Don't you get the feeling of being mocked by the birds sometimes ? I have seen so many new species that I don't have in my collection since my camera has been in the repair shop.
The other day I saw a Potoo for the first time sitting on a branch just a few feet from me that would have made a wonderful shot and cursed the repair shop for taking so long. There is also a Barn Owl that I have seen hunting a few times around my place and I am praying it stays long enough for me to get a shot if I ever get my camera back. Two months now its been in for repair and today they told me if they can't get the part by Friday they are going to send the camera back unrepaired, wonderful !!
Keep your sense of proportion by regularly, preferably daily, visiting the natural world.
wow- Sucks to be him! $10 says he packed up and left because his wife was calling him to get something from the store for dinner...
I'd only wish the dof wasn't quite so shallow so the guy walking away in the background stood out a bit more. Though, it would probably still look better printed bigger...
BM
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