I shot this footage back in spring when I was shooting my Sugar Mountain short. Taking a break from cataloging the ski slope I happened on this charming little park with a beautiful mountain stream that was still half-frozen. I originally planned to edit this into Sugar Mountain, but it just didn’t fit.
I’ve learned a lot about essay shooting since I shot this, the most important lesson being to only shoot when I know I have exactly what I want. While editing this I had to wade through hundreds of shots made useless because I mashed the red record button before I was sure of what I was capturing. No more!