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I went to a local wildlife refuge this morning; my intent was to make the 30-minute drive and get there before sunrise. My GPS had other plans and, in my caffeine-deficient state at that early time of the morning, I just followed along with it. As a result, I arrived at my destination in an hour and a half, instead of 30 minutes. Sunrise had long since happened, and had been absolutely gorgeous. But I missed it.
Well, no, I didn't miss it. I got to SEE the beautiful sunrise coming up over the rolling hills of the countryside. I just didn't get to take photos of it. I reminded myself of this fact this morning, because I was tempted to just be disgusted and go back home. But sometimes, I have to stop and remember that photographing a moment should never become more important than LIVING that moment.
So, although I got there well after sunrise, I stayed--intending to just take a walk to the river, see if I could maybe find some herons--and then leave before about 10 a.m.
I left at 1:00 p.m., and already plan to go back on my first free weekend.
I only found two herons, both too far away to get much of a photo of with my 55-300. But I found a lot of really cool stuff--damselflies, abstracts, and, oh yeah--an Eagle!!
Anyway, here's one from today:
Well, no, I didn't miss it. I got to SEE the beautiful sunrise coming up over the rolling hills of the countryside. I just didn't get to take photos of it. I reminded myself of this fact this morning, because I was tempted to just be disgusted and go back home. But sometimes, I have to stop and remember that photographing a moment should never become more important than LIVING that moment.
So, although I got there well after sunrise, I stayed--intending to just take a walk to the river, see if I could maybe find some herons--and then leave before about 10 a.m.
I left at 1:00 p.m., and already plan to go back on my first free weekend.
I only found two herons, both too far away to get much of a photo of with my 55-300. But I found a lot of really cool stuff--damselflies, abstracts, and, oh yeah--an Eagle!!
Anyway, here's one from today: