A Gift

A few weeks ago, we celebrated Mother's Day while on vacation, in New Jersey. Benny wanted to surprise me with something different, bought me a tripod. It was not grand, just a simple, easy-to-use tripod. I was ecstatic. With this small gift, I am able to take my hobby to a different level.

And I put it to use yesterday.

This was right by our house, just a 5-minute walk away. With the sun setting, and a little help of Photoshop, the result was satisfactory. You can see another version here.


Trust me, it was a little awkward. With so many cars passing by, joggers staring, shoppers walking, kids playing, we were quite the main subject on the street. We laughed at the whole idea, attempted to hide our identities, and were risking falling flat on my face (trying to run into the scene within 10 seconds on these rocks was not exactly easy). Thank goodness they came out. Not quite how I imagined, but they came out. Now we will always look back at these photos and remember the process of creating them. I know we will always crack up.