I've mentioned in a previous post that I am not a photographer. In all actuality, I'm probably the complete opposite. The camera can be nestled snuggly into my purse at an event, and it will never emerge from it's spot to capture a moment that could be remembered visually for a lifetime.
Effort is being made on my part to reverse that way of behavior. As why yesterday, while at Jake's Track and Field Day at school, I packed my camera ... with full intention of using it.
And I tried.
I really did.
It was pulled out.
Turned on.
Aimed.
Nothing.
It was then fiddled with.
Prodded.
Banged upside the flash a time or two.
No pictures.
Nada.
Zilch.
Zero.
And to think today's post was going to be all about how Jake did not place in his 100m dash. How he had the slowest kid in school on his team for the 400m relay. And how Molly fell and scrapped her face all up so we left before we could see him do the softball throw, standing jump, and running long jump.
While I could still blog that (and I guess I just did) ... it's just not as exciting without visuals, don't you agree? Either that or adjectives. But let's go with the visuals, as life is all about getting Big Daddy to open his wallet and spend money. It's fun watching his face go pale, and seeing his knees start to shake as he hands over his hard earned cash.
Just think, he'd been better off just buying me my chair, eh? God is punishing him. I'm completely convinced.
Anyway ... I'll get to the point. I don't know the first thing about cameras. I can just tell you what I want to use it for.
- Random shots of my kids.
- Some baseball shots of the boys during their games.
- Random shots of my kids.
- Zooming in and spying on my neighbors, then criticizing their behavior.
- Random shots of my kids.
So! What do you recommend? What kind of camera do you have? Do you like it? Do you wish you had something different?
HELP ME!
It's only in your best interest ... as if I don't get a new camera soon ... all the posts you read of mine in the future will be about as exciting as this one.
Oh yeah ... let's be nice to Big Daddy and keep the cost of your suggestions below $500. If I have to get a new camera, I won't be able to afford funeral costs when he faints, hits his head on the sidewalk, then gets run over by the UPS truck when retrieving the bill from the mailbox.
