Having my toes in the sand and scrunching it between my toes,
Standing by the edge of the water, tripod legs posted into the wet sand,
Taking the camera from around my neck and setting it onto the tripod. Adjusting the height,
Looking through the view finder,
adjusting the shutter speed to make sure I have just enough light,
adjusting the timer,
clicking the shutter button and waiting for the click in 3 … 2 …. 1
Repeat a bunch of times using different frames, and angles,
Repeat until the sun is real low,
Then stare at the sun for the last couple minutes of sunset (that’s all you need really)
Smile, 🙂
Close your eyes and take a deep breath,
pack up your gear.
Remove nothing from your surroundings but the sand on your feet,
Or the dirt in your boots
The rocks in your sandals
The dust on your knees,
Brush off the tips of your tripod, take one look back,
and then head home