I went today to the Villette for a second time with a plan in mind. I had my tripod, my camera, my bag and my umbrella. I was hoping the rain would be on and off just like the previous days but as unlucky as I am, it was non-stop extremely heavy rain with wind. I knew I didn’t have a choice as I didn’t have any other day in risk of falling behind. I had to push through.

I stayed out in the rain with the heavy equipment, hitting all the folies in the park,  for a bit more than 4 hours. It was one of the hardest and most tiring experiences I’ve had with field work and photography. The wind was blowing, I was only getting wetter and colder and was constantly worried about the camera receiving too much water.

It was also mentally challenging as I had to keep the goal in mind and finish what then seemed like an endless process in such extreme weather. I definitely caught a cold and drenched all of my clothes and bag but luckily the camera survived.I’m very happy with the approach I came up with and the determination I kept to make it happen. All I have left to do is figure out how I’m going to put the video together: am I going to group all the angles of one folie and display them at the same time or am I going to leave each picture individually ?