Silverwood Adventures

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Theme parks are so much fun. They also happen to be in perfect flow with my blog title, as the excitement of a carnival ride is exceedingly fleeting. Ecclesiastes 2 starts off with "I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good." But that also proved to be meaningless. "Laughter", I said, "is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?" It's a valid question. What DOES pleasure accomplish? In reference to things earth has to offer, it ultimately accomplishes nothing. We wait in line anticipating how great the ride will be, we get on and have a blast, then moments later, the ride ends and we are no longer fulfilled- it is on to the next promising looking ride!

Humans are made with a special capacity to enjoy pleasures, which we generally use on entertainment and relationships. The thing is, we are never totally satisfied. In fact, as long as we are on earth, we never will be. Why? The entire reason behind our desire for pleasure is located elsewhere- in Heaven. We were made to take pleasure in our Creator, but since the fall, we've lost track of this fact. But some day, those who are called to the Lord will finally be fulfilled when they can worship & enjoy God for eternity. Until then, sure, we can enjoy good things on this earth in moderation- but never lose sight of (or neglect to thank!) the One who allows us these little joys and will one day grant us everlasting joy!

Camera: Samsung S860

Aperture - f/2.8

 Exposure- 1/15
ISO- 200
Lens- 35mm
No Flash.

 

Camera: Samsung S860

Aperture - f/5.2

 Exposure- 1/250
ISO- 80
Lens- 35mm
No Flash.

 

 

Camera: Samsung S860

Aperture - f/5.2

 Exposure- 1/750

ISO- 80

Lens- 35mm

No Flash.

Camera: Samsung S860

Aperture - f2.8

 Exposure- 1/4
ISO- 200
Lens- 35mm
No Flash.

Advice: Use a photo editing program or website to adjust the saturation & warmth of your photos if the sunset doesn't show up in the photos like it did in the sky.

Wow, FOUR photos!? Yeah, went all out on this post. I was just at Silverwood yesterday for my friend's birthday celebration. Had an awful time making up my mind which picture I should use for this post, so hey, might as well just upload them all :] 

Also, blogger changed the dimensions on these photos for some odd reason, so they look a tad bit odd, just fyi.