We can’t guarantee the
weather, or what we will see on our last Saturday of each month photography
hikes at Brooker Creek Preserve. Our November hike on the Saturday after
Thanksgiving started beautifully. The cool weather made comfortable hiking, and
though it proved too cool for the sometime resident alligator to make an
appearance, plenty of other subjects caught our attention.
Nine people joined us
for the almost two hour hike, actually more of a stroll to allow plenty of time
for observation and photograph composition. We stop fairly frequently,
sometimes at the same places and sometimes others, to talk about photography
tips, Brooker Creek Preserve, and Florida nature. Knowing your subject makes the photography not just
more meaningful, but also works toward ensuring you capture a photograph that
reflects the subject.
Rain the two days
prior gave fungi a chance to really grow. One of the tree fungi on the
boardwalk looked like a flower in the lighting. Two Black crowned Night Herons
made an appearance, one posing at the bridge over the main channel, and the
other drinking water and stalking a hopeful lunch the on boardwalk just over
the main channel. This gave us the opportunity to take plenty of shots, not
only portraits but the bird living in its natural environment.
Our next hike is
December 30. In January we hold a classroom session. The
topic this year is “Push Yourself to the Next Level”. We hope to see you at one
or both.
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