After staring at my work computer for an undocumented amount of time yesterday, I checked the old email personnel email account to see if I had any thing good in there. Hmmm… only one message was in there (hey, at least it was something). Thankfully, it wasn’t from anyone trying sell me anything or try to make me anatomically superior; rather, it was from my old co-worker and friend, Vanessa Amerson. After opening up the email, I was flattered that she asked me to take some snapshots at an local event she has organized, called Kidical Mass (http://www.slokidicalmass.blogspot.com/). Given the 2 degrees of seperation that San Luis Obispo invokes on it’s inhabitants, I had heard of this event somewhere before but I had no idea that it was Vanessa that masterminded the event for our town. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised and proud of her. Kidical Mass is a really fantastic event that gets families outside and enjoying bicycles as a group, and hopefully incorporating it into their daily transportation. To me, the event is like a “Hello Kitty” motorcycle rally. And as a photographer (and pedestrian) it was hard to keep up with this rough and tough group during the ride, just to get a couple of shots. At times, I felt like a CIA Agent running along the presidential motorcade. But from my perspective, it really enjoyed looking over and catching the glimpses of the kids expressions the faces as they past me by at 5 mph. You can check out some shots from the day at: www.jonclaxton.com/events/kidical_mass_june. If your a parent/attendee, feel free to right click and download what ever photo you want. If you need a high res photo for any reason, just let me know.
by Jon
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