Project 365 d-142

     Just a little bit of the magic that can be captured walking around the fair. At first, I was concentrating on all of the big, easy to see things. The Ferris wheel, the spinning rides, and anything else that stood high above the crowd. This is all fine, but I wondered if there wasn't a better way to capture some of the minutia going on. The bright and exciting colors dancing before our eyes, or the anticipation of what bounty could  be harvested from a perfect throw at the ring toss. So I began to hold my camera at chest level, zoomed all the way out, and set my shutter for a longer exposure. Quite simply; I began to walk around and just click the shutter making sure that I kept moving, or my subject was moving. While I don't remember taking this shot, it jumped off the screen at me when I began to search for today's image. This was exactly the felling  I was looking to capture at the Fair.

     Isn't this much of what a fair is all about? The chance to be a kid again and lay down a few bucks and bring home a prize. It's about being one of the special ones who walk around toting their loot while others look on wishing they had the aim, or skill to do the same. This young man was standing there looking up at all the wonderful things that could be his. Was he in the process of picking something out because he had won? I'm not sure, but either way he understands what it means to possess such wealth at the fair. I'll venture a guess that he was a winner and was going around to the big stuff just like we would do it it were us. To the things that he may have trouble carrying, but make all the others gawk enviously as they walk by.

     Maybe we all could drop some of the big things we carry around that have nothing to do with being a winner at all. The endless cycles of worry, and strain from the baggage we all lug around each day that is usually of our own making. Just let it drop. Don't worry nobody will steal it, for they have baggage of their own to haul around. In fact, don't just drop it, kick it to the side and go to the fair. Whatever that may be for you. Go fishing, ride your bike, go to a movie, call an old friend, or even just say hello to the one who designed the greatest fair of all. Go do it and live for a while. For when you return, the loot that you carry will not be tucked under your arm, but stretched comfortably across your face:)

Happy Shooting.