One day while spending Christmas vacation on the island with my husband, he was out splitting kindling and I was inside cleaning the cabin L He called me to come out and bring the binoculars. Across the channel there were a pod of Bottlenose Dolphin swimming along in front of the most beautiful rock wall. I watched their every move until they were out of sight. Then Bob said “There’s an Eagle....look at him through the binoculars”. WOW. A Bald Eagle through binoculars looks vicious and scary! I actually took a step backwards from the effect of the close up view. This photo is the rock wall....picture it with a school of dolphin swimming in front of it!
All this told me I need a new camera, with a telephoto lens and a tripod. My current one is geared towards close-ups for stitching! The dolphins and the eagle were completely out of reach of my camera, as was the kingfisher that landed in the tree in front of us. He was so striking with his color amongst all the blue/gray/black.
After viewing the dolphin through the binoculars I asked Bob to take me over to the other side of the channel so that I could get a picture of the rocks they had been swimming past as a backdrop.....yes, a quilt is percolating. He was happy enough to do that. I got close up photos of the rock wall, the beach, a waterfall, the kingfisher, and best of all, when we turned around to come home, a log in the middle of nowhere, with two seagulls on it. Here's the picture I got....you can see why I say I need another camera, with interchangeable lenses so that I can try telephoto!
Bob slowly brought the boat up on that log and I was thrilled at his sensitivity towards my artistic endeavours. I got a couple of pictures of the seagulls on the log, missed them when they flew away, and turned to thank Bob for giving me that photo opportunity.
But he just kept creeping up on that log. Next thing I know he is hammering in a metal loop, tying a rope to it, and we towed it home. It was a cedar log and HE was pleased to find so much shake (roofing) material and kindling. I groaned at having been sucked in yet again. A new-age-sensitive-man he is NOT! Here he is towing the seagull's roost home! You can see the log behind his left arm following us home.
But he just kept creeping up on that log. Next thing I know he is hammering in a metal loop, tying a rope to it, and we towed it home. It was a cedar log and HE was pleased to find so much shake (roofing) material and kindling. I groaned at having been sucked in yet again. A new-age-sensitive-man he is NOT! Here he is towing the seagull's roost home! You can see the log behind his left arm following us home. 