In the Fall of 2003 my children and I visited the Barn-N-Bunk Farm Market 11 miles from our home, armed with my new Sony MVC-CD500.
The kids had a great time together and I was able to snap some of my favorite photos on this outing. I had to look back at the pictures to remember all this (the point of the photos!) but we took a hayride, decorated cookies, shot apples in a giant slingshot, and got lost a few times in a corn maze.
In said corn maze, I was trailing a few steps behind the kids with the digital camera, my first without a viewfinder, just randomly hitting the shutter button along the way.
Fast forward 5 years later, I am reminiscing through over 17 gigs of photos from 2003 to now and I find the "October 2003" folder. I don't know if it's the 22-inch monitor I was viewing the pictures on (compared to the Mavica's 2.5 inch LCD) or the attention to detail I have developed over time, but there was something in one of the pictures I had not noticed until now.
Just the thought of this brings out emotions I didn't expect to affect me as much as they did. I understand the adage "actions speak louder than words" in a different way. The simple placement of my daughter's hand upon her brother's arm when a stranger is approaching...
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I get different emotions every time I look at this picture. It gives me chills, goosebumps, I cry, I feel like I did something right, I feel like the kids are going to be alright. I know that even though my kids fight, they would stand up for each other. Gut reaction instincts, like when a parent knows they are going to hit the brakes hard, so a protective arm is outstretched, you can't plan moments like this and you can't fake them or make them up. I am thankful that a random shutter click on that crisp fall day captured something that may have otherwise gone unnoticed. It actually did go unnoticed for 5 years, because I didn't realize that subtle gesture until recently reviewing over 17 gigabytes and 5 years worth of digital photos. I encourage you to look closer through all your photos to find a hidden captured gem!
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