Jaimi Butler, Badass<\/a><\/span><\/span>. Readers who are unaware of her motivation for the vigil might want to follow that link for more info.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The bottle of whiskey was nearly full when I gave it to her with this note attached (I didn’t know if she’d be there when I arrived so I thought I might have to leave it on the step of her camper). A few days later she sent me this selfie of her and the bottle taken inside her camper and included this short note: “Last morning of the vigil. Don’t worry. I put it to good use.<\/em>” Needless to say, I adore the photo.<\/p>\nOK, with that long-winded introduction here’s the rest of the story.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 1600, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nYesterday afternoon I ran across this Burrowing Owl photo that I posted to Feathered Photography seven years ago. I was unhappy with the way I’d processed it back then so I reprocessed it with the intention of substituting it for the poorly processed version in my post.<\/p>\n
Even though the photo wasn’t taken on Antelope Island, most of my Burrowing Owl photos were, so while I was reprocessing the image my mind wandered to the sad state of affairs on the island these days. Most species of birds and wildlife on the island, including Burrowing Owls, are really struggling for several reasons but the primary cause of their precipitous decline is the disappearing Great Salt Lake. By the time I’d finished reprocessing the image I’d worked myself into a depressing funk over the dire straits of the island and the lake.<\/p>\n
And it was at that moment that my computer dinged with the following message from Jaimi:<\/p>\n
“The post you made about me and the vigil raised $800 to support the project. They all came from different states, one from NZ. When I looked at the report it was very clear that they came from your post. It took a bit of head scratching cause they were out of state and country until I saw a note that said \u201cthanks to Ron Dudley.”\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Talk about a pick-me-up!<\/p>\n
Almost immediately I decided to report the good news back to my readers and I told Jaimi so. She responded by asking if she could write “some words of thanks” to be included in my post. I’ve included Jaimi’s love note to the readers of Feathered Photography below.<\/p>\n
“A friend asked me (with much skepticism in her voice), how I was doing in my frigid camper after it snowed. I imagine she was worried about my cold toes or that I would tell her about my frozen poop. “Overwhelmed with love and support” was my answer. <\/em><\/p>\nThe lake has never seen a fraction of the support that it did this year. From the legislature (all GSL and water bills passed!), artists, activists, students, filmmakers, designers, lawyers…. And YOU! Readers of Feathered Photography donated over $800 to support the vigil over 2 days. All donations came from different states (only one from Utah) or countries! Thanks Ron Dudley and readers for overwhelming the lake with love and support! <\/em><\/p>\nP.S. I am glad that I forgot to keep metrics on how much whiskey was donated in support of the vigil.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
See what I mean about the warm fuzzies? Readers of Feathered Photography, take a well-deserved bow.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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