I was dying to get over to a nearby lake to see if any new birds had moved in. It was a bit early for any serious migration, but you never know. Days passed, but I just couldn’t seem to get there. Then we got a big spring snowstorm. Regardless, I made the decision to head that way after an early Saturday meeting at my church. It was pretty late in the morning by the time I arrived at the lake, and a mere 22 degrees. But what really kept me going was the nicely overcast sky. Great light for photography even at midday.
Photography- A few shots from Tanzania
Photography is a great passion of mine. I like everything cameras, but I particularly enjoy bird photography. I am a “birder” at heart, but somehow, for me, simply seeing or observing a bird is not enough. I need a photograph! And the same goes for mammals of all kinds.
So in this category, I will post all things photography. On some occasions I might post a quick morning
From Old… to New
In my first post on this Blog (see Observations/Taxidermy-An Ideal and a Pledge) I mentioned how much taxidermy manikins have improved since the world of paper forms in the pre-midseventies era. Because those forms had no pre-set anything, the taxidermist was required to model the face pretty much from scratch, on every singe mount. It was a time-consumer and certainly made symmetry much more difficult. But my encouragement was that even though forms are much better today, it does not preclude the necessity of a taxidermist’s study of anatomy, in order to produce the best mount he can on every occasion. Every deer is different and on each mount you have to be able to deal with what you have to work with. And knowing what to do about each one of the scenarios that come up, will produce a better mount, every time.
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