Yes it is 1:00 a.m. The drive from Cody home should take about eight hours? Another drive in the rain. Until I got to the Madison River tonight. The sun was low in the sky. Peek-a-boo lighting abundant. And a new born in the Madison River with Mom. Getting set up for this shot had to be fast. Only a few minutes before the sun would set. How long would Mom caress the little guy? The checklist ran through my mind faster than ever before. Hand Held? Aperture, focal length, exposure compensation, and ISO all critical to the shot. People saw my long lens and were falling out of there cars to see what I was running to photograph. With ooh's and Ahh's as a backdrop I focused and shot. The calf could not be more than a day old. The cow was cleaning the calf almost constantly. It was one of those scenes in nature that make it all worth it. The attention and sensitive care given to this newborn is profound. His days may be very few. Or he may grow to a mature male with procreative instincts of his own. Whatever the case Everyone standing with me was silent and enjoyed a lesson in motherhood. As I picked up my gear to leave a woman whispered to me in an almost sacred tone, "Wasn't that just beautiful?"
"Yes" I replied.
"I hope you have a good night" she returned.
Still whispering as if trying not to wake a child,
"I hope to see them tomorrow" she said in a cautious tone.
"If not we have our photographs" I thought
"I have my photographs and will keep them close" I said with a big grin and a wink.
3 comments:
That's an awesome photo.
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AMAZING! I attended your Inkley's demonstration a month ago. I really admire your captures. Keep it up.
I love all of the cool experiences you have and the people you meet. AMAZING photo, the processing is almost ethereal, love the mommy and baby!
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