Week 18

f4.5, 1.180 sec., ISO-200, 100 mm

Week 18 - July 1-7

When I originally left the house to go on my photo shoot, I decided to walk down my favourite little walking path/nature trail.  I didn't want to go too far from home as I had taken a tumble on July 1 and fell, hurting my right hand and wrist.  My friend Maria loaned me a heavy duty brace that she used for carpal tunnel.  So, off I went down the path, wrist support on and camera on  my shoulder.  Just as I was about to start shooting, I had a funny feeling that I forgot to put the memory card back into my camera, after downloading pics from the day before.  So then I had to go back home, put the card in the camera and start again.  I was pretty annoyed at myself...however, if I had not forgotten the card and come back, I would not have run into the deer feeding on the path.  At first I didn't see him, as he was a couple of feet into the bush, munching on tree branches.  And, as I was out on a macro shoot, I really was unsure if I could get any shots.  But I have to say I am amazed at the range of my 100 mm macro.  I was able to fire off from 10-15 shots of this deer at a very close range.  I was not too nervous that he would charge me (don't know why...)  I didn't move around too much and it was super quiet on the path, until a cyclist came down.  I actually stopped her and told her about the deer, because I didn't want it to be startled and jump out in front of her on her bike.  I figured that one accident on this path (me on Sunday night) was enough.  We chatted for a few minutes about where we have come across deer in town.  In all my years of living in the neighbourhood, this is the first time I have seen a deer on the path.  We know they are around as they eat my neighbour's flowers in spring and summer.  And sometimes we see their hoof prints in the snow in winter.  So once the deer was done eating, he went across the path, had a drink in the creek and carried on, up into someone's back yard.  I'm sure he'll be back, and if so, I hope I am ready to shoot him (with my camera only), lol.