Outta shape!

That's the thought that came to mind as I felt winded from a short WALK in the woods today. My plan was to head out to Bankhead forest this morning to shoot some nature stuff. A big thanks to Eric for driving me around out there especially since he knew his way through the trails. His jeep was handy as well. He and his girls showed up right around 7 and we headed out. It was a crisp morning for sure... about 34 degrees. After about an hour drive we got to our first location. I scouted around a little to find a good spot to shoot from. That's the tough part. I also realized that if I do more of this, I need to get a backpack for my gear instead of my regular photo bag as I really need to have both my hands free to shimmy around the terrain without busting my ass on a rock or falling into the water, both of which would suck (in a bad way).

Had a good time talking about all sorts of stuff and laughing about past experiences. Eric's knowledge of the area was a great help as he explained the different places we visited and some of the background behind them. I'll definitely be going back.

Spent the afternoon doing laundry, washing the car and working on photos. Check 'em out.