12.13.07 - retirement home

Last night my church did their Christmas Pageant at a retirement community.

If you'd like to see this Christmas program you can come and see it for their last performance this Sunday at 10:00am at Homewood High School. If you want more details please contact me.

the audience

the audience watches intently.

big smiles as frosty comes out!

it's okay to smile. you should talk to the lady in the picture above you...

The auditorium had a large beautifully decorated Christmas tree up as part of their decorations.

Toni directs the choir

behind the scenes.

an elderly couple share a quiet moment.

a staff worker helps an elderly lady clap along.
(not tac sharp, i'm sorry... lighting again was difficult (dimly lit) and the room was large, I didn't want to use a flash so I cranked my ISO up to 800 and put it in Av mode at my widest aperture and fired in burst mode, I have no clue how I could have gotten less blurry shots...)

one of the reasons I love my church is because we use macs. :)

jim baker

p.s do you notice anything about these shots? Probably not... but I did a lot of them using my new 70-200 f4 that I got in the mail yesterday!!! It gave me the reach I needed to stay out of the way and shoot people more comfortably. I also used Chris' prime 50 1.8 a bit (the shot of Toni was used taking that) and I really like that lens too because its so fast. The auto focus is slow but manual focusing is quick and easy to do. (reminds me of my film days when I didn't have auto focus.) I think before I leave I am going to buy a 50 1.8 to add to my bag and the release cable too. I would have a great use for a release cable tonite... but I'll leave you wondering...