I am NOT a comfortable street shooter – I was really pushing myself to capture snippets of street photography like some of my heroes used to do. It’s one of the joys of running a seasonal business that I can take the time each year to further my photographic skills and education during the downtime.  The next two were literally shot from the hip by prefocusing and using ZONE exposure.

sometimes it’s worth it to wake up before dawn…

but I always still come back to the people.

special thanks to Allison’ Nelson’s Chocolate Bar for a great warm up – if you’re in the area, you have to try their hot chocolate – pure decadence!

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