Vacation at the beach

Posted on our opening page and in the children section are several images of the family. It shouldn't be hard to id the grandson. There is something about his hair that gives it away. I had hoped to be at the beach a little later in the day, but we ended up there a litte early. Other than the light being 3 stops too bright we had the problem of late afternoon light coming from one direction and a 15 mph breeze blowing in from the ocean. I had everything planned out before arrival and had the equipment with me to take the photographs that I wanted. For most of the time we had heavy cloud cover as some of the images shows. Actually the heavy clouds added a unexpected quality to some of the images. Natalie and Damon will be moving before long, at this time no plans are final. The image of the 3 of them walking away from the camera toward the dark cloud set the tone of this image. All of their plans are exciting and will no doult be good for their future and also add memories to be shared for the rest of their lives, but some of their plans could mean that we wouldn't be able to see them very often. To me that is the dark cloud in this image. To go through life and never be willing to reach for the horizon means that life fulfilling goals that should be realized are never achieved. Where they are in the image is bright and safe, but they are headed toward the horizon. I think that they have carefully considered all their goals and are bravely acting on them, but sometimes it's hard on Dad to bravely be the one that provides encouragement. Someday we'll have great stories to share.
Dad