Do You Know What You Are Waiting For?
Most of us are waiting for something to happen in our lives. Do we actually know what that something is? What will make us healthier, richer, younger, slimmer, more beautiful, loving, more patient, more considerate, smarter or anything else you want to add to the list? To get richer is easy. You just need to win the lottery (as long as you buy a ticket). Or to be younger, smarter and luckier, you just need to invent some revolutionary product or idea. Of course, a rich uncle can also be a possible solution, but that is almost like winning the lottery; it’s unlikely. We can learn how to manage what we already have. If you find that challenging, call or email my friend Kathryn Amenta, (415) 333-6972. If you want a new job, do not wait for your manager to die, instead update your resume and take courses to acquire new skills. Want to be healthier? Easy, just change your eating habits and start moving, rather than waiting for a miracle (they stopped those in the Biblical times). Of course things can be more mundane. Like waiting for the sun to set.
As I previously wrote, we visited one of our favorite places for the New Year celebration – The Sea Ranch. After a long and tiring drive, and feeling drunk from the fresh sea air, we could not wait until midnight to toast the New Year; so instead, we greeted it upon waking the next day. We went there for a bit of rejuvenation. Walking along the cliffs two to three times a day did the trick. I do not come here to photograph, but since (according to my wife) my camera is permanently attached to my hand, I have no choice. Some might think, the nature looks the same every time we come here, and there is not much to photograph, especially in winter (when there are no flowers). I guess it depends!
One of the benefits of going to bed early, is it’s easier to get up before the sunrise. Waiting for the sun to rise, might be like waiting for a new job. You have to be ready, and in spite of the clouds, just for one minute, light will appear for you to capture it (as I did, here). And then, we waited for the whole day for the sunset. Of course in between, to fill the time, we had lunch and even took a nap. And then the wait was over. According to our clock, there was supposed to be a sunset. I looked at the horizon. Yes, there was some light, but it was not the spectacular sunset I had hoped to capture. I put on all my layers and a warm jacket, and went out onto the bluff. It was cold and windy. I got there and waited. After photographing thousands of sunsets, I knew that not every time it is spectacular. Photography instructors teach that you have to wait half an hour after the sunset for the special light, but not this time. Nevertheless, I was still waiting. What I could not know was that a group of young people would come to the bluff as well. The battery in my camera was almost dead, there wasn’t any memory left on the card, so I had to delete one image to make space just in time, a young woman put on her red scarf and separated from the group. My wait was over, I had my sunset image.
P.S. Of course I did not have to just to sit and wait until the sunset and I had an opportunity to photograph during the day as well. You can see some of the results. Enjoy and share.
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