Three images from Orlando

A series of unfortunate events, on top of the cold weather we always have this time of year, has prevented me from getting out and taking pictures.  I've been in a bit of a funk lately and I asked my husband what he thought might be the problem.  "Well, you haven't photographed anything in a while," he said.  But that can't possibly be the issue, could it? In any case, I'm writing this from the Orlando airport en route to birthday celebrations in even-colder Chicago.  But David always drags me around to see fun things so I'm hoping to get plenty of shutter clicks in there, too.  Meanwhile, here are three random images from my travels.  First up - shuttle launch.  The planets (har, get it?) kind of aligned for me to go see Discovery's last launch.  We drove for what seemed forever and got about 5 miles away.  It was pretty seriously neat watching something launch that was headed for space.  I didn't photograph the liftoff but wish I had now.  Lesson learned: just take the damn picture. last Discovery shuttle launch And two more - one in the hotel's bathroom as part of my hotel self-portrait project and another from the Orlando airport (on the way in). b&w self-portrait at buena vista palace resort Orlando airport in black and white On deck for tomorrow: Gatorland!

NYC Day 2

Today was really a lovely day.  I woke up fairly early because that is how I generally roll.  Headed up to the continental breakfast upstairs but didn't see a single coworker, despite there being maybe 40 in this hotel.  No matter, I trotted off quickly to B&H to peruse the camera gear because I am a masochist and know I can't afford any of it.  But I thought maybe I could find a funky camera strap or something.  Instead, I picked up a hot shoe sync for my studio lights.  Very helpful staff there, as always. After that, I used my Yelp app (love love love love LOVE Yelp) to find a cozy little coffee shop to have a small latte, skipped through H&M (I was big on the X&Y stores!) and picked up a super-cute "boyfriend" jacket, and then took an informative, if overly dramatic, tour of Grand Central Station and the surrounding area.  Very much a good time. Right now I'm killing time and relaxing before a big, long work event that I will have to photograph and pay attention to for far far longer than is advisable.  I hear the food is excellent, though, and that always makes me happy. You've heard the story, now see the photos.  Not a big photo day, really - I was mostly enjoying walking around without a camera dangling from my arm. grand central station nyc Our very engaging and dramatic tour guide.  "New York is slammin'," he said without a hint of irony. tour guide nyc Chrysler Building details: chrysler building photos maps manhattan chandelier and guy on a phone street photography nyc Pardon this one.  It's just for David. concha y toro Also, the latest in my series of hotel self-portraits.  I already have one from this hotel in New York but it never hurts to have others. black and white self-portrait in new york hotel