Oakland Lake Merritt Aerial Photo - a photo on Flickriver

I decided to post this one for "My Best Shot of 2023" Group on Flickr.

As my photography / videography business grew, I was starting to forget to take photographs for fun. Don't get me wrong, it is not like I don't enjoy my job, I love my job. However sometimes I really need to come back to the original thoughts and ideas I had when I wasn't getting paid for taking photos.

Yes, when I see something beautiful I want to capture it. That's where I started from.

Luckily that evening in autumn of Oakland, I saw the beautiful sky over the famous Lake Merritt and I thought "Why don't I fly my drone for fun today, I can get beautiful capture perhaps".

It didn't take more than 20 minutes to fly a drone and capture this view. I'm so glad I did it.

We all should never forget why we take photos - because we think something is beautiful.

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Taken in: United States / California / Cleveland Heights (show map)

Taken on: November 7, 2023

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