I'll post more on the hike tomorrow.
This self-portrait came out pretty good. I was moving as fast as I could up the steep slope near the summit of Stone Mountain. I just set the timer and started (kind of) running.
The summit area of the mountain was PACKED with turkey vultures. So I sat down on the exposed rock, put the telephoto lens on the camera, and took about seventy photos, hoping that at least a few of them would come out okay. I got lucky, and this was one of the good ones. Vultures are one of my favorite birds. Huge, and resourceful, and extremely intelligent.
This is Stone Mountain Falls. A bit over 200 feet, they say, in a series of cascades. I think a moron recently got killed here--he ignored the butt-load of warning signs and climbed over the fence and went out on the slippery rock surface. Death followed.
4 comments:
Excellent Vulture Shot! Sounds like you used my photography method. Take lots of shots and hope that at least a few turn out good! Gotta love digital!
Thanks, Jack! One thing I did that helped was I just sat there and waited patiently--in for the long haul, as they say. I think I got about four good photos of the vultures. That was one that stood out. And, yes, you could never do that with a film camera. Unless you were either obsessive and/or rich.
Just weeding out the herd. Nice calf muscles BTW.
I've never understood those folk who walk out on dangerous waterfalls. Why do they do that???!!
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