"The late night Friday crowd waits patiently outside Pete's Kitchen hoping to get a table after a night on the town April 18, 2008 in Denver, Colo. The 24-hour eatery, serving up pasta and pizza, has catered to partygoers along Colfax Ave. since 1942."
A frustrating afternoon led to an even more frustrating evening. In an attempt to clear my head I decided to drive to the foothills and take historic Colfax Ave. all the way back to my house cruising for an interesting image. For those of you who don't know, Colfax is the worlds longest continuous street measuring 40 miles-long and runs from the base of the foothills in Golden to the plains east of Aurora. Colfax is also know for racy activity so there are all sort of characters to be found along the way.
Being that it was a Friday night there were tons of people out wandering the streets. After leaving the bar most people either head home or find the nearest establishment that serves hot greasy food. When I drove by Pete's and saw the line I knew I had found something and drove back around the block the get an image. It turns out that it is a local hot spot after the bars close and has been around for over 67 years. I thought about trying to get inside to make some images but walking around that part of Colfax with $6,000 worth of gear around my neck on a Friday night isn't the smartest thing to do. My cameras help me get the pictures that little point-in-shoots can't however the downfall is that it's pretty much impossible to go unnoticed. I hope to get a really nice point-in-shoot for graduation (hint, hint) so that I can make images that require some stealthness (is that a word?) on my part.
-JCE
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