Photography...capturing amazing moments in time and dressing up reality

Today I took my family to Keaton Beach to take bunches of photos for an upcoming 2D project. I went just before sunset and shot about 350 pictures. I captured some really cool pictures of my kids by asking them to move around and goof off while I experimented with my camera settings....

While getting some awesome footage of my kids, I also learned of how the camera can fool someone into thinking a location is really beautiful. If you aren't familiar with Keaton Beach, it's off the coast of Perry. It is where the water meets the land...that's about it. There is a sign that warns people not to swim in the water because the environmental conditions are hazardous to human health. You would never know the "beach" here is sub par after viewing the pictures I took:

Now I fully relate to the old saying, "Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see."