First of all, shout out for all that love on that post yesterday. That was so rad, unexpected, and it was cool to read all those comments from people in Winnipeg who all feel similar to what I do now, or how I used to feel. Those made my morning, so thanks for that, and all of those comments and kind words basically encapsulated one of the things about the city that I didn't pay attention to as much before... the people here are the shit.

As I said yesterday, I thought instead of just lyrics with these re-posted shots as usual, I'll give a little insight to the photo on some level, maybe a tip or suggestion that has helped me over this last while that I learned or implemented in the shot (although all of y'all make this city look better than I do, so you probably already know what I'm talking about), or maybe just how the particular photo or day helped in changing my perspective on Winnipeg. Let me know if I should keep rolling with that idea, if you dig it, should I stick to lyrics, or not post em' at all... whatever. 

Here goes:

This was taken last November? Might have been October actually, one of the two. One of, and probably the best tip I have for anyone that has ever asked about shooting photos in general, but particularly in Winnipeg is that being willing to show up for a shot when or where other people aren't is 90% of the battle. This was one of those instances. I knew that during the fall the sun rises just behind the St. Boniface Cathedral, slightly right of the line the path is on, and the best time for the sunrise would be around 545AM.

For 4 or 5 days in a row I woke up at 430AM, got to the spot with a coffee at 5, sat in the cold (usually well below 0) listened to a voice in the headphones, had no action in the sky... packed up... and went home.

Finally on the fifth day, I had luck on my side, and the sky went off. I just hit the shutter. In this case literally 95% of the shot was prep (knowing where and when to be there) and showing up persistently enough to get lucky once. 🤷‍♂️

This could have been made with any camera, by anyone, as long as they were willing to be up early, and fail a few times first. 🍻