Late this morning Joan was talking to her cousin on the phone when she began to wildly gesticulate in the direction of the French doors to our deck. I meander over to see what was up and observed this porcupine climbing a small beech tree.
It took me a few minutes to find the tripod, put Big Bertha (my 600 mm lens) on the camera and mount both to said tripod. I made my first exposure at 11:51 AM and made eighteen exposures total before heading back inside. There just is not a lot of action when a porcupine decides to “have a sit” up a tree!
Here it is 12:20 as I write this. I’ll be pushing the “publish” button shortly. Thirty minutes from start to finish… ain’t technology wonderful!!!
As I learned from an old newspaper photographer, always give them a horizontal and a vertical), so here are two photos.
Porcupine (hor.)
Porcupine (vert.)
Thank you, Joan!
Have only see one at the zoo! Great moment. . .
Comment by Joe Kennedy — 5 January 2021 @ 3:21 PM