Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa: Thursday December 10, 2015 Xmas Lights

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Thursday December 10, 2015

While I am struggling with this sinus cold and the pharmacist's drugs are mostly ineffective, I realize that other things seem to be mending. My shoulder is not a problem unless I do an awkward stretch anymore and is certainly not the cause of my insomnia.

I purchased some cheap magnetic onyx bracelets and the first night I thought I was going to die as my wrists ached worse than ever. But I persevered with them and now my wrists are hardly any bother at all,... and no drugs....

Most of my day was spent purging Facebook because of a viral message that was plaguing me and most of my contact list. The messages were so authentic-looking and, of course, coming from trusted contacts, so most of us clicked on them only to be re-directed to very odd sites asking for personal details. As soon as I realized what was happening, I posted a warning immediately and responded to many messages asking me what I was sending them. Then I changed my password, cleared my cache, and ran my virus-checker, twice. I was gratified to see that I had no apparent infection. Next I started deleting every conversation I received as they multiplied. Facebook sent me another checker for malware and I ran that, and again, I was happy to find that I had no malware. I have to respect the brilliance of these hackers who can produce such a pain-in-the-ass program that can almost paralyze a site as big as Facebook. We all wish they could put those talents to much better use.

In spite of the cold, I find that my body responds better to the fresh air and exercise (that is why I am up at the moment at 5am and have already taken the dogs on a long walk). I had intended to go out and take photos of some of the Xmas decorations along the Tomebamba Tuesday night, but we got lazy. So, off we went on Toxic tonight, with Cristina helping me drag along my heavy tripod. I knew that I would be taking nighttime timed shots, so a good tripod is a necessity.

As we passed the Broken Bridge we saw that there were a lot of bikes ready for the biker gang ride this evening. We pulled in to say Hello and to make my apologies, we were only doing a slow ride for photos this evening.

After a couple of shots near the Broken Bridge, including some longer timed exposures of the river flow, we moved on to the great lighting in the Otorongo area. Some magnificent blue rope lighting draws everyone towards the huge nativity scene at Otorongo Plaza. Hundreds of people were wandering the riverbank with their cameras, families, and sweethearts. Trying to get decent photos without crowds is definitely challenging.

I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day's excitement, Cheers, Al