Rise and Work

"We make plans, but God gives the final word..."

-summarizing a verse in Proverbs 16 that i read before going to shoot this morning.

I was determined to go take photos of joggers this morning, but instead I took photos of construction workers working on a new bank being built here in Kingsville. I have always wanted to take photos of construction workers. I finally had a chance to.

They were very nice, and although, i was very nervous at first, I was able to see and get some really good shots. The light was amazing and the sky was beautiful. It was an even blue and had some nice puffy clouds. It was a magical, yet speedy hour. The workers were very friendly. Even though, it was early, hot and they didn't seem to be doing easy work, they seemed of good spirits. As I was taking the first shots, a man with a worried look on his face walked up and asked what i was doing. He appeared very hesitant about this, he didn't want me to get hurt. I was told to keep my distance from the structure. Later I noticed there was a sign on the other side of where I was shooting that said DANGER ZONE. No trespassing or something like that. So glad I didn't see the sign before I trespassed or I don't know if I would have happily waltzed in.

So, it was a good start for the week, I'm going to try to take more photos with people in them this week. Have a lot of asking to do ahead of me. I actually rehearse what I'm gonna say in my mind before I get to the locations, but it never comes out like I want it to. I'm learning that sometimes, you have to just not think about a thing, and do it. Something will play out. Agreements and compromises can still be made even if you're not allowed in the area. And if you just get kicked out, it pushes you to try harder next time.

Thank you to the workers and all the people who have and will let me take their photo. And once again thank you for following along.

On the photos above. one is just a bit of sunshine coming up one morning while i was working on the project and the other is the construction site i shot at this morning. these aren't photos for the project.