Morning Light

This morning, as I shivered down the damp sidewalk, after finishing my night shift, I noticed this man erratically bounding down the sidewalk towards me. He was moving fast, swerving around the sidewalk and holding some sort of shiny wire in his hand.

I crossed the street, towards my car, sensing him approaching from behind. I slowed to get a better look, as he tried to enter centenial olympic park through a closed entrance. He veered back onto the sidewalk and rushed past me. He was holding, a tri-pod, with a small digital camera attahced to the top. He was intently looking at the sky, the skyline and the countless christmas lights in the park. The sun was rising fast, his time limited. The photo potential of the moment was high.

I wondered if he had awoke early just to capture this photo, if he was a tourist from one of the nearby hotels or if he was a regular commuter, coming to work early, to get the perfect photo.