Calming

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When things around me start to get crazy, I try to grab my camera. Focusing on what I can see through the lens slows my thoughts. I am still learning so every twist of a knob is a thought I must make. Nothing happens on auto-pilot. 

I think about how I want my shot to look, I make setting adjustments, I focus, refocus, I shoot. Not necessarily in that order. 

I try not to chimp. Looking in my viewfinder after every shot is distracting to me. I do peek occasionally to be sure I'm on track with what I'm trying to capture. Mostly, I like the Christmas morning feeling I get when I download them and look at them in Photoshop.

 It's nice to shut out the daily noise that travels at the speed of sound and focus on what makes me happy.