What Do I Not See in the Dark?

   One of the things I am constantly trying to do is to see life's lessons in my attempts at photography. Sometimes I see them but don't learn them well, but they are there nonetheless.

   I find that the camera sees more than I do, especially in night photography. I can take a shot on my regular settings, aperture, shutter speed and the rest and get a realistic picture, at least it looks real to me in regards to what it looks like when I took it. Take the example below.

   Then if I upload the pic from the camera into a processing program, fiddle with the exposure, the shadows and the clarity, the camera has shown me more than I realize. There are areas in the dark that now become clearer. There was actually something out there that I would have missed if I had just walked through the scene and gone on.

   Could that be the lesson that I need to learn in life? Are there areas in my life that could be seen a little clearer or in more detail if I took more time in looking? Are there things that would open up if I just opened my eyes?

   Just as I can lengthen the shutter speed on the camera, so can I spend more time in focusing on God, and what He wants in my life.

   Just as I can open the aperture as wide as possible to let in all the light it can, so I can open my eyes, and see what God wants me to know about Him and about His world.

   What I can do with a camera and a little time in processing may not hold a candle to what I can do with a little time and a willingness to open my eyes.

   Let it be.