Some final thoughts....

We have been back from our little road trip for almost a week now, it always amazes me how time just flies by because it already seems like it was forever ago. Being back has been nice, i never realize how much i like to work until im away from the office but while i work it has also given me some time to reflect. This was my 1st road trip ever and while it wasnt a very long one i loved EVERY minute of it. I have also come to several conclusions/realizations: 1) No matter how long you spend in one place it will never be long enough, thus is the blessing and at the same time the curse of photography. For no matter how much you photograph one place you know that it will not look the same if you come back the next day, i think it is this that drives us because you want to come back as much as possible and capture that place from every possible angle. What an amazing blessing it is to have a job that i know will never get boring. Many times i will spend time at a certain place and think "man if i only had 2 weeks or even a month" but i know that even with that much time in one place at the end of it i would say "its not enough, i have to come back" 2) Small was the amount of road that we traveled in relation to the rest of the country and yet even in those few thousand miles there was incredible diversity and unbelievable beauty! It is almost incomprehensible to fathom that there is even more and more beauty in our country......and that just one continent. It blows my mind to think about that and cannot begin to imagine of the endless possibilities and unending moments that are out there to capture. 3) I learned that the open road is like a second home to me. 4) For many years i prided myself on not having a license or car to drive even in my 20's, it set me apart from the rest of this world and I never really saw it as a necessity. I finally got it last year and during this trip i found myself for the 1st time wishing that i had gotten it sooner. 5) And finally, all things seen or captured....what would they be without someone there to share them with? Blessed am i to have found and amazing woman that is my companion in life. That i can not only share those moments that for some reason just cannot be photographed and so can only be taken in and shared. But she also shares my passion for photography, with camera in hand learning as she goes along she puts up with waiting for me long after she has been done. All in all i realized that even though i long to have certain material things i really lack in nothing. for what more can a man ask for than air to fill ones lungs, food to eat, a companion who sees the best despite the worst, family who loves, and greatest of all a God who is bigger than anything we can comprehend who shows mercy and grace and creates such beauty that sometimes all you can do is shut off the camera close your eyes say thank you and allow the breeze to caress your face.

Here are some photos that i have not posted yet from our trip:































I await our next trip with great anticipation......