Last Friday a group of friends and I went to Squaw Creek in Missouri to take some pictures of eagles. Every year during the first two weeks of December bald eagles come to this location to fatten up on fish and geese before they finish their migration to Alaska. I have been coming here for the last three years, braving the frigid cold, trying to get a solid picture of an eagle in flight. Thus far I have been unsuccessful. I have many images of the birds in flight but there has always been something wrong with the shot. Usually the shots have been slightly out of focus or soft because of movement. It is rather difficult to get a tact on image of something moving when you are using a zoom lens. To add to the difficulty your lens sometimes focuses on other objects in the image such as branches. This year was different. This year I scored numerous choice shots. Here are a few.

Well Pat and I had the opening of our show and it went great. Hot Shops was packed over the weekend. It seemed as if there was a nonstop flow of people coming into our gallery. At one time we even had a string quartet playing in our room. The best thing about the opening was the people I met. I made several new connections and ran into some old friends that I lost contact with.

It was amazing getting feed back on my work from so many people. I have learned more about my work and the people who view it in one weekend then I could have thought possible. For all of you who are thinking about doing a show, even if it is a small one, do it. There is nothing more fulfilling than to put your work on the walls to share.

Our show will be running until the end of December. If you are unable to go I have added the images from the show to my web site for everyone to see (www.mikecameronphotography.com).