A Human Element

Today I had the chance to do something I haven’t been able to do in awhile; enjoy an afternoon with my sister and mom. I made the trek to DC where I met up with them and we made a short trip to Gettysburg, PA. There we did the audio auto tour of The Gettysburg National Park. I’ll confess to not taking much away from the tour, but it became a great time to bond as we made our way through the park poking fun at those poor lemmings huddled in their tour groups. It also meant finding a balance between trying to make nice pictures, but not letting it consume our time together. In the past I would of been that photographer consumed with the possibility of making a great image. That didn’t happen today until I came across the scene you see below. I took the first frame and tried to ignore the voice in my head telling I needed a human element. I couldn’t fight the urge so with a 30-mile wind buzzing by I waited as those previously mentioned lemmings made their way to and from the bus. That’s when it appeared, my human element. A kid much like the wind came zipping through my frame to catch up with his group. With his head down he forced his way through the frame allowing me to snap off a picture or two before running off myself to catch up with my “group”.