Catching the Magic
I couldn't count the times I've wished I had brought the camera when I was walking in some park, forest, or other natural area. I couldn't count the magical moments I've missed capturing because I was unprepared. For years, I never thought to bring a camera anywhere when the function was not specifically to photograph something. I'd be walking along and happen upon a scene of such beauty, where the colours and shapes were so perfect and the light was at just the right stage, that I'd stop and marvel and long to share without the means to do so. Or else, I'd be sitting quietly in camp and a deer might slip silently from the trees and cross only a few yards away. I'd hold my breath and watch, but then the magic was gone. All the time, whether walking or camping or even just living my normal routine, the universe was giving me amazing gifts I was powerless to share. So, now and then, when I had the foresight, I s...