Dreams are meant to be lived

Last Friday I drove to Navarre to photograph the game between them and Pensacola Catholic. I was back to using my own equipment for this game but was thankful for the wider range with my 70-200 mm lens. Pensacola Catholic stomped Navarre by beating them 32-7 on their own turf. I only stayed for the first half of the game, but the action was sufficient enough for the assignment. The first photo was published, but I now wonder if I should have picked the second one instead. I had to turn in a horizontal, but the second one could have sufficed.











I used to be in colorguard during high school, so I am still intrigued by the activity. I've never completely let it go since I've found myself spinning brooms at my old job last year, but my time with guard has come and gone. So even though I will never be able to spin a flag and rifle in a show again, I can relive the dream vicariously through photographing those who can live the dream. Here is one photo of a girl from Navarre High during their halftime show:



During the previous week I photographed a girls' golf match. Golf was another sport I used to be a part of but quickly faded after I started middle school. Even though golf might be a boring sport to photograph for some, for me the sport brings back many of those old, happy memories. The Niceville girl in the top photo carded a 39 to secure the second lowest score of the day. Niceville won the match.



Fort Walton Beach scored just behind Niceville to be the second place (in terms of teams).



On the same day I photographed two soldiers who shared their stories during Operation Tribute to Freedom hosted by Blue Star Mothers:



Just before football last week, I photographed the girls' and boys' Miracle Strip Invitational in golf. The girls' pictures are in a gallery on the website and these two pictures were published for the boys:





Even though my blog entries are more professional than insightful, I found myself caught up in hindsight for this entry. Photographing football is a passion of mine, while colorguard and golf are former passions that I never completely left behind. A part of me wants to reopen those opportunities in my life, but would it be for the memory of how those things made me feel or would I be continuing something that never should have been finished? Once I define what my dreams are, then I'll have my answer.