Sometimes, when you're trying to capture a photojournalistic moment, there can be certain ... well ... distractions:

The Bride and Groom are leaving, and this kid's in the way!



Doesn't he know I have a job to do? :-)



This is where cameras with fast autofocus and fast frame rates really come in handy -- shooting through the "noise" while you're simultaneously cleaning up the frame, looking for that Decisive Moment



Eventually an image breaks through, full of joyous emotion



Sometimes the best images aren't technically -- or compositionally -- perfect. (For example, some photographers might argue that the basket in the last frame is a distraction.) But the reality is when the moment is right, and the emotion is captured, most of the distractions tend to fade away ... all that's left is the enduring image, forever.