Nikki Devereux

It was a gray day, the third of a string of 5 gray days. The first two had been rainy, torrential downpours all day long so that you had no desire to set foot outside the house. On this particular day, the rain had ceased, though the overcast, misty sky was a threat. This grayness inspired the following self-portait, taken on Passe A Grille Beach just before a downpour.

People were walking by and staring at me as I ran back and forth from my camera on its tripod, trying to get that perfect shot. I took my glasses off, so I couldn’t see anything and thus felt a little less self-conscious, though I tripped on more than one occasion and cut my foot on a rock once. I didn’t have a remote, so I had to use the camera’s timer, which is probably why the focus is a bit soft. Anyway, a little photoshop magic, and here she is…