Saturday Morning on Sunday

Last night (if the timeline gets confusing, I am writing this in the present tense on Saturday although it won't be posted until Sunday), Sue put our tv program on pause because when she looked at me she saw that my eyes were closed and my mouth was agape.

My in-chair-noddings-off are brief, and I soon snapped to awareness, but it does demonstrate how tired I was. I had been awake since 4 o'clock that morning, and it was catching up to me. To boot, that early rising was probably after only 5 hours of sleep and possibly less.

Therefore, I did something that I simply don't do — went to bed early at 9:30. Mind you, I was just listening to a podcast for awhile before falling asleep. Nevertheless, since I slept until shortly after 5, I got the best part of 7 hours sleep, which really pleases me.

No matter how tired I am, which can be pretty doggone tired, I normally force myself to stay up until sometime after 10 and maybe even 11. I do that especially in winter when there is little to do in the morning. However, in summer, and particularly the longest day, I could go out for some early photography. I haven't done that yet this year despite best intentions, but I am keeping keeping the possibility open.

In at least in some recent years, I have made an effort to catch the solstice sunrise, but when you sleep until after 5, it is almost too late to get into position.

As on most mornings, I content myself with checking my regular online sites and clicking links that interest me. Then, I am likely to post a photo to Flickr after which I might write a blog post such as this one that I am now writing and that you are reading (bless your heart).

Here is something that I saw on Twitter this morning. I reposted it on FB and now here. Maybe it will amuse you. Think it through.

You've already seen this photo but this is the Flickr version that I am embedding here. I only post one per day on Flickr, so I am often way behind what you see on these blog posts. Flickr pics can be seen larger and are of better quality, but of course, you couldn't really tell that at the size that I am embedding below, which is straight from there.

Another link that interested me this morning was this one, an article with a long title, One large gathering is riskier than 10 small ones: the math of COVID-19 spread.

I wasn't interested in the details of the mathematical process, but I am interested in the results.

You see, while we would think that a gathering of 4 people compared to just one pair meeting up would double the potential exposure to the dreaded virus, it actually triples it because there are three pairs of people.

By the same math, it is the case that a gathering of 50 people, compared to the 10 which we are presently allowed, does not increase the exposure by a factor of 5 but by 27.

It's simple, really. Have only close contact withing your circle, but when out avoid crowds, keep your distance, and wear mask in indoor spaces and perhaps even in some outdoor spaces. You don't have to do much else.

Finally, at least in terms of this posting, I saw that my favourite photo vlogger had posted a new video on YT. He has recently gotten out of the rhythm of Saturday morning postings, but I have gotten used to this time slot and was glad to see him return to it.

In this video, he explores how to shoot a waterfall in a shaded valley. I quite enjoyed seeing his thought process about composing the photos, and the superb results were stellar in my opinion. He is not young, but he is very nimble and sure-footed and can get to the most difficult spots. The vlog is 17 minutes in length. I recommend watching the whole thing if you are a photographer. Otherwise, I am sure that you can cut away after 5 or 6 minutes once you begin to see how he works a scene.

I then watched a number of other photography videos, which is something that I tend to do more on Saturday than other days for some reason. I suppose that this is a little strange because all days are otherwise pretty much the same in my little world. Some of the videos emphasized the actual photography while others were more about post processing.

We are experiencing a heat wave, so I expect that it will be a quiet day. I hope you have a good day and weekend.