The idea that I had was related to engineering and what I did. I thought, that infrastructure was a boundary. It was boundary in a sense that infrastructure, like roads separated and defined neighborhoods. And I had one place in mind where I could photograph this idea. So I noted that idea. And that's when the second idea came to me.
The second idea I had was I wanted to show the invisible boundary that existed and had a large impact on San Diego. That invisible boundary was the 500 foot limit that was imposed over downtown San Diego buildings. The reason for this boundary was that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had regulated that no building shall be taller than 500 feet tall if they were within 2 miles of any airport runway. And the San Diego Airport was located about one mile away from the airport. With this rule in place, it would limit and help define the San Diego Skyline.
Then I thought, I would take that idea and then combine it with the previous idea. And on top of that I had a place in mind, that would be perfect for that exact photograph.
With two solid ideas in the bag, I went back to work and finished my work day.
I left work at 11:15 am and went to my coffee spot since I didn't get my morning coffee. After acquiring my coffee, I had to head to my favorite local San Diego camera store to get a few things I need for the shoot and also for something I need for future travel.
And this is where things get interesting.
After getting everything I need from the camera store, I headed over to my bank's local ATM to get money for my haircut. My barber only takes cash. Well I figure I get the cash and chill out a bit and think about more shooting ideas, while I waited for my conference call at noon. Unfortunately that didn't happen.
While trying to get money from the bank, my card decided to not work. And I was unable to get any cash. But I remember I had some cash in my car for emergencies. And this was an emergency. So I check my car for the emergency cash and it was no where to be found. It was just then, I remembered that i had cleaned out my car and I forgot to put the cash back. This was about the time that I had to make the decision to either go home and grab cash and then drive back to my barber. From where I was at currently I was only a 10 minute drive. But heading home would turn that drive into a 40 minute drive to and back to the barber. And remember I had a conference call to take at noon and my haircut was at 1 o'clock. And it was now 11:45 am.
It was then, that I decided I would head home to get the cash and head back to barber. And I would take the conference call while I drove. So then I rushed home as fast and safely as I could. Full disclosure: I drove around 90 miles an hour heading home. :(
Making it home safely and without a ticket, I grab the cash, and rushed out of the house. Breathing hard, I tried to relax and prepared to take the call. So while I drove back to the barber I entered my conference call. Luckily for me I had the time to take it and I gave my barber a heads up that I would be a few minutes late. And about 5 minutes after my scheduled haircut appointment, my conference call ended and sat in the barber's chair to get my normal 3 week haircut.
This was serendipitous timing as I would look and feel fresh for the night's event. :)
