{"id":1690,"date":"2011-09-16T05:12:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T12:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2015-11-05T19:48:20","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T03:48:20","slug":"get-the-insurance-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/get-the-insurance-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Get The Insurance, Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Peninsular<\/a><\/p>\n

Peninsular Bighorn Sheep, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California<\/em><\/p>\n

Wildlife photography is not my specialty, but I never pass up the opportunity to add a dynamic element to my landscapes when the local fauna is easily accessible. On a recent trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park I had heard that the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep were frequenting the canyons, so I made a point of seeking out these magnificent animals.\u00a0Still after three days in the park and many miles on the trail I had\u00a0plenty of great images of blooming succulents and lush oasis, but\u00a0not\u00a0a single animal.<\/p>\n

Then\u00a0shortly before leaving the park\u00a0I decided to make one last trip up Borrego Palm Canyon where, just a half mile up the trail,\u00a0this handsome creature appeared on the ridge above me. Assuming I might only get a glimpse before he darted up the canyon wall, I took my obligatory insurance shots then waited to see his reaction. Much to my\u00a0surprise he wasn’t in a hurry, so I left the trail (in a wide arc\u00a0giving him plenty of room)\u00a0to get a better angle. At first he was attentive\u00a0to my movement but not agitated as I crossed the ridge and moved closer, then he\u00a0seemed to accept my presence and\u00a0for the next hour provided me with an amazing one-on-one photo session that I won’t soon forget.<\/p>\n

Now\u00a0I would have loved to have ended the day on that note, but unfortunately\u00a0as the title of this post suggests,\u00a0my\u00a0luck had run its course. Not twenty minutes after heading down the trail, I somehow managed to slip on a rock (something I haven’t done in 35 years of traipsing through the wilderness), fell hard on my right side, and watched in horror as my Nikon body and 70-200mm lens lay in five pieces\u00a0not far from\u00a0my head. Fortunately I wasn’t injured and my equipment was insured. In fact, the great people at Rand Insurance (who underwrite my Nanpa policy) were so efficient that I was able to replace the equipment within ten days – just\u00a0in time for an upcoming trip to Europe.<\/p>\n

So if there is a moral to this story, it’s to\u00a0keep taking those insurance shots\u00a0when opportunity presents itself (and with a little luck you’ll\u00a0come away with\u00a0much more). And above all,\u00a0make sure\u00a0your equipment policy is up to date!<\/p>\n

\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Peninsular Bighorn Sheep, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California Wildlife photography is not my specialty, but I never pass up the opportunity to add a dynamic element to my landscapes when the local fauna is easily accessible. On a recent trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park I had heard that the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep were … <\/p>\n

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