Being ready for anything in the outdoors can make all the difference between getting the shot or getting frustrated. Today was a rare day when I was given a second chance to photograph a large white tail deer. I was visiting some family in the country (rural PA) when we noticed this large deer across the road! There was only one little problem-my camera was in the vehicle with the windows up! I couldn't get the camera without scaring the deer, so I contented myself to simply look and admire-a good second prize, so to speak. When the deer snuck into the woods, I quickly retrieved my camera, closing the door as quietly as I could. I was surprised a moment later to see the deer appear again-and I was ready!
I know these are not 'million dollar' shots, but, frankly, I don't care. I don't enjoy wildlife photography because of the money-I do it for the pleasure it brings me. For five minutes today, the rest of the world melted away and I was in a zenlike state-not thinking, just acting. I didn't notice the oppressive heat and humidity; I didn't know my thirst or pangs of hunger-I simply melded into one with the whole world for those precious moments. It is the same effect I strive for in the folks viewing my shots. Why try to be, when you can simply be?
Being ready for anything in the outdoors can make all the difference between getting the shot or getting frustrated. Today was a rare day when I was given a second chance to photograph a large white tail deer. I was visiting some family in the country (rural PA) when we noticed this large deer across the road! There was only one little problem-my camera was in the vehicle with the windows up! I couldn't get the camera without scaring the deer, so I contented myself to simply look and admire-a good second prize, so to speak. When the deer snuck into the woods, I quickly retrieved my camera, closing the door as quietly as I could. I was surprised a moment later to see the deer appear again-and I was ready!
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