Seems like I’m traveling a lot, never home, always looking in my roller board for clean underwear. Such is the life of flight attendant. Actually, I’ve gotten to the point where I can look at my bag and know what’s missing. Some call it a system and some consider it repetition.
One of my favorite overnights is in Burlington, VT. If I’m lucky enough to get the longer overnight, we get in around 11:00 in the morning which gives us time to check in our rooms, change clothes (the clean underwear), relax a bit then head for Church Street. About five blocks west of Church Street is Waterfront Park. All five blocks are down hill, so coming back up requires some huffing and puffing. Along this grassy park you will find people sitting on benches or rock walls looking out over Lake Champlain. It’s not unusual to see inline skaters, or jugglers or a Frisbee or two flying through the air. Most of the times I’ve been down there I’ve found boats tied up to the docks. But in this image there were no boats, presenting a different scene for me to photograph. Yep, I like Burlington, VT.
12 Comments
Paul
Dude! When are you coming to CLT?!!! 🙂
Monte Stevens
Man, I need to make that trip. What kind of schedule do you have next week, the 7-8th?
Earl
Monte, I love Vermont…period. Hey, I like this photo and I think it makes an even stronger statement without any boats.
Monte Stevens
Lot’s of wonderful lines in the image.
Alan M. Collopy
Monte,
I’ve only been to Burlington, VT once, and it was several years ago. I had enjoyed it back then, but life was very different for me in those days.
I enjoy this photo, the docks. Very nice contrast and shadow details.
Oh, don’t forget to pack the underwear, LOL.
Alan
Monte Stevens
At the airport now and have the underwear. LOL
Chris Klug
Man, what airline do you work for? I don’t even know who flies to Burlington?
Monte Stevens
Chris, I work for Republic Airways and fly for US Airways up and down the east coast. We fly the Embrear 170 & 175 jets. It’s fun, if you like people. Long hours and low pay. I like it at this time in my life.
Mark
Those look like chess pieces on the dock!
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Mark. I really do like this image and I never saw the chess part until you mentioned it.
Jim | SpinView
Yes, the lines definitely. But the composition, too, is what really works for me here. Thanks for not standing directly centered with the dock going off into infinity. Much more interesting shot here!
Monte Stevens
This image has to be one of my favorites over the past couple of months. It is a major crop as I shot it with a pretty wide angle lens. To get any closer I would have been waist deep in water, cold water.