WeHo=West Hollywood ... to those of you who don't know...

so ... found myself a prime parking spot -- WeHo fucking blows for parking -- on the street literally steps away from the restaurant i was meeting with some magazine people and a publicist friend.

she's not really a publicist ... she's way too cool for that.

kidding.

i love publicists.

no ... i do.

so ... i'm sitting there ... listening to Sirius ... i see this guy ... just chillin' ... standing on the sidewalk ...

my first thought was, " ... he's an interesting subject ... " so ... i grabbed the camera ...

got out of the car...

and asked, "May I make a photo?"

he said, "Yeah, totally."

i think i like the frame before this one ...

but ... both he and the bird were looking right at me ...

and ... that's different for me ... to do on the street...

but ... there was this peacefulness birdman ... and the bird ...

were exuding ...

and ... well ... i was going to put this in the last journal ...

but ... it made it here.

a very nice place to share personal photos ...

perhaps not for freespeech ...

but great for sharing ...

anything but "real critique."

leica mp. 1.4/35 Summilux ASPH. 1/500th at f/5.6 and a half. ilford delta 400. shot and processed normal. minor levels and contrast on lab scan. NO, NOT A DIGITAL PHOTO.

side note: cockatiels are know as Nymphicus hollandicus.