1\/500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nWhen the fog rolled in a few minutes later it hit like a brick (that’s a strange analogy but it works for me). Thankfully the bird allowed me to get significantly closer so I could get a little more detail through all those microscopic water droplets floating in the air but the effects of the fog are still quite\u00a0obvious.<\/p>\n
Just before I took this shot the Merlin had amputated an entire frozen leg, placed the foot of that leg\u00a0under one of his\/her toes to anchor it, and worked at pulling off that piece of meat sticking out from the side of the leg. While\u00a0he was doing that his head was always in\u00a0deep shade but occasionally he’d look up at me like this\u00a0and I’d get just\u00a0enough light on the face for a catch light.<\/p>\n
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1\/400, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nSoon the fog\u00a0became even thicker and from his posture I thought I might be making him just a little bit nervous so I drove down the road and let him finish his frozen meal in peace (he was still there when I left).<\/p>\n
Fog is a natural event and I’m a nature<\/em> photographer so I try not to complain about it but if pressed I’d admit to some serious grumbling when the fog bank enveloped me.<\/p>\nRon<\/p>\n
PS – While I was working on this post last night and preparing it for publication this morning I had a difficult time concentrating on the subject at hand because of the approaching weather event in Florida and points north. Many of my blog subscribers and internet friends live there and I became close to other Floridians two years\u00a0ago\u00a0while I spent time with my daughter Shannon in an Orlando hospital\u00a0after her brain injury (thankfully Shannon and family no longer live in Florida). <\/em><\/p>\nMy thoughts and wishes for the best outcome possible go out to\u00a0everyone in Irma’s\u00a0destructive path.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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