Old Man, Look At Me Now...
Spotted at the Popcorn Park Zoo, Fork-ed (thanks, tschopper!) River, NJ.
I'm coming to end of processing all of these animal photos. But I like this one for a couple of reasons. For one, who can't love that face. This guy was under a cover for most of the time we were watching him. We moved on and saw other animals as the zoo and then we passed him again on the way out.
I had Olivia in my arms, and the camera in my right hand. She was getting a little cranky from being tired and out in the sun. We were ready to pack in in. But Old Man started coming out and I had to try to get another shot of this gorgeous ceature. I brought the camera up to my eye one-handed, couldn't really adjust the focus and fired off a few snaps. And this was one of them.
In his book, The Moment It Clicks Joe McNally says "Don't pack up your camera until you've left the location." Such was the case here. I knew we were leaving, baby was cranky in one arm and hanging off me. I could have shut the rig down and called it a day.
I'm glad I didn't. Thanks for the advice, Joe.
Old Man, large.
© Mark V. Krajnak 2008
Old Man, Look At Me Now...
Spotted at the Popcorn Park Zoo, Fork-ed (thanks, tschopper!) River, NJ.
I'm coming to end of processing all of these animal photos. But I like this one for a couple of reasons. For one, who can't love that face. This guy was under a cover for most of the time we were watching him. We moved on and saw other animals as the zoo and then we passed him again on the way out.
I had Olivia in my arms, and the camera in my right hand. She was getting a little cranky from being tired and out in the sun. We were ready to pack in in. But Old Man started coming out and I had to try to get another shot of this gorgeous ceature. I brought the camera up to my eye one-handed, couldn't really adjust the focus and fired off a few snaps. And this was one of them.
In his book, The Moment It Clicks Joe McNally says "Don't pack up your camera until you've left the location." Such was the case here. I knew we were leaving, baby was cranky in one arm and hanging off me. I could have shut the rig down and called it a day.
I'm glad I didn't. Thanks for the advice, Joe.
Old Man, large.
© Mark V. Krajnak 2008