The moment I turn around the corner, all I can see is this beautiful light.
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It hits the tiny little rooftops straight on, as the afternoon slowly fades. Time is waning and I have to move quickly.
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I park my bike and run up the stairs of my apartment building.
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I need to unburden myself from these groceries I was carrying.
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Trade them in for my camera. As I’m in the process of unpacking, I make a decision on the lens I want to use.
The Tokina 135mm f2.8 through a lens-adapter. “The extra reach will be necessary as I can’t get past the fence”, is what I say to myself out loud.
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As I return to the scene, the light is still there, though weakening by the minute. It doesn’t matter, the setting remains.
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I snap a photo.
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And another one.
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I hold still at the corner, take a moment to take it in.
Two more snaps.
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I continue making my way around the perimeter
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...now looking for details.
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There’s one.
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Click.
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This continues for a solid half an hour until I make my way all around the fencing.
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I feel a sense of completion.
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Excitement, even.
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