the best laid plans

My October consists of working 7 days a week and sometimes up to 15-hour days, so I specifically planned a day off of work to drive to Newburyport and shoot the entire day for Other People’s Clothes.  The universe conspired to keep me from this task when my friend who was going to show me around was called into work and couldn’t shoot with me.  Then my fiancee’s car that I was going to use refused to start.  She took it into the shop at 7:30 this morning with the hopes that we could fix it quickly and get on the road, but with all the repairs we didn’t get up north until about 1pm.  The sun was scorching (I have a sunburn, actually) and nothing seemed to be going right.  My tiny flashes were no match for the sun.  I tried to make the best of it but I’m not sure I made anything usable.  My favorite shot I took is actually completely unrelated, late in the day at Salisbury Beach (below).

I feel like there’s an expiration date on this project and if I don’t hurry and make more images I will lose my chance.  I know that’s silly and that I have time, but it feels true.  I feel like I’m not living up to my own idea’s potential.