A little gift from God
Jun 20, 2013 22:38:55 #
Friday of last week was a road trip/photo-excursion day for me. I had an idea in my head of where I wanted to go, what I wanted to see, and pretty much when I should be at those various places along the way. I spent much longer at each place than expected and added unexpected stops as well. I finally arrived at my last photo op of the day, the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse at the mouth of the Columbia River on the Washington side. I got my shots from across the small bay, and then decided to drive out the jetty for a little different angle.
As I turned left from the parking lot, something caught my eye, it was a young buck deer, barely starting a two point rack that was still covered in velvet. Just standing near the road watching me.
I quickly pulled to the opposite shoulder and removed my camera from the tripod, and changed the lens, hoping all the while that I wouldn't turn back around to find him gone. After all the anxious preparation, I looked out my driver side window and there he stood no more than 20 feet away. I was so excited that I didn't really pay enough attention to the camera settings and fired away, capturing two or three nice frames. I thanked him for waiting for me. I put the car in gear and began slowly rolling forward, when God rewarded my patients with slow traffic and other unexpected delays that got me here hours later than I had planned. Just a few feet further ahead the scene changed dramatically and I captured the view below.
As a lighthouse aficionado as well as a lover of wildlife, I honestly thanked God for this gift of a perhaps once in a lifetime shot. Unfortunately, he was so close and my aperture so wide the lighthouse is not in focus, but I still love the shot.
As I turned left from the parking lot, something caught my eye, it was a young buck deer, barely starting a two point rack that was still covered in velvet. Just standing near the road watching me.
I quickly pulled to the opposite shoulder and removed my camera from the tripod, and changed the lens, hoping all the while that I wouldn't turn back around to find him gone. After all the anxious preparation, I looked out my driver side window and there he stood no more than 20 feet away. I was so excited that I didn't really pay enough attention to the camera settings and fired away, capturing two or three nice frames. I thanked him for waiting for me. I put the car in gear and began slowly rolling forward, when God rewarded my patients with slow traffic and other unexpected delays that got me here hours later than I had planned. Just a few feet further ahead the scene changed dramatically and I captured the view below.
As a lighthouse aficionado as well as a lover of wildlife, I honestly thanked God for this gift of a perhaps once in a lifetime shot. Unfortunately, he was so close and my aperture so wide the lighthouse is not in focus, but I still love the shot.
A young buck at Cape Disapointment
Jun 20, 2013 22:45:13 #
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Jun 21, 2013 00:33:10 #
heyrob wrote:
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A once in a lifetime for sure.
Jun 21, 2013 08:12:29 #
Jun 21, 2013 08:32:07 #
Wonderful capture and the horns in velvet....wow super nice experience
Jun 21, 2013 09:32:09 #
ncshutterbug wrote:
Absolutely fantastic. That is a definite wall-hanger!
If only I had more wall space! :thumbup:
Jun 21, 2013 19:03:19 #
Wow, the magic light and the perfect pose--are you sure you'd want the lighthouse in focus? As captured, there's no wondering which is the main attraction!
Jun 21, 2013 20:09:27 #
Jun 21, 2013 20:19:04 #
heyrob wrote:
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Wow what a beautiful picture!
Jun 21, 2013 21:38:42 #
Jun 21, 2013 23:40:06 #
heyrob wrote:
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Absolutely loved the photo and the story!!!
Jun 22, 2013 00:15:01 #
Carolina Wings wrote:
Absolutely loved the photo and the story!!!
Evening Jan, how is everything in God's Country?
Aug 21, 2013 18:22:32 #
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