Saturday, September 19, 2009

Some Days, I Can't Shoot the Broad Side of a Barn

I dropped by the Concord, NH Borders today for a book discussion/signing by Lama Surya Das. Let's just say I didn't approach the shoot very "mindfully": I didn't take the time to adjust the white balance (critical for this type of shoot) and the background was very busy. (All those darned books in the way!)Needless to say, most of the resultant images were junk..... and I have no one but myself to blame for it.


I am not a portrait/event photographer, so it took me a while to capture a moment that I thought was both unguarded and (I hope he agrees) fairly flattering:



After that -- since I was shooting just for fun -- I tried to record the details that people tend to miss while photographing these types of events:







Sometimes the best memories are not those captured in a photographic print, but those you keep in your heart and mind. I had the opportunity to ask (and have answered) questions related to my volunteer work at the prison and I will always remember how Lama Surya Das took the time to make each and every person who came to hear him today feel special as he signed books for them.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

LSD is a womanizer and phony… he carry’s out sexual misconduct w/his female students while married, he lost 90% of his sangha, his wife divorced him, and ALL 3 of his associate teachers resigned, ALL of the now defunct Dzogchen Foundation’s board members also resigned as well… LSD is now of FB and Twitter trying to recruit new FOOLS! WAKE UP, DAS IS A CHARLATAN! Forget about what he writes LOOK AT HIS ACTIONS… they will REVEAL the TRUTH about the FAKE hiding behind the MASK of LAMA!