That is what we said as we were walking up to it. Photos don't do it justice, particularly my photos, since, for one thing, I don't think I have the right lens for landscapes. Since I rarely have both an opportunity and a desire to take photos of landscapes, I just make due with my 50 mm. Or is it a 35mm. I need to ask my sister Amy which one it is that I have. Also, I should ask her which lens is best for landscapes. As you can see, this really matters to me. Haha. One day I may feel like playing around with my camera more, but for now, I feel like I want to get better at just getting the best angles, figuring out where to stand depending on where the light is, discovering what works best when we are all on an outing together and no one feels like standing and posing while I try to take picture after picture and still feel like they didn't come out right. These are the things I prefer to focus on for now (haha, focus, get it??), rather than what lens should I experiment with, or how to edit photos better, or whatever.
It can be a challenging balance to document our vacations and events without feeling stuck behind the camera and not enjoy them, and to try to get a nice photo in when the sun is glaring overhead, or it's indoors, or no one wants to turn around and at least look at me for a split second. Being a lifestyle photographer, especially a wedding photographer, sounds like the most stressful job in the world. But hopefully these photographers know more about their cameras than I do.
Back to the Grand Canyon: we had about an hour to spend at a viewing spot, plus the thirty minute drive in and out of the park. I'm surprised I have never visited the Grand Canyon before. It's not too bad of a drive form where we live, about twelve hours. However, it seemed to take us more like twenty. At least, it felt that way. Oh well, as you may be able to see, we made it.
