… morning is a very good time to put a little nourishment in the system and the Great Egret above is just about to pull a small crustacean form the water, flip it and swallow it whole … I like the perfection of the reflection where his beak enters the water. Below is a Black Phoebe at Bubbling Ponds Fish Hatchery just making contact with the still post he took off from … with pre-capture on the camera, I got his take off from the post and with a high probability that he would return to the same post I held a focus on the post and when I saw him returning I began shooting again and got this shot. The next frame has him coming over the top and the next one he is once again perched and looking for food.
Water is again being put into Lake Pleasant and although still very low, it is almost a foot higher than it was last week. Back down to the lake Tuesday and this time the 25 HP Mercury will be the source of power. The electric is wonderful for the smaller lakes, but just doesn’t hack it on a big lake. I’ll miss those full power surges to 4.3 mph 🙂 Not so good when you are trying to follow a Peregrine Falcon..
Into the new day and week … wondrous events will happen … keep breathing, share the joy in your life and be kind.
Cheers,
Ted
I have seen men binding their brothers in chains,
and crafty traders reaching for the bread that women
and babes lifted to their mouths;
I have seen merciless greed extracting yet the last
pittance from the defenseless and weak;
I have seen suffering go unaided, and known the stinging
malice of them I loved;
And I have heard the iron din of war, and have seen the
waxen face of early death;
And I have cried in my heart, “the world is hate!”
I have heard birds calling their mates in the still
forests, and insects chirping to their loves in the tangled
grass of meadows;
I have seen mothers caressing their babes, and aged
men supporting with devotion the slow steps of
stooping women;
I have seen cheerful hearthstones surrounded by laughing
children and strong men and sweet women;
I have heard the tender words of lovers in the pure
passion of youth;
And I have cried in my heart, “the world is love!”
The Hate and The Love of The World by Max Ehrmann
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The easiest way to reach Mr. Grussing is by email: ted@tedgrussing.com
In addition to sales of photographs already taken Ted does special shoots for patrons on request and also does air-to-air photography for those who want photographs of their airplanes in flight. All special photographic sessions are billed on an hourly basis.
Ted also does one-on-one workshops for those interested in learning the techniques he uses. By special arrangement Ted will do one-on-one aerial photography workshops which will include actual photo sessions in the air.
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