Last month, I was driving along streets in the southeast part of Lancaster city trying to find streets that had recently been resurfaced with tar and chip for a Watchdog story.
While I was driving past Holly Pointe Park, I saw what looked like a deer standing near the playground equipment.
I wanted a picture, but the lens I wanted to use was in the back of my car. Rather than get out of my car and risk scaring the deer away, I drove down the street a block or so and then got out of my car to fetch the lens.
When I got back to the park, the deer had moved a little and was nibbling on leaves. I just put down my window and took the picture from inside my car.
It looked like the deer was watching me, too, but it didn’t look like it was too concerned with me.
THE METHOD: Nikon D6 camera with a 600 mm f-4 lens. Exposure: The shutter speed was at 1/250 of a second with an aperture of f10 and the ISO was set at 1250.
Through the Viewfinder is a weekly feature by LNP | LancasterOnline photographers exploring the art of black-and-white and color photography.
Blaine Shahan is a staff photographer. He can be reached at bshahan@lnpnews.com or (717) 481-8486.