Just another Satuday, with a prom and a bear...

This afternoon I shot "formal" photos for the Shanksville prom. I don't usually enjoy formals because they're boring, but I brought some samples of fun poses with me and most of the students really seemed to enjoy trying something different. I ended up having a great time and saw several of my '08 senior photo clients. It's hard to believe they're graduating in just a few weeks.

After the prom, I was editing the photos when the phone rang. It was my neighbor calling to say that there was a bear in her driveway. I grabbed my camera and rushed over to her house to find a medium-sized black bear sitting in her lawn, eating bird seed. The bear made short work of her bird feeder before heading back to the woods. I was within 20 yards or so and got some shots before it ran off into deeper cover. It's the closest I've ever been to a bear and I have to say, it was pretty darn cool.