The Full Cold Moon
Taken with my new zoom (Tokina 80-200mm 1:4 RMC) and my new tripod (Walimex WAL-666 Semi-Pro-Tripod with Walimex FT-008H Semi-Pro-3D-Tripod-Head)!
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Dragon in the sky
After getting up early, I was eager for my regular trail run in the Palatinate Forest, just after sunrise.
So I jumped into the car and was on my way to the trail head, when the sky suddenly went from a dull grey-orange to a fierce pink. I knew I only had moments to capture this shot!
Just at that moment, I came past a little gravel area beside the road (I was doing about 100 km/h), so I hit the brakes. Reversed. Ripped the handbrake. Grabbed the camera. And without even thinking about settings, hit the shutter release. I checked the result and could aready feel that that would be a nice shot! Unfortunately, there was a power line in the image...
So I ran across the road (was almost run over by a bus) jumped over a ditch, and stood in the middle of some field to snapp two more frames. Got back into the car. I never actually killed the engine, so I just shut the door, reversed out, and drove on to the trail head, with a big grin on my face. By the time I was back on the road, the light was gone again.
I had a great picture and a great trail run that morning!
Sunrise snapshot
I had the most amazing trail running experience this morning!
First, I saw two deer, then suddenly a majestic 12 pointer stag appeared on the scene, not 50m away from me.
As if that wasn't enough, later on, a wild boar was crossing my path not 15m in front of me!
Thanks Christopher Brisley (@TakeaChallenge on Twitter) and his #6amClub for getting me off the couch again.
I used runkeeper on my iPhone. Here's the stats, please add me to your street team! http://runkeeper.com/user/mike_u/activity/57900626.
Anyway, I also took a brief moment (just about 3 seconds) to snap the sunrise:
