Today was not the ideal day to fly high with my DJI Neo drone. The wind was gusty and unpredictable—typical of Toronto in June—but what really stood out was the heat. This wasn’t just a regular hot day… it was one of the hottest days the city has seen in the last 10 years. The kind of heat where even the water in your bottle starts thinking about taking a break.
I had planned a full aerial sweep of the Richview Pumping Station, but the wind said otherwise. So, I kept it low and cautious. The Neo handled well despite the breeze, giving me just enough altitude to take a look around and snap a few photos before things got too sketchy. The buildings around the station looked sharp and orderly from the ground, and that big lawn slope gave me a nice vantage point to manually shoot a few backup images.
I placed my water bottle on a nearby utility box to check the light, and the blue glare off the label reminded me—hydration is key, especially when doing any kind of photo work on a scorcher like today.
This outing might not have gone exactly as planned, but sometimes that’s how it goes with street and infrastructure photography. You scout, adapt, and shoot what the weather lets you. I’ll be back another day when the winds calm down to finish the high aerial shots. For now, Richview stands solid, sweating it out just like the rest of us.
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