Blogging from 39,000 feet, just because I can
Posted in Business | Travel on January 13, 2012
So here I am - comfortably ensconced in seat 15A on an Alaska Air flight from Seattle to Dallas, on my way to a photo shoot. For the first time, I succumbed to the lure of in-flight wifi, mostly because the middle seat is empty and there's actually a bit of room — even though I'm writing a blog post that's soon to be very public, it bothers me to no end to have someone reading over my shoulder.
The photo is from shortly after takeoff, over Mount Rainier, but right now we're somewhere over Oklahoma, I think. The straight-as-an-arrow roads and farm-field boundaries looking like a printed-circuit board or something transplanted from the Plains of Nazca. I always hope that an oil-stained airplane wing is simply a bit of cosmetic indifference and not a sign of broader neglect.
Packing and traveling across the country with a full lighting kit is never a simple prospect - I'll post photos of the packed gear once I get to the hotel in Dallas, as I forgot to document things as I was packing. I brought three of everything - three Profoto monolights, stands, softboxes, speed rings, umbrellas, Pocket Wizards and cables; two tripods and a few spare pieces-n-parts, all of which are, hopefully, chilling under my feet in the cargo hold, snug in their well-padded Pelican and Lighware cases. There's also a separate bag for clothes down there, too. The cameras, lenses, laptop, iPad, hard drives, etc., are in my carry-ons. All told, I'm dragging along five bags filled with about 120 lbs. of stuff; a set of parents with a couple of kids in tow nagivated the check-in counter far more gracefully than I did at 5:30 this morning.
I'm supposed to be working on a bid, but instead keep staring out the window at the magnificent view and feeling guilty about it so I'm writing about it in an attempt to feel more productive. Sometimes, I think, it's OK to just stare out the window and enjoy where you are. I'll get that bid finished and submitted well before it's due, not to worry.
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