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My wife and I along with three of our seven children are currently in our motorhome touring 16 states in the Western half of the US. What an adventure! We rode the aerial tram in Jackson Hole WY, viewed the splendor of the Grand Tetons, marveled at the the Snake and Columbia Rivers in WA, had our breath taken away by the incredible Oregon coast with its jagged ocean rocks and colorful lighthouses, marveled at Mount Shasta in CA and encountered countless photo opportunities all along the way. However, it wasn’t long into the trip that the Lord taught me an immense message on being a father and a photo enthusiast. It is a message on priorities. As we all know, those seemingly “perfect” shots come with a lot of hard work setting up the tripod, figuring the camera settings and managing that all-important aspect of composition. But it all takes time…often lots of time. But, what about my family? Sure, a single guy or gal can spend hours on that perfect shot, but what about a dad, stopped at that once-in-a-lifetime photo op with a family waiting in the car. What about them! What comes first, getting the shot or considering the needs of my family. Sure, there will be some good chances here and there, but only a selfish father would put his hobby ahead of his family’s attention. With some special scheduling and creativity, a good shot will come now and then. The truth is the rest really won’t matter in light of heaven’s matchless splendor.
Grand Tetons at Jenny Lake – unedited ISO 3200, 20mm,f/18, 1/4000, -0.3 ev
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As a single guy, this is something good for me to remember! Thanks for your example of keeping the main thing the main thing.
It’s also a motivation to become more skilled in visualization and camera settings so you will be able to make the most of those few minutes and “bland” times of days on vacations. More on that on yesterdays webinar, starting at about 53:53:
https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar92617/Vince, I completely agree with you. We recently spent a week in Southwest Utah and I had the same problem. While my daughter and I managed to take over 400 photos, I never really tried to take pictures. The camera stayed in its bag most of the time. She ended up take almost 200 just as we drove through Zion National Park. When I first got my camera and we took our first vacation, my wife had to get on me about spending my whole time behind the lens. Most the things that we see in national parks will be there after the kids are gone, but once the kids are gone, we can’t get that moment of joy on their face again. I am jealous of the 16 state tour. We took five weeks a couple of years ago and went from Richmond, Va to Utah and back. We had the opportunity to visit 7 National Parks on the way. Enjoy and cherish that time with the kids.
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