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Nickname

Daily writing prompt
What’s the story behind your nickname?
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Let’s start this from the very, very beginning. My father’s name is Robert. Folks call him Bob. When my mother was pregnant for the second time she and my dad decided if they had a boy they would give it the same name as my father. That boy would be Robert, Junior. That boy ended up being me.

So my name is Robert. There are two syllables in the word Robert. To shorten it down to one syllable , thus making it easier to say, people started calling me Rob.

In other words, I don’t really have a nickname. Sorry, daily writing prompt.

They Got ’em!

robertjames1971's avatarRob Shoots Film

Just got the email from the film lab saying they received the two rolls of film I shipped out on Tuesday!

WOOHOO!

Expect some newly developed and scanned shots at some point in the next 5-10 business days.

I reiterate: WOOHOO!

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Two Things

robertjames1971's avatarRob Shoots Film

Two things to note. First, we’re going back to Disney World in September. It’ll be just for a few days and I haven’t decided if I am bringing a film camera again. Second, I sent two rolls of film to the lab! New film shots coming soon, I hope!

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Changes to Society

Daily writing prompt
What would you change about modern society?
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Would I change anything about modern society? Yes. If I could I would probably change just about everything. There is so much wrong with our world right now. I don’t have any solutions, but I know what isn’t working when I see it.

I think if it were up to me I’d rearrange society to be more like Star Trek. Money would no longer be the driving force. Instead, we would work to better ourselves as a species. Science would be trusted over superstition. Religion would be gone. Journalism would have integrity. Fact would be accepted as such and not ignored when it didn’t suit your bias.

You know… little things like those.

4:15AM

Good morning sunshine.

It’s quarter past four in the morning. I am up and at ’em. My cameras are packed in a backpack (I don’t have an actual camera bag big enough to fit three camera), the cats’ food bowl has been topped off, I have a full water bottle and a protein bar in a lunch bag, I am finishing off my morning vitamins as I type this, I’ve checked the weather forecast for both Hampton Beach and Salisbury Beach and it’s the same partly sunny for both.

I guess the only thing left to do is decide which beach to drive to and hope the horizon is clear there. Fingers crossed. Also, where do I want to stop for more pictures on the way home? I’m thinking of the Plumb Island lighthouse again. It’s not very impressive as a lighthouse or as a lighthouse setting, but it is a lighthouse and there are some interesting places to stop on the way there and back.

Okay then… I am making the call. We’re going to Salisbury Beach. Time to load up the car and head out. Wish me sunrise luck!

Ocean Visit Tomorrow

The sunrise at Salisbury Beach will be at 5:27 AM tomorrow. Same with Hampton Beach. The forecast is calling for partly cloudy conditions at both locations. Given the horrid luck I have had with sunrise conditions on days when I don’t have to go to work, I think this is good enough to take a shot.

The battery on my Z5 is charged. There is film in both the K1000 and the FG-20 and I have all three cameras and a couple of extra rolls of film in a backpack all ready to go. My broken tripod is packed up too. Google maps says the drive to Hampton Beach takes 34 minutes without traffic. That means, if I want to be on the beach before the sun comes up with enough time to get everything ready, I need to be on the road by 4:45, which means I need to be out of bed by 4:15 or so.

Holy shit that’s early. I am planning on trying this, but there is a better than even chance that I will sleep right through it and then be mad at myself for the rest of the summer.

We’ll see how it goes.