Saturday Jun 26, 2010

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Last night was a strange night. I started my night heading to a fatal car crash.

Sad and lame story behind this spoiler, be warned.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

sad to say but it was going as usual. sad to say that their is a usual for deadly car crashes, but i digress. it was usual for me it was pitch black there was a mangled car in front of me and my camera and police and the usual by-stander walking around me seeming not to notice me (which is what I like I would rather go unnoticed at these things). now remember I have my eye and full attention on the camera and its viewing lens so the world around me is black in both visual and auditory nothing to distract me.

I can hear a non descriptive conversation between a few people behind me but I go on not noticing it until the woman screams out in what can only be described as fear, pain and desperation. No movie will ever be able to recreate this sound. her screams of pain in finding out her 17 year old son was dead is now permanently scared into my memories. I had goosebumps and chills for the rest of the time I was on the scene. This poor woman was on the ground balling just feet away from me. I felt to afraid to move until her husband carried her to her vehicle where her crying was still audible behind all the vehicle and noise of a crash.

I cried for a moment before I left the scene. the part that bugs me is I have no idea why I began crying once I was alone in my vehicle but I had to compose myself before leaving.



but later in the evening I had a very serene moment. Utah had a view of the partial Lunar Eclipse and I was to film it. so I sat next to a lake listening to the ducks that surrounded me having sooo many conversations while I filmed the moon traveling across the night sky. it was such a quiet and perfect moment. and Arcade Fire's music in my headphones hung around my neck made for an amazing moment. I like to think the ducks where talking about how much they enjoyed the Arcade Fire in that moment as much as I did.

here is a sample of the music that made my night perfect.


finally I had sometime on my hand so I took out my phone and used it to snap some pics.













reptij:
Sweet photos man! And I have to say the music does fit perfectly.
delilahlove:
that is a horrible story... i do not envy your job and what you have to see....

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