Comments on: The 4.55 to Marshall. Harry Potter train http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Marty http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-25 Marty Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:10:02 +0000 http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-25 Take a look at the Sony Ericsson K850i. It's what I'm looking at. Take a look at the Sony Ericsson K850i. It’s what I’m looking at.

]]> By: Rob http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-24 Rob Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:42:27 +0000 http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-24 Glad you liked the 'serious about having fun' statement... I thought that was cool. To describe myself, the only edit to your points above would be to remove 'mildly' from the 4th statement. My eye picks out cool shots ALL DAY, all over the place, but I've come to the realization that I can't take a camera everywhere (plus I'd never get anything done). I use my phone for 'records' and 'uncreative' shots mostly. I've found there's nothing worse than taking a great shot and it being to crap quality to use anywhere! I think I'd rather just enjoy the image in my mind and not taint the memory with bad colour reproduction, lens distortion or compression artifacts! It's hard enough to capture the image as you intended to without adding crap equipment into the mix. Maybe I'm just being a fuddy duddy! Rob. Glad you liked the ’serious about having fun’ statement… I thought that was cool.

To describe myself, the only edit to your points above would be to remove ‘mildly’ from the 4th statement.

My eye picks out cool shots ALL DAY, all over the place, but I’ve come to the realization that I can’t take a camera everywhere (plus I’d never get anything done).
I use my phone for ‘records’ and ‘uncreative’ shots mostly. I’ve found there’s nothing worse than taking a great shot and it being to crap quality to use anywhere! I think I’d rather just enjoy the image in my mind and not taint the memory with bad colour reproduction, lens distortion or compression artifacts!

It’s hard enough to capture the image as you intended to without adding crap equipment into the mix.

Maybe I’m just being a fuddy duddy!

Rob.

]]> By: Marty http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-23 Marty Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:33:04 +0000 http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-23 "serious about having some fun with photography" Interesting phrasing! - I'm not a pro and doubt I ever will be. - I'm not an enthusiast - I don't actively seek out best light, optimum camera settings etc. - I'm not a rank amateur - I don't chop feet off, I can frame a subject, I know what medium close-up means, etc. - I'm a mildly interested amateur - I try to take an interesting shot. Our 7mp ultra-compact takes great outdoor photos, good indoor ones and is waterproof, but at the moment we use it mostly for snapshots rather than for art. We print some of them out at A4 size on our printer and frame them or stick them on the wall. My 1.3mp cameraphone takes crap quality photos but I carry it around everywhere because it's my phone. The quality isn't good enough for the web, even. I suppose my thinking is that I can lift the quality of the phone photos by upgrading the phone, and I can lift the quantity of the art shots by carrying the ultra-compact around. “serious about having some fun with photography”

Interesting phrasing!

- I’m not a pro and doubt I ever will be.
- I’m not an enthusiast - I don’t actively seek out best light, optimum camera settings etc.
- I’m not a rank amateur - I don’t chop feet off, I can frame a subject, I know what medium close-up means, etc.
- I’m a mildly interested amateur - I try to take an interesting shot.

Our 7mp ultra-compact takes great outdoor photos, good indoor ones and is waterproof, but at the moment we use it mostly for snapshots rather than for art. We print some of them out at A4 size on our printer and frame them or stick them on the wall.

My 1.3mp cameraphone takes crap quality photos but I carry it around everywhere because it’s my phone. The quality isn’t good enough for the web, even.

I suppose my thinking is that I can lift the quality of the phone photos by upgrading the phone, and I can lift the quantity of the art shots by carrying the ultra-compact around.

]]> By: Rob http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-22 Rob Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:33:05 +0000 http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-22 Even a decent camera-phone will take crappy shots compared to a real camera. I wouldn't waste the money. If you are serious about having some fun with photography, what you'll soon find is that the shots you took are too crap quality to do anything with. They'll look crap printed large for example, or a full of noisy compression artifacts. I'm having trouble with my camera (4 mp) being too low resolution for submission to many stock photo sites. It takes great shots, but their standards are getting higher and higher. Rob. Even a decent camera-phone will take crappy shots compared to a real camera. I wouldn’t waste the money. If you are serious about having some fun with photography, what you’ll soon find is that the shots you took are too crap quality to do anything with. They’ll look crap printed large for example, or a full of noisy compression artifacts.

I’m having trouble with my camera (4 mp) being too low resolution for submission to many stock photo sites. It takes great shots, but their standards are getting higher and higher.

Rob.

]]> By: Marty http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-21 Marty Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:17:28 +0000 http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-21 Well I can't take it *everywhere*. Maybe I should buy a decent cameraphone. What do you think? Well I can’t take it *everywhere*. Maybe I should buy a decent cameraphone. What do you think?

]]> By: Rob http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-20 Rob Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:53:14 +0000 http://martinjy.com/2007/12/19/the-455-to-marshall-harry-potter-train/#comment-20 I thought you were going to take your proper camera everywhere... this would have been great at a higher quality and with some photoshop treatment to make it a bit mysterious and haunting! Rob I thought you were going to take your proper camera everywhere… this would have been great at a higher quality and with some photoshop treatment to make it a bit mysterious and haunting!

Rob

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