It was a dim, drizzly, overcast day, but it had been a while since I had gone to the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, and I wanted to get my 1D Mark III out into the "real world" with my neglected 300mm f/2.8 IS lens. Boy, that lens can be a struggle without a tripod! In the Refuge, you have very few plaes to get out and set up a "proper" shot -- most of the time your pointing your gear out either the driver's side window or the passenger side...and, with the bleary weather, I struggled to get a fast enough shutter speed to get a sharp pic, but there were some very nice surprises!