Calm before madness

These photos are from the first week of November up until the election. I spent most of that time in North Carolina, covering the final leg of the Clinton campaign and criss-crossing the state. It was exhausting, but a lot of fun. I didn't take as many photos as I would have liked, I took some, and here are the few that I liked.

This guy was selling Clinton gear for everyone to enjoy.

And this was his table of gear.

I passed this garage, and this car body, on my way to Raleigh.

A giant American flag from a Clinton rally.

On election night, I was at CBS News in New York City. These are a few shots from the green room.

A decorative hat of campaign buttons and stickers. 

Frank Luntz, on the phone. 

These next few photos are from the day and night after the election. Looking at their composition and lighting, I think they reflect my mood pretty well.

Walk-in's welcomed. 

Going down to the subway. 

I think, if I ever make a print of this photo, I will call it "alone."

Gone Camera Gone

For the last few months, I've used a Nikon L35AF for most of my day to day 35mm snaps. It's a great camera! Small, lightweight, with a sharp lens and lots of character. Unfortunately, about a week ago, I dropped it while biking to work. It hit the pavement as I went down hill and promptly shattered into plastic and glass. RIP.

Luckily, I didn't lose any photos. And I have a back-up camera! A recently refurbished Olympus OM-1 that was gifted to me from a reader, with a 35mm lens I picked up from eBay. Those photos are forthcoming. In the meantime, here are the last few shots I took before losing the camera to my negligence. The film is Fuji Provia 100f, a vibrant film that I'm moving away from because it's a bit too expensive and not versatile enough.

(Also, you may notice that I'm doing my photo blogging here at my website, instead of at my VSCO Journal. Long story short is that VSCO is real cumbersome. This isn't a perfect solution—it's a bit of a hassle to edit on my iPad—but it's good enough.)