rooftop interloper

Self Portrait Photograph in Shenzhen, China, on building roof.

Ya, I haven’t posted a self-portrait in a while, a Saturday night ritual I engage in when extremely bored. I was bored last Saturday, hence the photo. Thanks for reminding me, Ron.

I hauled all my stuff to the roof and set up with a flashlight, thinking I would be relatively safe from interlopers. I was wrong. Just as I started to get the image I was after a random guy walks across the roof, at 9 pm on a Saturday night. What was he doing on the roof? I have no idea. It was obvious what I was doing: Engaging in vanity photography out of boredom. He decided to stay and watch.

I packed up, took my lovely Phottix Cleon Remote Shutter Release back to my apartment, and drank a can of Shandy (I can longer seem to stomach beer. Ya, call me a girl. I wish China had Beer Gift Baskets.)

Captured: September 23, 2008.

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12 Responses to “rooftop interloper”

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  1. Ron in L.A. says:

    Sure, blame me… ;)

    My first thought was that I’m glad the Olympics are over because I would guess security was tighter…

    My second thought was how does bail work in China? Do they accept PayPal?

    My third and not quite final thought was, when did they start filming Rush Hour 4?

    R(etc… )

  2. Shawn W says:

    Looking a little (actually a lot) dangerous there, Stevo! If you’re going to take many like that, you might want to check into that bail by paypal thing.

    Shawn Ws last blog post..On Those Who Commit Violent Crimes and The Death Penalty

  3. AJ says:

    That’s a mighty nice picture, Mr.Stevo. I am all for danger!

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  4. Stevo says:

    Ron: Haha. I don’t think bail would be an option. I would be escorted from the country.

    Shawn: The photo does look a little dangerous, damn interloper. I wanted something edgy, not scary. I’ll try again and take a security guard.

    AJ: How I have missed thee. I’ll take my dangerous self visit you. Despite appearances I’m really a pussycat.

  5. Stevo says:

    And please, all and sundry, notice how flat my once-large belly is. 100 crunches a day does wonders.

  6. Ron in L.A. says:

    Well then, on the bright side Stevo, you would get a free flight somewhere…

    R(etc… )

  7. Stevo says:

    Ron: Let me get citizenship and a passport from a country I’d like to be deported to first… I wonder what the Thai citizenship regulations are?

  8. amuirin says:

    That one’s kinda sexy, in a scary, scary way.

    amuirins last blog post..Editing-in: Accidental photography captures

  9. amuirin: Everyone needs a good scare from time to time.

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  10. Jackie says:

    Creepy! Hot! Creepy hot!

  11. Jax: That makes me all warm inside.

  12. Corina says:

    Stevo, don’t you know that those doors behind you say “No Photography on Saturday Nights”?!

    Corinas last blog post..16

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