"X-Shot" Information
Camera - Canon EOS-1 Ds Mark III
ISO - 400
Shutter 1/500 sec.
F/stop - 11
Lens - 16 - 35 zoom
Division Of Wildlife hired me to cover their Outdoor Skills Day in Pine, Colorado last Saturday. Leaving my home in Evergreen, with snow and slush on the ground, I expected the worst at Pine Valley Ranch Park, the events location. To my surprise the ground was dry and the weather was perfect for shooting. The day offered participants a chance to gain hands-on knowledge in archery, fly fishing, pond fishing, hiking and shooting a .22 rifle. Trying to get a photo of a kid's reaction after catching a fish, sent me to many different locations on the lake, with no luck. The fish where always being caught someplace else. Finally I parked myself on the lake's bank right under a fishing pier, the location where the fish were netted after being caught. My 16 - 35 zoom lens was on my Mark III camera with the "X-Shot" settings. After one boy caught a fish, the man who netted it asked him if he wanted to come down to check the fish out. The kid said yes, grabbed the fish and gave it a kiss. I'm not sure why he did that but I moved in close and shot away. The two men's reactions really helped this picture.
"X-Shot" Location information.
1. Drive time from Denver is just about an hour.
2. Take Hwy. 285 to Pine Junction, turn south on CR - 126, go about 6 miles,
follow signs to Pine Valley Ranch Park.
3. The park is part of Jefferson County Open Space.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
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