Dancing With the Light
Captivated by the history
Driven in the search
Relics of photography
In me a priceless worth
Since the early 1800s
Imagery evolution
Perfected over time
A photographic institution
To record images
Portraits and landscapes
Documenting history
The story a photographer makes
Poetic justice
In the photograph
A scene too beautiful for words
That it made you cry or laugh
Tools of the trade
Cameras began so crude
The cutting edge of technology
Always advancing to improve
From film processing
To the digital age
You know it had to happen
Photography turns another page
The need for film
In a camera almost gone
Now a memory card
Records the picture on
See the shot right away
On LCD monitor
The evolving camera
Now develops and stores
Download your shots
To computer file
Print them out yourself
Bringing to your face a smile
Suddenly you realize
When holding the camera right
It’s more than just the shot you take
You’re dancing with the light
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