While I was in Florida (actually was in Georgia) I spy'd an Eagle that had just taken down another type of bird. By the time I picked my way to him in a position where I could see him and the light was favorable, he had eaten quite a bit of it.
I geuss some time went by while he was ripping this thing apart and I was focused intently on him because I wanted to catch him when he flew off. I infact was so focused that I never noticed the gator that was less then 20 yards to my right. Not sure if he was there when I snuck up or emerged after I had taken up a spot. I wasn't leaving until I had a chance at that Eagle!
Finally, the small birds around the Eagle pestered him enough that he took flight and I was able to catch him as he flew off. This was my first chance at photographing an Eagle that gave me a half decent set up and while not perfect, I was pretty stoked to have captured what I have here.
The gator that was way to close for me. After the Eagle left, I back tracked and came back above the gator to get a shot of him, but I couldnt back up enough to get him all in the shot and I wasnt going to get closer
Hi Pappy! I saw you at Steele Creek but not close enough to say hey. I went for a dive in a ravine when I had gotten the lead in women novice. Needless to say after 20 minutes lost there my race was pretty much shot.
If I want to get caught by your camera I am thinking I may need to stay on the track
That would have been super cool to have sequence shots of me crashing into the ravine and the look on the guy's face whose quad I did my "rag-doll" landing on.
Bryan Cook needed a shot for his poster and I supplied him with the image. Unfortunatley, I was on my laptop and unable to work the original photo but he was able to have his posters made with what I gave him.
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