April 17, 2003
4 p.m. parking lot in Natomas
cool - breezy - sunny - cloudy
Pulling out of the parking space, I see this little sparrow in the tiny tree in front of me, puffed up against the breeze. So I stop, pull back in, pull out my camera, open the car door and try to get off a shot.
Meanwhile other movement in the parking lot disturbs the little guy - I hurriedly get of a shot before he flits away - failing in my zone focusing in the process. It takes three tries, the sparrow now long gone, before I get the focus right - that's what I get for using the ProPack instead of the Land camera...