Geminid Meteor Shower (Part I)

I got out about 5:30 this morning... for close to an hour of frozen meteor watching. Without keeping any strict counts, I'd say they were coming about one per minute. Factor in that my observing location only showed me half the sky... and its probably safe to say were were near 100 meteors per hour. Not too shabby.
I was lucky enough to get a handful of really bright meteors... including one especially bright one that caught my eye while driving home last night. That was probably the brightest of them all (and it was warm in the car ;)
Temps this morning were in the teens... with slight to moderate passing clouds.
I don't know if there's some law of physics which dictates that meteors will somehow go around the area you're pointing your camera at, but... something was certainly at play.
We'll try again tonight... when the real peak is expected to hit.
If all goes well, I'll also snag a shot of Comet Machholz as well.