As part of a photo workshop I used my iPad mini’s camera as a teaching aid to illustrate suggested compositions during field sessions. That part worked very well.
Well, here’s what didn’t work well. Some of my teaching examples were actually recorded on the iPad’s camera roll. Holy Moley did those exposures get deleted quickly once I got home. I don’t think I ever saw as much camera shake, blurs and out of focus images since I had my Kodak Instamatic almost fifty years ago. It was readily apparent I have become dependent on my Panasonic’s dual image stabilization.
Something I didn’t have a few years ago is now a necessity. We acclimate quickly to the new technology and the changing looks of photographs. Earlier this year, the Ansel Adams gelatin silver prints at the NCMA looked soft and flat because we are now used to the sharpness and contrast of digital prints. Now I have to have dual image stabilization to keep my hand held photographs sharp.
I’m now a participant in a battle between advancing technology and aging. As long as the technology can advance faster than my aging I should be OK.
Cloud Chamber, NCMA Museum Park. This is a functioning camera obscura created in the NCMA Museum Park, created by artist Chris Drury.
There is a wonderful three dimensionality to this image. I see it was made with the G85 and I suspect your 12-35 f/2.8. Lovely image. Way to go!
Posted by: Brooks Jensen | December 19, 2018 at 07:28 PM
Thanks for stopping by and reading the blog.
You have a keen eye, it was the 12-35 HD lens. It's a good one and one of my favorites.
Posted by: Joseph D Lipka | December 24, 2018 at 05:51 PM