Comments on: Moments a photo cannot capture

By: Kool Aid

Kool Aid — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:34:44 +0000

Something my daddy has always told me is that the best camera in the world is between your ears. It never helped me feel better when I missed those “perfect” shots because I forgot to take my camera somewhere, but he is right. Often I’ll just sit and watch what my children are doing, trying to memorize every little bit so I won’t forget it.

Monkey’s first trip to the beach, she tried to eat the sand. I think your trip sounds a little more fun .

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By: Blogger Dad

Blogger Dad — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:55:09 +0000

Thanks for stopping by! I am definitely waiting for the day when we can create such recordings. Of course, some poor guy will get busted when his wife reviews his recording and sees that he was checking out some babes at the beach. (not me, of course). And on a serious note, it is great to be there for such firsts.

By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith

Rebecca Laffar-Smith — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:10:28 +0000

I'm looking forward to the day when we can create recordings direct from the visual cortex like you see in some sci-fi movies/series. For a while I carried my camera with me always, just in case, but ultimately there were a lot of occasions I never used it when I wish I did or used it when I wish I'd just been joining the fun instead of chronicling it. In the end, the best part is knowing you were there, you got to be a part of those firsts. Not all families can say that. Rebecca Laffar-Smiths last blog post..Book Review: George Singleton’s Pep Talks, Warnings & Screeds

By: Blogger Dad

Blogger Dad — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:18:37 +0000

Urban Panther – Thank you. And no, it’s hard to recall things as well when you’re staring through a lens. Sometimes when I was at the newspaper, I had to both cover and event with photos and a story. It’s much more difficult to get details of a story when you’re trying to get a front page photo. Although, sometimes photos have helped me flesh out details I might not have noted otherwise.

Kristin – Thanks for stopping by. And thanks for the kind words. I appreciate that people read this and give me a chance to document these memories.

Marc – Thanks! Since many of my posts run nearly 1,000 words, I often think a picture might be a bit easier.

By: Marc - WelshScribe

Marc - WelshScribe — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:09:23 +0000

Pictures may speak a 1000 words but I think this blog post does the moment a sort of justice a photograph could never achieve.

Besides, taking a camera to the beach is not always the greatest of ideas. That sand gets *everywhere*!

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By: Kristin T. (@kt_writes)

Kristin T. (@kt_writes) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:16:46 +0000

This is a really lovely post, which makes me think about how lucky we are to have stories, and to have the skill to share them and an audience to share them with. You have created a picture with your words, as well as in your memory. I would rather have those pictures than a photograph any day. Kristin T. (@kt_writes)s last blog post..Parenting is not a spectator sport

By: BloggerDad

BloggerDad — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:44:32 +0000

Writer Dad – I can’t EVEN imagine how much money we would have spent developing film if we didn’t have a digital camera.

GreenJello – Yeah, the brain is a faulty memory device. I suppose in the best of both worlds, we could record out visual stream and replay it at anytime.

Kyddryn – Well said!

Patricia – Nice story! There are these memory books which are sold in various places which prompt you for memories, which you then write in. They make great gifts to hand down the generations and can help trigger some long lost memories.

Otter – Agreed! Though the photographer in me sometimes finds it hard to let go.

By: Urban Panther

Urban Panther — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:07:29 +0000

I never jumped on the video cam band wagon. I much preferred viewing my childrens’ lives directly rather than through the lense of a camera. And seriously, how often do you sit and watch those home movies anyway.

I do try to keep my digital camera at the ready, but never at the expense of the moment.

You really experienced the beach, and could recall the details vividly enough to put me there with you. Could you have done that if focused on the camera instead of the moment?

Pictures are good. Recalled memories are so much better.

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By: Otter Thomas

Otter Thomas — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:01:25 +0000

We all surely need to try to let the camera and pictures be a part of the moment and the fun but not let them dominate the moment. They should be a tool not a necessity. Otter Thomass last blog post..Baby Shots Round Two

By: Patricia

Patricia — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:25:29 +0000

Very nice and a joy to read, We did not have a video camera so we did not chronicle all the firsts. We would borrow the office camera on Sundays and take a picture of each kid every Sunday. The memories dim with time, but something some one says will cause it to come running back. At 94, my mum said she could not remember things when a child, but she could remember all the addresses of every house she called home. So we started there and I would call out an idea - it was amazing the stories she told about Christmas, climbing on the roof, walking to school with friends and her parents expectations. Lots of ways to open the file drawers! Patricias last blog post..Someone’s in The Kitchen With Patricia