Two cameras for each of us, Mike and I went to the Handcar Regatta in Santa Rosa. Two cameras that are unfamiliar. A Pentax DSLR borrowed from Nicole with Ian’s wide angle lens, and a Mamiya 645. So, it was a day of making brand new mistakes. I missed my Contax, the camera that I’ve carried with me for over five years. But, had I brought that one, I would have remained in my comfort zone. I doubt I would have used either of these other cameras nearly as much.
There were races. One of the cars was carried across the finish line, with things falling off and clattering onto the tracks.
The Front Porch became a stage. I first encountered it at Burning Man, running across the playa with Slim, leaping onto the stairs as it was still moving, dancing on the porch in the moonlight. Here, it was still, parked by the train tracks with music being played to the crowd around it.
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