Lesson #1 - Patience

Cold Day at the Beach

This picture is one of my favorites not only because of the composition but the difficulty in getting it to set up as well it did. I took this shot from a good distance using 20x zoom on my camera. I saw this shot and was so eager to take it but had people moving in and out of the frame and the child kept moving behind the rock. I was getting frustrated but because I was able to stay relatively calm and patient, I was rewarded with this shot. Not every shot will come easy and, honestly, I don't want it that way. I take much more pride in shots that require timing, thinking outside the box and persistance.