after the movie

we went for books and tea. Judy Dench is outstanding in Notes on a Scandal.

The first picture is a friend who probably wouldn't want to be identified by name.

I felt strange using my camera, like I could be arrested for taking pictures within the Indigo/Starbucks book theme park. Indeed, I heard one clerk asking the other about policy with reference to me, so I cut it out. It's hard not to take pictures.

I like that adobe 'posterize' feature, and I'm tempted to use it often. I'm sure I'll get over that after a while. I like that it obscures the identity of someone who I photographed without permission.

I had permission to take the picture of the young woman with the long brown hair. I hope she ends up seeing the picture - I like it.

The clerk playing so sweetly with the baby reminded me of a stage in my life where I felt compelled to engage with every baby or child I met. I'm not sure when it changed - that compulsion.

I can identify with the baby - the fascination with faces. I've never lost that.