This picture is the epitome of the past few weeks, for me. If we’re not getting a deluge that floods the creek for days, we’re getting showers almost daily that make shooting nearly impossible.
Apparently, the moon is not passing directly overhead, so our tides are just lame. I haven’t actually looked at the moon, lately; mostly because it’s been too cloudy. However, our tides are separated by 40 minutes day-to-day, rather than the normal, which is closer to 50 minutes.
Being the glutton for punishment that I am, I’m going to venture out on the creek this afternoon to see if the tide is low enough to expose some good mud. If you don’t hear from me, soon, it means; a) I got rained out or the low tide was pathetic [again], or b) I got eaten by an alligator, finally.
I chased an alligator up the creek the last time I was out. It kept going under and resurfacing, but it left a trail of bubbles when it went under, so I was able to paddle along with it. I shot some GoPro video every time the alligator surfaced, but the wide angle lens on the GoPro makes it almost useless for anything more than 10 feet away. I got really close to it, once, but as soon as it realized it was surfacing a few feet from me, it did a 180, kicked up some major turbulence in the water, and disappeared. It was a pretty good sized gator.
Oh well. Wish me luck for this afternoon. If I get some mud and don’t get eaten, I’ll have an update!