The Moment: Photographers tell a story behind a photo

Bald eagle sits for a closeup

MIKE SIMONS // Tulsa World Magazine

Photojournalists work from our cars a lot. I spend a lot of time around the Arkansas River, either eating lunch or just roaming around the river between assignments. Sitting and looking at the river for a few moments between assignments is relaxing. And, the best part is you never know what you’re going to see — kayakers, people riding wacky bikes or whole groups of runners passing by in sync in horrible weather. These are all things that have caught my attention recently.

But the best has to be when I was west of Tulsa and saw that tuft of white feathers moving in a tree. I thought there was no way I would be able to get to my trunk for my camera and put on a very long lens without the bird taking fl ight. But the eagle sat there and acted like it was waiting for its closeup!