Today we're going to try something a little different.
I'm going to describe the scene to you, and you're going to capture the image in your mind.
Remember to keep in mind a good composition and exposure and everything else the pros do when you capture this scene...
Maybe it might just help you to jot down your awesome snapshot. (If you do, I'd love to see it! :) )
You're laying in tall wheat grass, the soft, waving kind that beckons you to come rest, just for a minute. You observe the countryside rolled out in front of you:
Cows moan softly off in a distant barn.
Maybe that barn isn't so distant... You can make out the faded red barn on the horizon, washed out from the smiling summer sun resting on its sloping roof. The cows are grazing off to the side, watching over the young calves learning to walk. A farmer sits on a wooden crate near the gaping mouth of the old barn, relaxing into the red slats. He is as tan as any farmer should be, with wrinkles from ages of laughter, his face soft with kindness, his eyes catching the late afternoon rays. His hands rest behind his worn straw hat.
You follow his eyes... he is watching the road that graciously curves past there settlement. Waiting for what?
The wind stirs the golden grass once more, and you are drawn back to the wheat whipping its tails, the dainty daisies dancing to the prairie's song.
Perfect! You've captured the moment. I knew I could count on you...
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