Shea the Elf

Tonight was Shea’s Christmas play — The Polar Express.
We got there early so Shea could get her make up on. It was PACKED. You would think that Hillary Duff was going to be playing an elf.

CAMERAS FOR DAYS! The flash content in that gym was crazy!

We all know I have a camera obsession. I know this, but I couldn’t find a ‘digital camera’ fix in any of my self help books. Tonight was hell for me. EVERY parent has a camera. I am looking at EVERY single camera within my view. 3.2 megapixel, 4.0 megapixel, Oh god-OLD digital camera, 5.1 megapixel, 35 mm, Sony, Olympus, Kodak, Nikon (no, I didn’t see a D70 in the house). My daughter is singing up there and I am trying to figure out what the hell type of camera the woman next to me is holding. I should have taken a picture of it because no one would believe me if I told them it what is was. Okay, I say that because I can’t remember the type of film people used before the 35mm camera became so popular. It had one of those flashes with the bulb thing that only has like 5 flashes then you have to replace it! DO THEY STILL MAKE THOSE? I guess so, because the woman next to me was holding one and was waiting for the exact moment to ‘point and shoot’ that baby.

I started to feel bad as I had taken the seat between her husband and herself so I could get a good shot with my digital. I am rotating through the options: Close up, Still life, Museum, Action, Party….and all the while the husband sitting next to me is drooling on my camera. I took my pictures and left.

My daughter was, of course, the most dramatic and animated elf on the whole stage. I’m sure there is a shot of her dancing like a loon on the 150 cameras….and maybe one of her on a super old camera.

That picture is probably better than the one I took.