Through the Lens and Back
lost and found by Jeneen R. Garcia It is the most beautiful things that come to us unexpectedly, at those moments when we have our cameras locked in the car, or forget to bring the spare set of batteries, or simply, too transfixed by this exquisite vision, do nothing and lose it to fleeting chance. On the other hand, how does one capture the blueness of a twilight spanning the breadth of heaven and the depths of the sea? In the blink of an eye, the late afternoon sun leaves the earth cold, and darkness blankets the shore. All that is left are fragments in forgetful corners of our minds--the tide rushing in, light falling on the sand, the breath held in awe at the magnificent silence. These times, the only thing to do is stand still. Listen. Driving with my family in upstate New York in October last year, we realized too late that we had not a single working camera with us. My mother and brother had not thought to bring their digital cameras. Mine was in...
