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<\/p>\nIt’s only a novelty shot but somehow it seems perfect to help me get through my third day of new floor installation.<\/p>\n
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1\/1250, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Last night after applying a second coat of paint to 96′ of new baseboards I sat down at my computer to come up with a photo to post this morning and this one from April of 2018 caught my eye. To be honest I’d forgotten I had it and barely remember taking it. But it brought what might have been the first smile of the day to my face so I decided to run with it.<\/p>\n My first thought on seeing the photo was – how many vultures are really here? At first I thought there might be three, stacked almost on top of each other, but after a few seconds it became apparent that there were only two. Somehow I think it’s the tail angles that initially made me wonder if there were three. I didn’t have enough room in the frame to avoid clipping a wing but with a novelty shot like this one it doesn’t bother me. Not much anyway.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So far I’m loving the new floors and Andrew, the installer, has been pleasant, efficient, professional and interesting to talk to. But the process has been incredibly inconvenient and disruptive and it’s taking longer than expected. And damn, has it ever been noisy around here!<\/p>\n After today I should get my life back.\u00a0I’m really looking forward to getting back in the field again and spending some time with birds. And I promise, this is the last you’ll hear about my new floors and their installation.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s only a novelty shot but somehow it seems perfect to help me get through my third day of new floor installation.<\/p>\n