Hi Zuiks,
Went out to the country to visit an ailing cousin this afternoon. At the
door, I thought to grab the XA, as I wanted both to finish off the roll and
to have something Oly with me "just in case." On the way home, wow, a flock
of big fat Canada geese feeding RIGHT beside the road, maybe 10 yards/meters
out, in a farm field near downtown Sumner (in the Puyallup Valley on top of
an old lahar or mudflow from Mt. Rainier, with "Volcano Evacuation Route"
signs all over). Pulled over, backed up, expecting them to spook. Several
were on full alert, heads up, necks straight, intently checking me out. It
takes only one to sound the alert, and you're outa luck. They stood their
ground. Obviously locals, used to being around people. A migrating flock
(too early for that anyway) would never land there or be so approachable. I
managed to roll down the passenger window, lean over and get a "grab shot"
at about 1/125th. Fun. While these are not exactly wild animals, having
taken up residence amongst the farms, lakes, and few remaining undeveloped
spots in the midst of all this civilization, I knew better than to open the
door, and was grateful for that smooth, quiet, XA shutter. What a sweet,
handy little camera.
Carry those cameras. You never know what life will offer up to you. That
one shot made my Oly day.
Rich
P.S. (How many of you can pronounce Puyallup properly? It's Pew Al Up, with
accent on the 2nd syllable. This is one way we pick out the Californians
attempting to "pass" amongst us...:-))
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