26 images Created 29 Nov 2009
Bow Shots
I have a problem.
I feel compelled to paddle most any body of water I can find – from the salt marshes of the May River in South Carolina to the Grape Creek headwaters of Colorado's Lake DeWeese – to make pictures of birds and whatever else looks interesting. I spend hours, packed into my kayak cockpit with photographic gear, feeding sand gnats, mosquitoes, green-head flies, and occasionally, a fish gullible enough to gobble a lure trolled behind.
From my low perch in the water, I see marsh, sky and all manner of wildlife from the perspective of a dabbling duck. I'm entertained by eagles and egrets. I hang out with herons and marsh hens. I seek out sparrows, wrens and rails. I dance with dolphins and cram full idle minutes photographing fiddler crabs. All this unfolds before the impressive bow of my simple craft.
I think my problem stems from an intense desire to help others understand the incredible experience offered by the critters who live in these places. They are precious. Most are in trouble. And their value is much greater than the value of the real estate that surrounds them.
-- greg smith
I feel compelled to paddle most any body of water I can find – from the salt marshes of the May River in South Carolina to the Grape Creek headwaters of Colorado's Lake DeWeese – to make pictures of birds and whatever else looks interesting. I spend hours, packed into my kayak cockpit with photographic gear, feeding sand gnats, mosquitoes, green-head flies, and occasionally, a fish gullible enough to gobble a lure trolled behind.
From my low perch in the water, I see marsh, sky and all manner of wildlife from the perspective of a dabbling duck. I'm entertained by eagles and egrets. I hang out with herons and marsh hens. I seek out sparrows, wrens and rails. I dance with dolphins and cram full idle minutes photographing fiddler crabs. All this unfolds before the impressive bow of my simple craft.
I think my problem stems from an intense desire to help others understand the incredible experience offered by the critters who live in these places. They are precious. Most are in trouble. And their value is much greater than the value of the real estate that surrounds them.
-- greg smith
