Loon With Baby: Iconic Nature

This image was taken from a moving canoe in the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota during a week-long paddle into the wilderness.

I was in the stern while two other people and wilderness packs took up the rest of the space; One of the passengers was an 8-year-old who had a hard time sitting still because he was so excited to be on a trip-of-a-lifetime with his “Aunt Debbie,” his parents and older brother.

Many locals live their entire lives in the area and never get to see this iconic and peaceful scene. Here’s how I know this.

When we returned to town and I was in a tourist shop buying a “loon with baby” souvenir magnet, the woman at the checkout register told me a story about how the sighting is so rare. That’s when I asked if she wanted to see the images (yes, more than one) I took on my Nikon D50 and she said, “Yes!”

Well, that started a stir that quickly involved most everyone in the crowded gift shop looking at a small LCD screen along with others who were pouring in from the street because what I had was SO RARE! We all had a great time, and I knew I had what many call a “money shot;”

This is my best-selling image in my current archival collection.

To learn about My breathing technique for using a telephoto lens from moving watercraft, follow the linked story title to my website’s blog. The link will open into a new window so you can easily return to this detail page for the image entitled: Loon With Baby: Iconic Nature.

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