William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- Psalms 72:18-19 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen! Wednesday, 4:22 PM – After two days of dense fog and low light, the sun has finally returned! It is also a nice, jacketless, 57°. A lone, female Hooded Merganser is up on the main shelter pond. She initially didn't notice my presence and came in close while following the resident Mallards. To my joy, she made about four or five "croak" calls while I observed and shot. Walton County, Georgia I, too, feel like I croaked in regards to my shooting today! Of over forty shots of this Merganser, all but 2 really stunk: out of focus, over-exposed, motion blurred… not sure what the heck is going on. Of the two decent shots posted here, they aren’t even too sharp.
I have spent some spare time in the last few days reading photography blogs and tutorials. Reading all the f-stop, ISO and shutter speed tweaking tips has got my mind in such a corkscrew that even the simple shots are now too complex. And using my new (self-refurbed) monopod has made me feel like a big, clunky, uncoordinated mess! I've adjusted settings on my camera so many times in the last months I have no idea where I'm at now! I should have never dove into the manuals and tutorials! Sometimes the technical stuff drives the fun away from photography! But, there is always turbulence before you reach the higher altitudes!
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