Ever have one of those mornings? I got up too late. But things brightened up when I found four otters feeding there way around a large pond. I placed myself ahead of where they were going and sat down and waited. My anticipation began to build as I spied the ripples of them coming around a bend in the pond before me. I then prefocused on a chunk of concrete in the water where i thought they would stop and take a look at me. I then froze in place as they came into view. Everything worked out exactly as planned. First one otter scrambled up onto the concrete and i took a quick shot. Then All four otters piled up onto the concrete. Two in front and the other two crowding over the others shoulders to look at me. I was really excited as I bent my eyes down to focus on their eyes. Then it happened. My Canon 100-400 IS wouldn't focus. I couldn't turn the focusing ring at all. All I could do was stare incredulously as the otters slid back off of the concrete into the water and swam off down the pond. Later as I was driving away from the pond a Meadowlark landed on a bush beside the road. I stopped my car and carefully composed an image and went to press the shutter. Nothing happened as "card full" blinked in my face as the Meadowlark floated away. It was just one of those mornings.
Well the card full thing happened to me last week at Viera Wetlands as the Harrier came back for another run right by me. At least on the first run I got three good images.
With me it's always Great Blue Herons. They are always just out of reach, just past my scope, or flying right next to me when I have the macro lens on the end of my camera.
And don't even get me started on "full card" stories! :eek::(:eek:
An Otterly Ridiculous Morning
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