Take the picture

I'm a sucker for a scene. Whether it be a frozen moment in time or a short sequence of events. I'm referring to the kinds of things you'd see in a good picture album or in a movie.

Something you'd want to remember or capture in some way. Something evocative.

Emotions, events, or any notion of specifics don't matter; as long as it causes the person experiencing it to pause for even the briefest moment.

I have one of these moments after nearly every one of my daughter's violin lessons. The adjacent instruction room provides it for me. I think it's the light at that time of day. Or the arrangement of the empty furniture. Or the open violin case. Or the numerous other random details.

I liken it to walking into an empty dimly lit lecture hall or into a building or business after hours.

Luckily, one of the days the room was not in use, I had a camera on me. Under the chagrined gaze of another parent, randomly peering up from his Thinkpad, I managed to get a few exposures.

I wish the picture was sharper. My Canon EF 50mm 1:1.8 II lens seriously needs a digital body to attach itself to.

~Elmer