10,000 images shot; 76 folders on my PC

Nov.25, 2006: Cebu Philippines

Olympus E-1, Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital: 1/4s f/4.5 at 14.0mm iso1600

I'm beginning to go through 76 image folders on the laptop, holding over 10,000 images I shot in Philippines between Nov. 2006 & April 2007, and it's a thrill to see images I knew I liked, as well as images I'd passed over before, etc.

This image above is a mess, but at ISO1600 in very little available light, and hand-held at a quarter of a second, I'll take it - it was a very quick grab shot that I would have lost, had I hesitated.
...I just found it today & had almost forgotten about this image - but it brought me back as to why I took it.

...I was taking Lisa & LetLet & their brother JunJun to dinner at a local BBQ place on the street, where I get them most of their daily meals - and while we were sitting there I noticed a small and very shy child behind me on my left, obviously hungry - obviously wanting to join us.

I smiled at her and said hello, and I didn't even have to ask her what she'd like to eat - I just asked the owner to prepare a plate with what ever she wanted, and set it down next to the girls who were midway through their meal.

She was so shy, she didn't even respond to me the first time I asked her what she would like to eat - I find that very common amongst these street kids, so I always just have a plate made for them when they're around - it's much easier for them to join us that way, as they don't have to feel shy or ashamed.

Thanks for reading today,
PJAMES

ps: still have the jet lag; was up until 5:30am this morning before I could get any sleep - but I'm working on retuning the body clock; it'll happen eventually.