In this quest to take better photos, I have a few too many reminders that I’m doing this for the memories, in spite of my amateur status. I wish I didn’t make so many mistakes, but occasionally they end up as happy accidents.

In this photo, my daughter was running and dancing in circles around the newly cleaned living room floor. She looked beautiful, and I wanted to capture it. I should have set my shutter speed faster, but I didn’t know how. Every picture from that shoot was blurry.

I still love this picture, though, with her big smile and hair billowing out behind her. The blurring of the details reminds me of her happy energy that day. Next up: moving my camera out of automatic mode!

a blur of energy

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