It was cold, gloomy, and drizzly on this January day, not one to energize me to go out and photograph outdoorsy stuff, so, just for the inspiration, I grabbed some gear and went down to my nearby beaver pond and photograph outdoorsy stuff! All the usual suspects were there. In the dim, late afternoon light, even with my Canon 1D cranked up to ISO 1600, I struggled with slow shutter speeds, and despite lens Image Stabilization, you can see some softness due to the fact that I was hand-holding and the ducks and critters were moving, but still, I had fun!!!