Since we've been back everyone (internal, as in siblings) has been asking to see photos. Send me this one and that one. David sent my dad an email from England (he's at another pre-olympic regatta over there) asking for the pictures of him in front of the Arc de Triomphe, photos of him in the water, photos of him at the Eiffel Tower, and every other photo in which David is present. David is really demanding, but I do't think it's the magnitude of the request that has my dad kind of miffed. In order to get the coveted photos, my dad would have to take the time to get out his camera gear, look for the Scan Card (I think?) adapters, and then sort through hundreds of pictures. He uploads them using a file wizard and because it's a pretty nice camera, the files are huge. Which means it takes a while to transfer them all to his laptop. Then more time looking for David's pictures, picking out which ones are worth it (he doesn't need the 10 different shots I took of him ironically "supporting" the Arc de Triomphe like it was the Tower of Pisa...just the one). AND THEN comes the even more annoying part of sending them. If David were here, it would be as simple as finding him and my dad at the same time in the same room to transfer the files on to a jump drive. But David is in the UK so my dad would have to send them via email or Facebook or some other file sharing site and that takes sweet sweet time and computer/internet power.
Madeline amongst birds.
We didn't take that many pictures with my dad's fancy camera anyway. We hardly took pictures at all. That camera is heavy and annoying to carry (plus it's just asking to be stolen) and I always feel like I'm going to break it. Now, we've all been taking photos and videos with our iPhones. The quality is passable, not that great in darker surroundings. You know, it's a phone camera. Definitely better than some of the first digital cameras that I had but still on a phone. No lens, limited zooming/speed/aperture abilities. It's a handy tool to have. But really it's all I need.
Hands down one of the cutest pictures ever. Taken at Spring Fling.
Half the pictures I took are somewhat blurry...but you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at it on my phone. Maybe even on facebook. And that's just the thing. We can take giant 10MB pictures but unless you're a professional photographer no one is going to see that resolution. So really, iPhone and other cell phone cameras are replacing other digital cameras for a reason. They're integrated, convenient, and on devices designed for sharing. You could have your super awesome +$1000 camera but unless you're into it (not saying people aren't...because they are. and they're nice toys, not gonna lie) and are willing to put time into editing and resizing and organizing and printing and moving around no one is going to see those photos. So that camera is essentially useless. I don't have that time. My dad certainly doesn't have that kind of time. The photos that my dad takes on his camera only he sees when they show up as his screen saver. I have yet to see the pictures from my prom or any of my brothers' proms and graduations (I know you guys find this weird).
Display at the AMNH in NYC. Look at them crazy creatures!
So crappy camera or not, the camera I have used the most has been the one on my iPhone. Other people actually see those pictures. It's so much easier to post them online or email them. They're smaller and easy to resize. Also, I'm not denying that my laziness and otioseness features in my bias.
Beach. Ahhhh. Taken at Rio Mar.
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