Look At The Sky And Think Of England
Spring came late to Northern Alberta. But while the snow kept falling and the ice on the ponds was slow to melt, some things were right on schedule.
We were wandering around the glorious Hawrelak Park in Edmonton a few weeks back, pointing our lenses here, there and everywhere while the gulls, geese and ducks battled for territory on the still iced-over pond. Everyone was active and everyone was loud (humans included). Spring was definitely in the air.
I was practicing handling the 70-300mm lens off on my own while Ray and our friend James roamed along their own path. In the past, anything larger than my 18-55mm lens resulted in blurry images, as I simply couldn’t stand still or resist being buffeted by the wind as I attempted to capture a subject. On this particular afternoon, I still couldn’t capture a bird in flight to save my life, and I was getting frustrated.
Then, I saw this couple.
They were a fair distance off when I squinted to see what they were doing. When the penny dropped, I said to myself “alrighty,then” and hoisted the camera. The result is a bit blurry. But for a first attempt, I’m reasonably pleased.
