now), especially since I didn't get any fire or violence in my photos. I found out about that stuff later. If it had all ended peacefully, my uniquely-vantaged photos might have had a better chance in print.

Thanksgiving - Just Photos

Photo-Walk in Wheathampstead

Just this once (I hope), I'm making an exception and simply reposting content from my Buzznet page. Mainly because 1) I'm sleepy, and 2) there's not much else to say on the topic.

HOWEVER, just because I think you're so special (and you really must be, if you've made it here), I'm including other images from my photo-walk today, NOT included on Buzznet (yet).

"Today I went for a walk along many of the footpaths that surround Wheathampstead, and for the first time since arriving in the UK, I brought my camera with me.

It must be the best proof that I've been really busy... Normally you couldn't pry the thing away from me.

The sky was wonderfully dramatic all afternoon, going from dark to light continually and dropping spotlights on trees and houses seemingly when I wanted it to. I saw dozens and dozens of dogs on leashes, gorgeous autumn foliage, and that trademark English lush green-ness that comes from endless raining. I enjoyed listening to my iPod for most of the time, and even did a little journaling in the middle of a field at sunset."

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