Welcome Back Sun.


I was driving home at around 4:30 today and noticed how beautiful the lighting was. I wanted to take some photos and realized I only had about 20 minutes before I would lose the light and the sun would set. You'll learn in photography 101 that this lighting, when the sun is setting and rising, is called the "golden hour". One of my film friends said they call it the "magic hour". In any case, the light was beautiful, especially since all the storms (temporarily) blew (or acid rained) all the smog away.

Anyways, I was listening some reggaeton song, I think that one that goes "you know you want me, I know I want you", or something, and was sort of pumped up and driving particularly fast. I didn't want to miss the setting sun and I still needed to run home and grab my camera. Needless to say, I was pulled over...Speeding ticket going 49 in a 35 mph zone...traffic school here I come.

If there was any silver lining to getting a ticket it was that the cop was extremely nice. I didn't even have to cry this time. He kindly explained that there have been a lot of complaints by the neighbors about speeding...etc. etc. And when I for some reason did not my updated registration, he just told me to find it at home and put it back in my car. I've been pulled over a few times and my experience has not always been this pleasant (if you can call getting a ticket pleasant). He even thanked me for being so polite. He thanked me! My faith that there are some good cops out there has been restored.


Anyways, I of course missed the setting sun. Here are the photos I did get. Not very golden but they work.