A photograph sometimes can only be captured in an instant—the animal moves, the light is gone or the moment is over. In a previous blog I wrote about chasing the light and how quickly the light for a shot can change and be gone in an instant.
Yes, there are some shots I miss, and they come back to haunt me. Even so, I always try to be prepared and ready. This particular day, while at my second home—the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, I was sitting patiently, waiting to photograph chipmunks at their normal hotspot. Hearing a rustling in the leaves, I focused my camera in the direction of the sound. I was watching and alert.
In an instant, a squirrel jumped on the base of a tree, but I was watching. The moment is fleeting, so I took several shots. My focus may be off or I may change my composition if there is enough time. More shots are helpful.
Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. (Matthew 26:41, NIV)
I was alert and waiting for the moment, but are we alert watching and praying so we won’t fall into temptation?
