Seagulls
San Julian, Patagonia
There is a small town in Patagonia called San Julian, about two hours drive from a gold mine called Cerro Vanguardia. Workers at the mine that live in San Julian are bused there and back on a daily basis.
The mine helped to reestablish the fish processing plant, and refurbished some of the fishing boats. This has resulted in additional employment and the rebirth of the modest fishing industry in San Julian.
I had just finished shooting in the processing plant, and had stepped out onto the pebble beach to catch the boats coming in. The boats were surrounded by seagulls fighting over the scraps that were being thrown overboard.
I need to mention that this was Spring in Patagonia, and the temperature was a nippy -10C outside....brrrr.
Anyhow, I saw an opportunity to get some shots with the seagulls, so I ran into the water, in my white gum boots, firing away with a 14mm lens on the camera. As the birds flew away, I ran back out the water, so they would come back, then repeated the process a few times.
Then I went too deep, and the icy water filled up my gum boots, amazingly I suddenly lost interest in getting more shots...
...I think it was worth it.
San Julian, Patagonia
There is a small town in Patagonia called San Julian, about two hours drive from a gold mine called Cerro Vanguardia. Workers at the mine that live in San Julian are bused there and back on a daily basis.
The mine helped to reestablish the fish processing plant, and refurbished some of the fishing boats. This has resulted in additional employment and the rebirth of the modest fishing industry in San Julian.
I had just finished shooting in the processing plant, and had stepped out onto the pebble beach to catch the boats coming in. The boats were surrounded by seagulls fighting over the scraps that were being thrown overboard.
I need to mention that this was Spring in Patagonia, and the temperature was a nippy -10C outside....brrrr.
Anyhow, I saw an opportunity to get some shots with the seagulls, so I ran into the water, in my white gum boots, firing away with a 14mm lens on the camera. As the birds flew away, I ran back out the water, so they would come back, then repeated the process a few times.
Then I went too deep, and the icy water filled up my gum boots, amazingly I suddenly lost interest in getting more shots...
...I think it was worth it.
San Julian, Patagonia
There is a small town in Patagonia called San Julian, about two hours drive from a gold mine called Cerro Vanguardia. Workers at the mine that live in San Julian are bused there and back on a daily basis.
The mine helped to reestablish the fish processing plant, and refurbished some of the fishing boats. This has resulted in additional employment and the rebirth of the modest fishing industry in San Julian.
I had just finished shooting in the processing plant, and had stepped out onto the pebble beach to catch the boats coming in. The boats were surrounded by seagulls fighting over the scraps that were being thrown overboard.
I need to mention that this was Spring in Patagonia, and the temperature was a nippy -10C outside....brrrr.
Anyhow, I saw an opportunity to get some shots with the seagulls, so I ran into the water, in my white gum boots, firing away with a 14mm lens on the camera. As the birds flew away, I ran back out the water, so they would come back, then repeated the process a few times.
Then I went too deep, and the icy water filled up my gum boots, amazingly I suddenly lost interest in getting more shots...
...I think it was worth it.