To say that I express myself with my hands as well as with my imagery, is an understatement. My friend, pbase’s Tim May ( http://www.pbase.com/mityam ), who was traveling with me in Utah, catches me here as I debate a photographic fine point with pbase photographer Sheena Xin Liu, who caught up with us for a quick lunch at Salt Lake City’s California Pizza Kitchen. Poor Xin – I must have overwhelmed her with those flying hands – she has retreated out of Tim’s frame so that only a trace of her shoulder is visible. Tim uses a slow shutter speed – ¼ of a second – to not only blur my face, but even more importantly, blur my hands as well. He says in his caption at http://www.pbase.com/image/69505115 that this shot “captures my enthusiasm for my art,” but I would say that it also captures the essence of who I am – intense, passionate, oblivious to everything except the point at hand. (Pun intended.)