DeLano Bound - Hanging In The Balance

Hanging In The Balance

August, 2011

Okay. Half a year between updates is just a bit longer than I'd like but it really can't be helped. As I've stated before, I have a limited number of people I can shoot with and still have this site do what I want it to do: explore connection, friendship, growth and change via my relationships in rope. The one thing I envy about mainstream bondage sites is that they have dozens upon dozens of models to shoot with. Not only that but they don't seem to have the other problem I have, which is finding locations for shooting. I live in New York, probably the most difficult city in the world to find spaces to shoot that are affordable, safe, and accessible. We don't like doing guerilla shoots, so that knocks out the vast majority of spaces here. It's no wonder we seem to rack up more photography when we're in other citys; we know more people outside of New York who have access to great locations.

That being said, I attended and taught at Rope Camp earlier this month. I had a fantastic shoot with Midori (it's been a long while). I'm also hoping to shoot again with Dart, Beth, Skye and maybe Yin again before the year's done. These are a few of the folks who fit here. They're people who have helped me grow as a rope player and, in some respects, have taught me a few things about my life in general. That kind of connection is what I hope shows through in these shoots. I can't shoot with the "model of the week" and get that. This doesn't mean I could never find that kind of connection with someone who's more involved in the mainstream. Stranger things have happened to me. But I'm not going to hold my breath.

Speaking of Rope Camp, I had five different play dates there and only bottomed to one of them. It's kind of oddly appropriate that this was how things went because it was at that same location eight years ago that I had my first rope topping scene. I guess I really am a full-fledged switch!

I was going to make a mention of the cesspool that our politics has become lately but I don't have the energy. Suffice it to say I think that everyone on the right and the left should just STFU and understand that compromise isn't a dirty word...it's the way representative governments get the job of actually governing done.

Also, I survived the flooded office of my 9-5, the earthquake and now the hurricane in good shape. I hope you're weathering your trials and annoyances in good shape, too!

Namaste,

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