Shenandoah University River Campus

I arrived at Shenandoah University River Campus in the western part of Virginia at 7:30 this morning, right at sunrise, although the sun wouldn’t clear the eastern mountain until 8. It was a brisk 40 degrees, and my thin wool gloves made working the controls on my Nikon Z8 awkward but manageable, much like my recent outing at Stauffer’s Marsh. The campus sits along the Shenandoah River, but today I focused on the meadows. There was plenty of bird activity, though the birds kept frustrating me by diving into the undergrowth. I missed a shot of a Great Blue Heron flying overhead. I failed to increase my exposure compensation fast enough to expose for the bird and not the sky. I didn’t take my own advice. With some patience, I managed a few nice bluebird photographs.