The fine digital camera that takes stunning pictures of flowers and enchanting baby close-ups is not so kind to the rest of us. Yes, I know this is just vanity, and there is always Photo Shop if you want to "tinker" with your "image," but I'm too lazy and not vain enough for that (yet!) But sometimes I miss the rigmarole of dropping film at the drugstore, and the anticipation of opening those envelopes and looking at fuzzy images of what happened weeks or months ago-- ancient history by our impatient digital standards.The folks in the media who have to face the high def, high resolution, digital camera everyday in their professional lives are not above asking to be shot "slightly out of focus." Who can blame them? And this is nothing new. Remember in those old Doris Day movies, her close-ups had that dewy look as if she was filmed behind a piece of gauze? And maybe she was. At 10 years old, I thought she was just BEAUTIFUL! Harsh reality is not always a good thing and just because the camera CAN do it, doesn't mean it always SHOULD.
Maureen Dowd is a columnist for the New York Times and one of my favorite writers. Now that George W. Bush has faded into history, she's lost some rich material to sharpen her wit on, but she can still come up with a good, funny article. The ladies will get a kick out of this one, called "Pixilated over Pixels." Enjoy:
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