The seaside town of Bangui in Ilocos Norte is probably one of the most photographed localities in the north because of its more than a dozen wind turbines jutting out of the coastline, the West Philippine Sea raging nearby.

It’s always a challenge to take photos of this place since I’ve seen practically every angle from photos of others. How exactly to find a spot that hasn’t quite been seen yet was playing in my mind as our cramped tricycle bobbed its way along the short path inland into where the windmills were.

The Universe probably thought it would spare me from useless roaming around because we chanced upon a group of kids playing in the sand, the windmills visible from behind and in front of them, just as we alighted from the trike. The weather was perfect—too sunny for my already-sunburnt skin, but still, it was perfect for my camera. It was as convenient as I could have hoped for.

So while it’s good to scour a place’s every nook to get the shot you want, these lucky finds are more than ideal as well, especially for people like me who do not have the patience to fiddle with graduated filters and tripods and all the technicality that comes with shooting landscapes. Don’t get me wrong—I have immense, immense respect for landscapists. I’m not just made from the same patient, painstaking fabric.