Overnighted in London because I missed my flight by three minutes when delayed due to fog, British Air put me up in a hotel near Heathrow. Yesterday was a view from the airplane window, today is a view through a different kind of window. It was fun watching the wedding party with all their fancy party attire and even children up and partying at nearly midnight! Best part of being overnighted: a London friend I hadn't seen since before Covid times came out to the airport to see me :)
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Thank you all for taking time to read the narrative and for your empathy in this situation. Yes, wasting a day of travel time with frustrating lines and uncertainty and all that was not fun, but definitely nice to get a surprise visit with a friend. Less than a week later, that very friend won an award that was announced at the American Library Association conference so it was fun to be able to congratulate her having just seen her.
As for this image, I considered cropping it to remove the person on the right because she's so dominant in the scene, but there are also two others less noticeably but definitely there. But I ended up leaving all of them in because I'm trying to embrace and understand the notion of how street photography is less about perfection than it is about capturing a story of that moment in time. This was taking place in a hotel where people were coming and going just as the bride and groom were preparing to enter the big reception hall. So much to learn, and I am trying to be less formulaic and more spontaneous.
Thank you all for taking time to read the narrative and for your empathy in this situation. Yes, wasting a day of travel time with frustrating lines and uncertainty and all that was not fun, but definitely nice to get a surprise visit with a friend. Less than a week later, that very friend won an award that was announced at the American Library Association conference so it was fun to be able to congratulate her having just seen her.
As for this image, I considered cropping it to remove the person on the right because she's so dominant in the scene, but there are also two others less noticeably but definitely there. But I ended up leaving all of them in because I'm trying to embrace and understand the notion of how street photography is less about perfection than it is about capturing a story of that moment in time. This was taking place in a hotel where people were coming and going just as the bride and groom were preparing to enter the big reception hall. So much to learn, and I am trying to be less formulaic and more spontaneous.