Sunday Shooting

I had a photo in mind when I went to bed on Saturday night, but it wasn't this one.

I took it from the bedroom window upon awakening at 6:30, thus also awakening Sue as a fumbled with the camera. I had grabbed my older camera because it was closer to hand and my telephoto lens was already attached. But it isn't the camera that I am most familiar with now, and trying to figure it all out in my morning stupor was problematic. Oh well, I got something.

After getting my coffee fix, I did head out to get the photo that I had had in mind since the day before. I had seen this possible composition on the previous day, but the sun had been in the wrong place and the light wasn't good. While it didn't turn out quite as well as I had hoped on Sunday morning, I think it was worth the effort.

I had been anxious to get that photo soon while the skeleton of the tree was quite noticeable before the leaves would fully emerge.

The light and reflections highlighted some other trees, so I took a few other photos looking across our Mississippi. This one seemed to work best in mono as a bit of an abstract. I do like the textures. 

I turned and looked along the riverbank instead of across and liked the shape and reflections. The water is fairly high after the recent rain. As the water level subsides, there soon won't be as much of a reflection. I should try it again next year during high water season when the river may run even higher, making the reflection fuller.

I thought that I saw a goose moving about but didn't think much of it when I zoomed in more and took a closer photo. When I peered on the monitor at home later, I was surprised to see that it was a raccoon and not a goose..

If I known at the time that it was a raccoon, I would have likely tried to get closer still.