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At 12:09 PM -0300 9/9/13, Hans Toom wrote:
>At Duncan Reef this morning I waited patiently for the Baird's
>Sandpiper to approach for a good photo but alas the Baird's and all
>the other shorebirds were snoozing in the morning sun near high
>tide. While I was sitting there waiting a bird approached from the
>ocean at high speed. I didn't know what it was since it was nose on
>to me but when it passed about 20 feet over my head I knew too late
>that it was a Peregrine Falcon. In photography the axiom is shoot
>first and ask questions later. I missed a perfect opportunity to
>photograph the falcon!
A corollary of that axiom, Hans, is take pictures in the field, look
at them at home. This never used to be a problem until digital came
along...I missed a lot of opportunities admiring my photos instead of
watching my subjects!
Phil
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<div>At 12:09 PM -0300 9/9/13, Hans Toom wrote:</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">At Duncan
Reef this morning I waited patiently for the<b> Baird's
Sandpiper</b> to approach for a good photo but alas the Baird's and
all the other shorebirds were snoozing in the morning sun near high
tide. While I was sitting there waiting a bird approached from the
ocean at high speed. I didn't know what it was since it was nose on to
me but when it passed about 20 feet over my head I knew too late that
it was a<b> Peregrine Falcon</b>. In photography the axiom is shoot
first and ask questions later. I missed a perfect opportunity to
photograph the falcon!</font></blockquote>
<div><br></div>
<div>A corollary of that axiom, Hans, is take pictures in the field,
look at them at home. This never used to be a problem until digital
came along...I missed a lot of opportunities admiring my photos
instead of watching my subjects!</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Phil</div>
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Phil Schappert, PhD</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier" size="-1" color="#000000"><br>
27 Clovis Ave.</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier" size="-1" color="#000000">Halifax, NS, B3P
1J3</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier" size="-1" color="#000000">902-460-8343
(cell)</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier" size="-1" color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Courier" size="-1"
color="#000000">philschappert.com</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier" size="-1"
color="#000000">imaginaturestudio.ca</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier" size="-1"
color="#000000">philschappert.ca</font></div>
<div><font face="Courier" size="-1" color="#000000"><br>
"Just let imagination lead, reality will follow
through..."</font></div>
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color="#000000"
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></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> (Michael Hedges)</font></div>
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