Mom, The FLag and Apple Pie

People say you cannot shoot street in a small town, wrong. This morning I really did not feel like it but I struck out for Waxhaw, NC, my purpose was to shoot street and street only at their Independence Day parade. Waxhaw is a small town consisting basically of two rows of stores about two blocks long. Between the stores is a railroad track with a street on each side of the tracks.
In years past I have had obligations when attending parades, this year I was there to photograph the people not the parade. One of the first things I noticed was the use of long glass or zooms set to telephoto by most folks. Me, I only carried a wide. The first thing I did was set the lens wide open to isolate subjects from backgrounds the best I could. After two hours of walking and snapping not one soul had given me any grief.

MOM, The Flag and Apple Pie

You cannot visually see the apple pie, but your mind’s eye fills in the blank. This is not the best image of the day, but best represents the occasion. Happy July 4th to all.