So regardless of where you live, there's always something interesting, I think, anyway, to photograph. And one thing that I did in the last few days is actually go out into the city centre. I mean, I'm really fortunate in that I live in York and there's no end of amazing photo opportunities. But if you live in somewhere really boring and you don't have the landmarks or the buildings that we've got, what can you do? So with that mindset, I went out to capture some unique things pretending I was in a really boring city. And I hope you enjoy what I came up with. So the first thing I did was look for opportunities to actually frame a subject. So like doorways, archways, even a trillis around the edge of a garden seemed to perfectly frame that the tree within it. And it's things like that that normally you would probably just what past or ignore or not really look for. But you can get some really, really cool shots. Now with the framing of the people, I actually stood just at the end of a little sneak away. And I had to be really, really patient and wait for people to what past because it was quite early in the morning. But when they did, it was worth it just for that split second, just to press the shutter and come up with these amazing shots. And these were just people going about the usual daily business, going to and from work, maybe being at the shops early, things like that. Just capture daily life. There's always something going on somewhere in a city, regardless of where that is. And just wondering about the city, just exploring the streets and just looking for things that you wouldn't normally immediately notice. Like the dog just sat patiently waiting outside the cafe for its owner to come back out. He sat there for about 10 minutes and it just, it did not move at all. And it was just that kind of moment in time that was worth capturing. And wondering further around just going down the side streets and things like that, there was the row of railings. And someone had obviously dropped a glove, some kind heart, his soul had picked it up, popped it on the railing. And in another way, it's a drab area with dreary colours, it just popped out. And again, it was worth capturing because it was one of those things that you don't necessarily see every day, but it's part of life. There's kind of a story within that picture. Okay, it's obviously pink. It's obviously child size. It's clearly someone somewhere in the city, a little girl has lost the minute. It was a freezing cold day, so you can imagine the the upset it caused. Some kind heart, his soul had obviously seen it on the pavement, picked it up, popped it on the railing. That is your full story. Okay, you've got a beginning, a middle and an end right there in one photo. And just wondering a little bit further around, the bike leaning up against the wall, that tells it's almost story as well. And that again is just something that you might generally ignore when you're looking for the better shots to take. But sometimes just life in general is enough to warrant capturing for that split second. And that bike lent against the wall. Again, it could tell a multitude of stories. You just never know why was it lent up there? Was it someone dropping something off? Was it someone collecting something? Was it someone just out for a bike ride and then stopped to grab a coffee or a cake or whatever? You just don't know what the full story is, but it gets the imagination going. It's always worth capturing those moments. So wondering again, a little bit further afield, I noticed between two shops, there was like a slippery going down to where the deliveries were taken. And again, it was really, really driving, it was really boring, but there were two red bins right at the bottom. And they just really, really popped out. And I took the picture for whatever reason. I wasn't really conscious of thinking about that point. It was just the bright red colour that stood out. I did give it a bit of a tinker in in the light room. And this is the result, but I also zoomed in and cropped it and turned it into a monochrome, which is this picture here. And again, it just tells like a story. It's the hidden bit of the city that you would never normally see. And wondering further around as well, just looking up at the buildings. They may have seen grey and boring, but if you can capture the angles of a building, the corners of it, looking up into this guy, it can be quite a striking picture. You've got the converging lines there. It's a very bold picture. It's very dreary, I'll admit, but it just gives an essence of that style, the architecture style of that city. And then the next picture is, it was a dilapidated old building. It looked like a bit of a storeroom. And it was all decaying and really driving dreary. But the corner of the roof where the tiles were peeling open, all deformed, just really, really caught my attention. So I clicked a shot and again, in colour, it looked quite dull and boring. It didn't really tell anything. But as soon as you took the colour out and made it into a monochrome picture, it just seemed to come alive. And again, it was one of those pictures where I'm not sure if I should take it or not. Will it be any good? Click the shot and just take the picture. You can always have a good look at a later date and see what you can come up with within that picture. So I hope you're starting to get a picture now of what you can do in a really, really boring place. And I kept on wondering to be fair. And I found a really cool little park bench. And as you can see in the picture, one end of it kind of made like a little pothole looking through. Now admittedly, there's nothing terribly interesting at the other end of it. But again, it was just an opportunity to frame something within an everyday object that you would see. And this works fantastically for bike racks and different railings on it, iron work and stuff like that. It can create its own framing. And it's always worth just looking and exploring and trying things. Just get down on your knee and just have a look through the railings and see if you can frame something a little bit different. And then just moving on the way back home after spending probably an hour just wandering around the city, looking for these different things. What has to railing and a couple of leaves had blown off the tree and got stuck in this big railing. And again, it just stood out. It was the only thing stuck on the railing that went on for about 200 yards. It was huge. But it was enough just to capture my attention. And again, it's always worth just snapping that picture just to see what you can do with it really. Afterwards, and again, a little bit closer to home. And it looked down one of the back alleys between two rows of terrace houses. And again, it was driving boring and something that you probably wouldn't normally photograph because the content is just dreary. You know what I mean? But it felt great to put in this video. And again, in Monochrome, you take the colour out. It tells its almost all over your gain. The leading lines take your eyes all the way down to the centre of the picture. But because there's no colour in there, you're not being distracted by any bright green bushes or the red of the bricks and stuff like that. And the pale blue of the cobbles, it just creates that picture that draws you in. And that could have been taken at any point in time from the 30s onwards, really. It wouldn't have changed. So there we have it. And I hope that that has given you a few things to think about. And maybe a little bit of inspiration. If you're living in a really, really boring city and you want to do some street photography and things, just to get out there and just experiment, just go grab a coffee, sit in a coffee shop, just watch the world go by. And eventually, like I said, that city will relax. And it will throw up its secrets to you if you've got the eye to keep in mind what it is that you're looking for. And even things that you think might not be massively interesting. Take it short anywhere because sometimes it will throw up a really, really big surprise. So thank you very much for watching and I will see you all in the next video. Cheers.