Little Sugar Creek Greenway—Day 1 — Shutter Sights Photography

Jim Ogden, my friend from the Charlotte Photography Group, had planned a meetup to go shooting at the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. The greenway is a work-in-progress; when it’s completed, it will include 19 miles of trails which will run through urban Charlotte to the South Carolina state line.. Currently, only about 10 miles have been completed, and the pieces are not yet joined together.

I was very much looking forward to this shoot, and I had texted Jim to ask if it would be okay to bring my dog, Gatsby, along? He texted back and said this meetup was PERFECT for dogs.

So Gatsby and I loaded up and went downtown to meet the group. I was running late—as usual—so I thought I would just park south of where we were supposed to meet, and walk north until I met up with the gang.

The only problem is that the meetup was planned for TOMORROW, Sunday, February 23rd. I figured this out after I’d been walking around shooting for a couple of hours and finally thought to check the MeetUp app we use to coordinate. Oops!

The good news is that Gatsby and I had a wonderful time, and I learned that he is a joy to take on a shoot like this! I also got some wonderful pics—and I get to go back tomorrow and shoot with the group again. Win-Win!

The GRATE Gatsby—best photographer’s helper ©A Paige Baker, 2020 — The GRATE Gatsby—best photographer’s helper
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Staircase art ©A Paige Baker, 2020 — Staircase art
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My favorite photo of the day….

Waterdance ©A Paige Baker, 2020 — Waterdance
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Gustav Klimt was here… ©️APaige Baker, 2020 — Gustav Klimt was here…
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If the good Lord’s willing and the creek don’t rise… ©️APaige Baker, 2020 — If the good Lord’s willing and the creek don’t rise…
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The Neon City

As the sun began to set, Gatsby and I drove downtown to Romare Bearden Park. I wanted to try and capture some of the beauty of the buildings in downtown Charlotte as they began to light up.

( Side note: Romare Bearden, who died in 1988, is considered to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century.. The African American painter and collage artist was born in Charlotte in 1911. His family left the city when he was an infant, but Charlotte still wants to claim him….)

Sculpture, Romare Bearden Park ©️APaige Baker, 2020 — Sculpture, Romare Bearden Park
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Duke Energy building ©A Paige Baker, 2020 — Duke Energy building
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Bank of America building ©A Paige Baker, 2020 — Bank of America building
*©A Paige Baker, 2020*