Early on November 2nd 2019, I made a trip back to the forest I had been going to recently. And I walked far this day, further than I had gone before along this particular trail. I took pictures as I went, but it was very early and quite foggy .
Canon 7D Mark II w/300mm - 1/500 Sec - F2.8 - ISO 100
And sometimes you just miss your shot.
Canon 7D Mark II w/300mm - 1/500 Sec - F2.8 - ISO 500
This next series of images was me playing with the full speed of the 7D Mark II shutter.
Canon 7D Mark II w/300mm + 1.4x - 1/800 Sec - F4 - ISO 320
Canon 7D Mark II w/300mm + 1.4x - 1/800 Sec - F4 - ISO 320
Canon 7D Mark II w/300mm + 1.4x - 1/800 Sec - F4 - ISO 320
I could hear a woodpecker, and finally spotted it. But in the dark shadow of the tree and it was very far away, just not an easy thing to get a shot of.
Canon 7D Mark II w/300mm + 1.4x - 1/800 Sec - F4 - ISO 500
Canon 7D Mark II w/300mm + 1.4x - 1/800 Sec - F4 - ISO 400
But the whole day wasn’t completely filled with missed opportunities. I eventually came upon a cool looking scene where a tree had fallen across a road no longer in service.
And finally, although I was out looking for wildlife all day, on this day the wildlife found me.
It came leaping and bounding up over a hill and was heading through the woods straight at me. I was walking along a trail and turned when I heard the noise it was making. It stopped when it noticed me, maybe 20 feet away. We stared for a second and I slowly reached for the camera I was wearing on a sling.
I managed to get a few shots off before this young buck turned and left another direction. For just a moment we shared a look, and then as quickly as it appeared. He was gone.
I tried to follow after a minute, not wanting to potentially spook him again. And I never want to disturb the wildlife. But as I made my way up and over the ridge, there was only more trees and forest for as far as I could see. The buck was long gone.