… Monday I spent some time at the ponds on my way back from Cottonwood and this time focused on getting some shots of the young fish in two of the ponds. I thought they were fingerlings, but one of the guys from Game and Fish let me know that these fish are called “subs.” Fingerlings are generally considered to be such when they are 4″ or less … “subs” are a little bigger starting around five to six inches and up … “sub” is short for sub legal … in other words, if you catch one you must release it as it is too small to keep.
I love the shot above because he is out of the water in a nice pose and it appears that he is affixed to a crystal pedestal attached to a watery base … ready to put in a display case!
Add a few years and he might end up like the fish in the Great Blue Herons mouth … first below. Nature is in balance …
A very Happy New Year to you … starting my 23rd year of sending out these missives and photos and hope that you continue to enjoy them … download the photos and use them as screen savers, many people do.
Into a new day and year and I am very optimistic about it … choose to have a good day every morning and do what you can to make the day a thing of beauty for those you see each day! Keep breathing and smiling … if you have friends you forward these emails too, suggest that they sign up to get their own copy.
Cheers,
Ted
Give me to gladly go
My way and say
No word of mine own woe;
But let me smile each day.
Give me strength to do
My task, I ask;
And that I shall not rue
The toiler’s grimy mask.
Give one loved hand to me,
And leave the eve
All undisturbed as we
Our strength of souls retrieve.
And lastly give sweet sleep
Closed sight, no fright
That fears will o’er me creep;
And now a last good-night.
Evening Song 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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