Photography is like Golf

Posted on by kritterspaw

Photography is like golf, or any sport or hobby for that matter. You know, when you get that really great drive, perfect putt, or if you’re so lucky the coveted hole-in-one. It’s euphoric, and keeps you coming back for more.

That’s how I feel when I get that great shot. We go out every time it snows, looking for animals, hoping for that great encounter to capture.

With over 2′ of snow, we were hopeful that the ‘day after’ would bring the animals out foraging for food. We even saw a fleeting bobcat, but alas, didn’t get a photo. Darn!

But we did manage to see elk and deer. It makes me want to go out again! Bring on more snow.

Big Bull

Posted on by kritterspaw

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I keep hearing the elk bugle… a magical, majestic sound… but I had yet to see the big bull that bellowed.  That is, until this morning.  It was just after 5am… a little dark still, when he came in.

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I think I may have been a little late to the party, as he didn’t stay long.  He seemed merely to have come in to collect the last of his harem, and then he was off again.

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To watch the grace and ease at which he slinked off into the forest was a beautiful thing.  He was so quiet and confident in his graceful movements as he jumped over a ledge like it was a pebble and quietly disappeared.  Awesome.