In the Air
Week five of the photographic documentary of my daily life
It’s been a hectic week. I’ve worked more than 10 hours a day. I was all the time around people. Trying to organize a training course. A training course for students who want to learn to fly. And trying to deal with the weather which so often doesn’t play along.
However, these are my photographs of week number five. Dennett started the challenge and I love it. I love looking for these shots. I love going out every day thinking about the challenge. Which photo can I use today? What to capture?
Wednesday was the second day of the theory course. We finished not too late so that we had time to go for dinner. It was just me and the other instructor. I drove home with my scooter 1977 model and he took this shot from behind.
This is why I love not having a car. I either use my rollerblades, the bicycle, or take the scooter to go to work. And it’s so much fun. You’re always part of your surrounding. You breathe in the fresh air. You smell the forest. You feel the sun on your skin. You are one with nature.
Because you’re outside. Not locked inside a car. You pay attention to what’s around you. More than when you’re in a car. You drive past deer, wild boar, and rabbits.
On Thursday the actual jumping started. We had five students. Five students who wanted to learn to skydive. Two instructors at once are jumping out with a student holding onto him until he/she opens the parachute.
Which is the moment captured with this shot. The student grabs the handle and in the next moment, the parachute will open.
The person on the other side is me. Also called the flying banana. Yes, you all know that yellow is my favorite color. And I guess it’s hard to miss it.
I was so busy this day with the training program I didn’t have time to take a shot myself but use this one which is about me. About my daily life. This is my work. Now you know what I do.
I took this picture on Friday morning. I was the only one at work and I wanted to capture the perfect conditions. The windsock was indicating barely any wind. We have a blue sky.
This is our landing area.
Unfortunately, the wind started to pick up and the students weren’t able to jump at all that day. But that is part of the business. You are dependent on the weather. And sometimes it is deceptive. The weather.
Before driving to work I took this shot on my neighbors ground. I think this is a grab apple tree. Shining in orange and red the fruits looks great but are not eatable.
Putting it into perspective with the beautiful surrounding I took a close up of it allowing the background to come into space as well.
On my way to work, I stopped at this well in the forest to fill up my water bottle. There is nothing going above this fresh, clear mountain water.
This well is free for all and easily accessible from the main road. We often fill up our containers to have enough fresh water for a long day at work.
I really wanted to capture the wind. We had some serious wind this day. Some decent stormy gusts blew through and nothing was safe. My bicycle was the first victim and got blown over. I guess that it is the best way to capture the wind in a photograph.
After a week not being in the office (due to the work on-site) it was time to catch up on paperwork. Cruising with my scooter along the valley I pass a chicken farm. Just in front of it, I do see often some geese in the grass. Today I decided to stop and capture them.
As soon as I slowed down they ran already to the fence. Waiting for something. Waiting for me to give them something. But I didn’t have anything. Except for my GoPro in my hand.
This has been my week. You are welcome to join the challenge. Seven photographs in seven days. Keep on clicking!
These are the last two weeks of the challenge:
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