Photo Friday

On Fridays I will be posting a photo or tip or tutorial I have found relevant to the last week. I am still learning photography outside a point-and-shoot camera so everything will be beginner based. I've read my camera manual and the "Dummies" book for my model but there is always a learning curve after putting the books down. I'm not much for randomly searching the internet (mostly because I have very little time to spend in such a pursuit) for information but by using this forum in this way maybe it will force me to get out there and spend some time searching for more information to learn just so I can pass it on to you. Sound good?

Today's photos I took over the summer at our family's Fourth of July celebration. It was also the day before my dad's heart attack. Photos from this day remind me of the fragility of life and how close to death we really could be. My dad could have died but thankfully he didn't. Spending a day with all the grandkids wore him out, maybe he wouldn't have had the heart attack the next day if we weren't all there the day before. We'll never know. Maybe he's still alive because we were all there and he was able to rest more than normal. Who knows? But I'm sharing these photos because there is always a story behind the picture. Maybe it's just off camera. Or maybe it's what the camera can't capture. But it's there. A picture is worth a thousand words. What does it say to you?