Such a nice photo. A beautiful bald eagle sitting on a stout cottonwood limb, fish lunch clasped firmly in its talons.
But, oh my, it could have been so much better. Just a minute before I took this photo, a juvenile eagle has been sitting right next to it on the same limb.
I stopped the car and got out to take a memorable photograph. The limb stuck out over the highway a bit and just as I raised my camera, a passing vehicle honked at me and .....off flew the juvenile.
Ah, well, this one is pretty good after all.
What a difference a second or two makes when taking photos. I know how disappointing it can be when the photo we want so badly want is snatched away. And yet, only you knew this picture could be even better.
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Shaddy
What a difference a second or two makes when taking photos. I know how disappointing it can be when the photo we want so badly want is snatched away. And yet, only you knew this picture could be even better.
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Shaddy
How MANY times I have heard Cap say, "Oh, I want to get THAT picture," only to come back and say, "Shucks, I just missed it." This IS a great picture of the eagle with the fish in its talons, and I feel like I can 'almost' see the juvenile that flew away! Another winner!! Hugs. Patti
ReplyDeleteWhen Oh When Will I Ever Learn. Put two small x's in the Comment as: box. Then press preview. Then sign in. THEN write my comment. Play it again Captain. Re write the comment you just lost.
ReplyDeleteDo I know how you feel. At least you are not blaming yourself. My issue is this: I have the perfect shot. I have it! I am focused and fiddling to get it framed just so. And then the scene is gone. I am left with ' My Committee ' sounding off at ME. You had it YOU messed it up. A sunset is a prime example. How many times have I lost the perfect shot trying to get it just so. A second or two can change the sunset scene.
Here is how this applies to you. The car honks and the scene is gone. YOU say to YOU .. "IF only I would have parked my car further off the road that car would not have honked.".. and YOUR Committee springs into action against YOU.
Smiles..
At least I have the luxury of editing my photos before I post them, unlike you who posts them directly from the camera. I can straighten the horizon, adjust the lighting, etc. I even removed a power line in one Mongolia photo.
ReplyDeleteOh My Goodness .. You what? You removed a power line from a photo up here? I DO have a 'card reader' so I suppose I could do some photo trickery. Clement from France is a magician with photos and correcting them. Smiles ..
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