"Eagle Eye"1/160 sec at f13.0 at ISO 400
Sometimes you just get lucky. I was on my home from church and I saw a blue heron all alone on a frozen lake; so I put the car in neutral and coasted into position, rolled down the passenger window, reached behind me to retrieve my ever-present camera, and pulled the camera up to my face only to have the viewfinder read "No (Media) Card." Done posing, the big bird flew away. Grrrrrrr!
A half mile further down the road, I go by another frozen body of water and spot something moving fairly close to the bank. I continue past it a few hundred feet and find a place to turn around. I get out of the car and open the back door to get into my bag for a memory card. I'm certainly not going to do that twice in five minutes time. I get back behind the wheel, roll the passenger window down again and creep back to the spot. I couldn't tell what it was until I was right on top of it, the immature eagle stared at me, once again I raised the camera to my eye, I clicked the shutter, looked at the preview screen and it says "Low Battery Power" and shuts down. What????? I look at the eagle, he couldn't care less, he's still ripping and tearing away at dinner. I can't reach a spare battery without opening the car door, so I take out the battery and try warming it up in my hand and shove it back in the camera body. I look up and eagles asks, "Can't I eat in peace?" and in disgust takes off. I rattle off one more shot and the battery goes dead again. So, the above shot, is the first of only two frames taken. Timing is everything!
A half mile further down the road, I go by another frozen body of water and spot something moving fairly close to the bank. I continue past it a few hundred feet and find a place to turn around. I get out of the car and open the back door to get into my bag for a memory card. I'm certainly not going to do that twice in five minutes time. I get back behind the wheel, roll the passenger window down again and creep back to the spot. I couldn't tell what it was until I was right on top of it, the immature eagle stared at me, once again I raised the camera to my eye, I clicked the shutter, looked at the preview screen and it says "Low Battery Power" and shuts down. What????? I look at the eagle, he couldn't care less, he's still ripping and tearing away at dinner. I can't reach a spare battery without opening the car door, so I take out the battery and try warming it up in my hand and shove it back in the camera body. I look up and eagles asks, "Can't I eat in peace?" and in disgust takes off. I rattle off one more shot and the battery goes dead again. So, the above shot, is the first of only two frames taken. Timing is everything!
Nice job! Way to spot those birds!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I need to keep my camera with me at all times too. I've missed a few good one lately.
ReplyDeleteAmazing shot! You made persistance pay off.
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