One of the things I’ve enjoyed on the trip so far is the number of easily accessible State Parks and Wildlife Reserves that have dotted our path. They often seem to feature water. I know it gets dry out West, but I’ve been amazed at the huge lakes and rivers and even swamps we’ve come across on our journey. Australia really does seem parched in comparison.
One of the most beautiful we’ve seen so far is Noxubee, near Starkville, Mississippi, a collection of swampy waterways, lily ponds and cypress groves providing an amazing habitat for geese, storks, ducks, herons and other birds. Also, apparently, alligators, which freaked us out a little and is the reason that the park closes at dusk. It was cool and raining while we there, which added to the otherworldly, prehistoric feeling of the place. I really wished I’d bought my 70-200 mm telephoto lens for the Canon. We saw a great blue heron a few times and some beautiful geese foraging among the lily pads but they were too far away to do them any justice with the camera gear we had. Once again I stuck with the Fuji x100t.
One of the frustrating things about trying to cover so much ground road tripping is that we aren’t always going to get a golden hour or a blue hour wherever we go – in fact those are often the very times we are getting organised to find accommodation for the night or packing the car in the morning to move on. If we tried to get great weather and the perfect light everywhere it would be a very slow trip indeed. Hopefully we’ll be able to manage it in a few spots.
Resonant light 