i drive drunk people home...

after going to some party on "the strip" -- somewhere i NEVER really go except for work or to support friends -- i ambled upon my russian-armenian-taxi-driver-friend. i don't remember his name. i don't go west of la brea, really. just so you know. there's really not much cool that way. so much to do east of la brea ... why go west?

i think it's fun to just walk up to everyday people and make a photo. most are very cool about it.

maybe it's my smile.

dunno.

i wanted to contrast this guy (being darker) than the bright-ass-menagerie that is "the strip."

leica mp. 35/2.0 Summicron ASPH at f/2.0. This is the "king of bokeh" lens. um ... 1/30th sec. delta 400 (pushed +2 to 1600).

DELTA 400 IS FUCKING FILM, PEOPLE.

Please don't say, "nice b/w conversion."

also, i like grain. i like grain a lot. grain and noise are wholly different issues.

GRAIN IS INTENDED.

p.s., this is dedicated to *sharkally for undisclosed reasons.