So, Ammon convinced me to get in a kayak and paddle around the swamp.
A swamp with all the usual swamp suspects like alligators and poisonous snakes. Now, in a situation like this my mind can’t rest so why not up the anty and bring along my favorite DSLR and a 50 1.4 lens.
Ammon lives here and does this all the time, meanwhile I am taking this photo while my kayak is going the other direction and wobbling back and forth because I didn’t know how to steer or relax.
That’s where the gators live. Or so I am told. I will never know folks, that’s as close as I am ever gonna get.
I did venture into some groves only to be smothered with spiderwebs and quickly retreat. We’ll quickly nothing, I wobbled out like a rookie but my heart was cranking.
This is Ammon and his houseboat neighbor, Jim. They were just cruising along so fast and steady with such ease. Braggers.
I ran dead straight into this tree. Zero attempt to steer around or slow down, Jim and Ammon laughed about that for 20 mins.
Possible unflattering evidence might already be on the web.
Honestly, it was a blast. I’ll get better at steering and not freaking out when a fish jumps anywhere near me. Baby steps.
There isn’t any dry land. Just swamp cyprus and water plants. Beautifully frightful isn’t it?
Tree marked with a private property sign. Someone owns the fishing and hunting rights past that tree into the swamp. There are wild Cajuns here. Lance @voder has been focusing on people photography. They sure know how to have a good time. More on them later.
I’m in love with the photo ops. And I am willing to risk my sanity again. Lance took this photo of me already having a minor panic 15 feet into the adventure.
I’ll get better.
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Canon Mk II + 50mm 1.4 Tried to keep my shutter speed around 500 while adjusting the ISO as the light went away.
Cheers!