Come and step into the new day with me.
Let's wait for the sunrise to see the start of the day.
It is no fun to be woken up with leg cramps, and the only way to find relief, is to take a walk. It's very difficult to sleep in the hot temperatures, especially when a power cut is in progress, as then we cannot use the fan that we have in the bedroom. So, the only thing that one can do is to get up and that's exactly what I did and at 4am I went outside. Of course, my camera came with and throughout the morning. We got some interesting shots that I will show you here.
Ever so slowly, the sky started to lighten and here below some early birds came over on their way to the lake.
The sun started to creep up from behind the mountains, and soon all of this would be lit up by bright sunshine.
I heard a Harrier Hawk calling, but it was difficult to get it in the tree at a distance, as the light was still not good enough.
But like always, the light improved, and a couple of Egrets came over.
Now for something else.
You can see how the sunlight reflected off the moon surface, as the morning colors were now in full swing.
So, how's my luck? I was so hoping that the chopper would fly across the surface of the moon, as it would have made for a perfect picture.
But sadly it was just too high.
Then I heard another chopper coming in, and this one was just below the moon.
Even the birds coming over were nowhere near the moon, so I gave up and went inside to have breakfast.
But whoa, stop the lorry, 3 choppers came over at a dizzy height just to tease me :)
Also, nowhere near the moon!
Have you ever waited for a perfect shot in nature, only to almost get it? And then to get a second chance, almost to get it again, but not quite?
I am sure that almost all nature photographers know what I am talking about, and even though I am now salted in the trade, it still disappoints me. I mean, can you imagine what a helicopter on the surface of the moon would look like? Beautiful is all that I can say, but you know what? I console myself with the thought that tomorrow is another day and that I will get many more chances. The only thing to do is to make sure that I am ready for it.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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