It all starts with the T shutting down around 2pm. Around 4 I thought I bricked a machine at Google and needed to leave the lab and stop by the Kendall office to reboot. A good excuse to see if my Pentax K-30 really was as waterproof as advertised. After very little convincing, Xiao agreed to get wet posing for a while near our building on my way out.
Nothing out of the ordinary going on at Harvard. Quite empty, some branches and leaves on the ground, but nothing more than that.
The walk to Kendall was rather uneventful. Few people or cars around, gusts of wind every once in a while. After a quick stop at the office there, realized I could work remotely after all, so time to head to the North End. Grabbed a few tissues to wipe the filter in front of my lens in order to be able to shoot anything at all.
Heading over to the river, the wind was getting a bit stronger. Some fallen trees along the way, as well as the rain being pretty much horizontal. Good thing I had my sunglasses -- otherwise raindrops hitting me in the eye wasn't the most pleasant experience.
The view from Longfellow bridge wasn't as spectacular as I had hoped. Lots of fog over the river and no waves or anything of the like.
Most of my time on the bridge, the wind and rain were rather strong. At one point a cab driver stopped by me and offered to drive me anywhere for free (I must have looked really miserable). Whoever he was, thanks, but it kinda defeated the purpose of shooting in the rain.
Heading downtown, there were traces of stronger winds. Some fallen signs, fences and firemen dragging a few trees out of the way.
Smaller trees were giving in to the wind at this point. The one above was on the ground about 5 seconds after this shot. Good thing the firemen were clearing them out quite fast.
Whew, Government center was quite windy. Some fallen construction fences, garbage cans and other small debris. I was really thankful for the sunglasses around there -- rain hitting the rest of my face was stinging quite a lot. And, just on the other side, people were normally walking their dog. Go figure...
After Haymarket, everything was rather calm. The only way you could tell there was wind was by looking at the flags here and there.
No traces of drama in the North End, either. Well, almost no traces of people, too.
Alright, home, sweet home. Time to get dry and enjoy the sound of the rain with some wine. Good thing I have more than enough wine to last a much more serious disaster. And, for the final verdict, yes, the Pentax K-30 is waterproof...
My favorite is the one with the sign on the ground among the leaves. And the last one, of course!
ReplyDeleteThe cab driver was really nice though!