I’m getting more and more favorite spots in the Sosnovka area. The floodplain of the Yoma River has been added to the settlement itself and the pine grove. Fog is common here, and you can take photos of silvery clouds and northern lights with a view of the settlement.
At first, there was no fog, nor were there any silvery clouds.
Everything happened very quickly, although there were still some prerequisites for both.
It turns out I’ve known Sosnovka for six years already!
I went to photograph Maslenitsa in Erofeika, which is across the river, and I photographed the views of Sosnovka.
And then I had to go back through the village because of the heavy traffic jams, and I drove past that ruined church.
Back then, I didn’t yet know what dugouts were (I would discover them a little later that same year).
And I certainly never would have thought that I would visit these places so often in search of all sorts of different stories.
...It would be interesting to capture the moonrise through silvery clouds or clouds with an aurora...but those were still white nights, and the moon, especially a full one, always rises from the opposite side of the sunset.
The Yoma River becomes so shallow in summer that it can be crossed, although in spring it fills to a depth of several meters.
P.S.: Sometimes I write about what equipment I used to shoot with... but this time I couldn’t even remember. Either the Canon R6 mark 2, or the Canon R5.... most likely the first one, because the latter “sees” very poorly in the dark, but “sees” well in bright light. These cameras embody two extremes: the former is simply amazing for night shooting, while the latter is great for street and reportage work — it focuses lightning‑fast... but as soon as it gets dark, it’s as if it goes blind.
