2002 Photo of the Year

Comments: This photo of a Great Horned Owl requires a detailed explanation about my camera. I purchased my first digital camera in Sept. of last year. I knew the camera had only a 3x Lens and was supposed to be too slow for action shots. Slow was described as a few seconds in-between pictures. I did not think that mattered. What is a few seconds? Needless to say, I was in for a shock. So I had to learn to let birds, butterflies and other insects, things that move, come to me. What are the chances of that????

One of the features of this Camera is a mode that takes 3 continuous shots. Here again a tradeoff. No flash among other things. I have learned to go out looking for one subject at a time. We live on 12 acres and I know the habits of my wildlife. That helps and I also wear camouflage clothing etc.. Away from home I study my surroundings and wait and have the camera set to go. I sit, try to blend in and let the action run toward my lens. Then I mostly guess and fire in the continuous mode. Sometimes it works, a lot of times I get a wing at most.

“Looking for Prey” by Inge Eason

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