A few years ago, as I looked ahead to retirement, I bought my first good camera: a DSLR equipped with a telephoto and macro lens. My plan? To take kick-ass photos of birds.
Fast forward a few years and I have a new appreciation of many things:
- How much there is to learn
- What I can (and, mostly, can’t) accomplish with a camera that I can actually carry around and hold steady
- How quickly most birds move
- How wonderful it is that there are some birds that move slowly or that hardly move at all
Snowy egret
Avocet
Black-necked stilt
The magnificent snowy egret commands attention. The avocet and black-necked stilt stop the clock to make me think of T.S. Eliot’s phrase about “the still point of the turning world.” Thank you for drawing me into their cosmic stillness. Beautifully caught, Isabel.
Laurna – Many thanks. Magnificent birds, all.
Agreed!
Barbara – 🙂
Isabel, you had fun this week, with your words and ideas, and your continuing beautiful photographs! Thank you!
Mary – Ah, thank *you*. Still having fun, getting my campaign for the Senate set up! Stay tuned.