Hey, good morning everyone
it looks like a beautiful one out there
the sun is rising, the birds are chirping
smoothies are being done downstairs
so I thought I'd bring you with me on my morning walk
a walk that I take every day, and show you some of the
spots where I make some of my images on these walks
some of those images will look familiar
but this walk starts here, on the balcony
it's a very nice view from here
you already know that pier and the many images that I made of that
that swan, the fake swan, I made images too
that tree at the other side of the channel more images
this flag, I made images too
the neighbors pier, I made an image of that not too long ago
so, this is going to be a quick walk around the neighborhood
a short loop of one and a half miles
it takes me anywhere between 25 and 40 minutes, depending on how many photos I take
I usually walk longer in the summer, but right now the sidewalks are full of snow and ice
so it is what it is
so it's warmed up in the last few days
it's not as cold as it used to be
but still, the wind chill can sometimes feel cold
so it's better to be ready
alright, let's go
right away, this light
this is just a residential neighborhood, there is nothing special around here
but as I said, it's next to a lake so you see a lot of boats like this tiki bar boat right there
more boats behind me, we are now 3 blocks away from home
this is a lot where they keep some of the boats, I've made images here of this fence with the trees
I've made images on the other side, there is another fence
here on this lot, sometimes they have more boats
I've made a lot of images of those storage or containers
that's the marina, there's another cool view of the channel here
and this might look familiar to you, this warehouse here
because I've made a few images of that
it's a very clean place and I really like what it looks like now with the snow
this is another place that might look familiar
I love those two trees against
the shed or structure, part of an apartment building complex there
you can still hear the machinery working at the marina
we are now just probably 6 to 7 blocks away from home, so still pretty close
we're going to take a little detour
there is a bridge here with another nice view of the channel
this is why I don't usually come this way in the winter
because the sidewalks and the shoulders of the road are in terrible shape
but this bridge offers another nice view of the channel
not a lot of images I made from here, but still a nice view to get every morning with the sunrise
I actually think I did get a couple images from the other side of the bridge
so let me show you really quick
still pretty close to that apartment building complex,
we have this little field with a few trees
they might not look like much, but with the right conditions,
this place can be really, really beautiful
I've made quite a few images here
pretty icy here
anyway, next to the trees we have this pretty cool shed where I made a couple images
of the fence and the shed itself is kind of cool
this place is pretty cool too because there's usually deer
they're not out today, but it's something nice to see
they're beautiful animals and I just love seeing them around here
that's the sidewalk right now, it's just gone
so another quick detour, this is not part of the walk
but there is a cool cabin / shed that I wanted to show you right here
so that is the shed I was talking about
I call it cabin
of course it's not a cabin, it's a shed that is used in the summer for a farmer's market
but now in the winter it's closed
I photographed that shed during a winter storm, during a snowstorm
I thought it looked pretty cool, it looked like a cabin in the middle of the forest
nothing farther from the truth
there is a family dollar there, and more grocery stores and fast food places around here
but yeah, pretty cool spot
we are now halfway in this walk
we have another view of another channel, but this is probably the most boring stretch of the walk
at least for me
I've never made any images here for some reason
this is a much, much nicer section of the walk
because there is not so much traffic, and there are actually pathways for pedestrians
which is not very common around here, so it's very nice
I've made a lot, a lot of images around here over the years
I'm only going to show you a few of them of course
one of them is a photo I took in 2019, I believe of
all of those lights disappearing in the fog, it was a beautiful foggy morning
this is another recurring scene in my work, it might be hard to recognize now with all the snow
but this scene really works in the summer time, in the early morning
because the light from the rising sun reflects on the pathway that is white
and it contrasts so well against the dark trees and the dark grass
I love this place, I love this spot
but yeah, it doesn't work right now
I've tried to make images of those trees back there because they're beautiful trees
but I don't think I've succeeded just yet, maybe I need different conditions
maybe I need a different lens, I don't know
but in any case, this is a cool field here
it's empty, besides a couple benches and maybe a couple picnic tables
it's used basically as a parking lot, but i've made a few images here
this is another one that I haven't been able to make just yet, of this volleyball net
it looks beautiful now with the snow, but the background is so busy
I'd need to be in an elevated position or something
I just need a drone for that, I guess
we are almost done with the walk
the last spot I wanted to show you is one that you already know pretty well, I think
this is, sadly, the only place, the only spot where we can get a view of the actual lake
as I said before, most of the shore is just private property, private houses
so there are not many spots where you can get a view of the lake
as you can see, people have been walking on the lake here
it is frozen but I believe that is a very thin layer here
and I'd rather stay dry
we are back home
as I said, it's a quick and short walk just around here, around the neighborhood
but I'm hoping that it goes to show that you don't need a lot to create good images
some of the images that I showed you, I like a lot
and they were created just right here
I hope this inspires you to do the same wherever you may be
and just be patient, because it takes time
the images that I showed you today were created over the years
they were not created in one day or one weekend
you just have to wait for the right conditions and most importantly, be ready for when they come
that's all I had to share for today
hope you enjoyed the video
thank you so much for watching and see you in the next one!