Parker loves to run. His young body moves down the soccer field with effortless grace. Often, he smiles from the sheer joy of participating in the play and his hair flying in the wind ruffles and falls. I love the ease with which he and his brother, Mason, move--their bodies responding unconsciously to the demands of today's game or at play. Sometimes I can see their father in their stance or the way they move this way or that.
Through my lens, their intense focus on moving down the field and on the soccer ball is written on their faces along with the highs and lows of team play. Parker was really fatigued from continually running as forward the entire first half of the game this morning and I could see his body begin to stumble some.
My telephoto lens affords me the ability to capture nuances of expression that are not apparent when sitting on the sidelines in a lawn chair as I did when his dad played. Blessed.
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