Today's
Story: I drug myself out of bed early and drove to Fire Lake, hoping
for a beautiful sunrise. I was disappointed because the sky was boring,
the wind was blowing, and the colors were dull. I decided to stick
around anyway, found a composition, set up my tripod, and waited...and
waited, and waited. I was the only one there. After waiting longer, a
few clouds drifted by, and then the landscape started to slowly warm up
just before the sun peaked over the cliffs. Just when I thought I might
actually get a decent photo, this paddle boarder floated out from
behind the trees. He saw me and knew he was being photographed. About
an hour later, after the magic was gone, and people started arriving, I
was walking back to my car and noticed this same paddle boarder who was
loading up his car. I decided to stop and introduce myself and tell him
I was the photographer taking his picture. I told him I would send him
the photo if it turned out well. He grinned and said he would love
that. He'd never had a photo of himself on his board. I told him not
to get too excited because he would not be big enough in the frame to be
recognizable, but it might make a great computer screen saver. I just
now texted this image to him, and he texted back immediately, to thank
me again and said it looked 'amazing'. This little experience reminded
me that with just a little bit of effort we can brighten someone's day!
