Friday, March 29, 2019

Nokia Asha 300, Squares on Instagram

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Square Cuts: Image making with a vintage candy-bar Nokia Asha 300, square cropped images for publishing on Instagram.
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I was a regular on Instagram until only recently, and from when I started a few months ago until I left, I have always posted images that have been cropped to the 1:1 image aspect ratio. As with the images posted here, these are cropped off the original 4:3 images as captured on the Nokia Asha 300, which is a regular that I used for my Mobile Photography posts.

Nokia Asha 300
Nokia Asha 300

Though captured only in 2985x1980 pixels, images from the Nokia Asha 300 are clear, sharp, and crisp, and take only a couple of minor tweaks in post-processing to make them post-presentable.

The square format, as you know it, was how Instagram posted submitted images when it first started. Changes to the multiple format submission, where images can be in landscape or portrait, came later. The new options are to provide a more creative approach with images and stories people are sharing. Instagram images that are shared on Facebook are now shown in their submitted format.

The recommended size for images to be uploaded to Instagram is a minimum resolution of 1080×1080 pixels. This will also make the images usable on other platforms, and as more and more screens become higher in their pixel density, you will be future-proofing your images from being too small.


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Monday, March 25, 2019

Canon Autoboy Tele 6, In Half-Frame Mode

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The Half-Frame Format: Film photography favorites, image making with a dual-mode Canon Autoboy Tele 6, in singles, diptychs, and a triptych.
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The 35mm AF Canon Autoboy Tele 6 is a camera of sorts actually. It does only come with a twin 35mm F3.5 and 60mm F5.6 lens, but the camera was also designed to take images in both full and half-frame modes as well. While the lens switchover from 35mm to 60mm can be done anytime during a shoot, the selection of either going for full or half-frame is a per film roll setup. The lever for the full/half-frame selection is located in the top left corner of the film run in the film box.

This means that you have to set the selector before the film is loaded, and the reverse can only be done after the film roll has been completely exposed and wound back into its canister. The other oddity which I find rather amusing is the self-retracting lens mechanism of the Autoboy Tele 6 which pops the lens out of the camera body as you are taking the shot and retracts it back as the shot is taken.

Canon Autoboy Tele 6
Canon Autoboy Tele 6

As the photographer, you might think nothing of it, but as a spectator curious about your photography interest, the curiosity might turn into a wry smile and a giggle.



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Monday, March 18, 2019

Olympus E.Zuiko 150mm 1:4, Handheld

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Digital Moments: Image making with an E.Zuiko Auto-T 150mm 1:4, handheld tele shots, reverse light painting mode.
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A fun post with the images shot on the Zuiko FT 150mm 1:4, or officially the E.Zuiko Auto-T 150mm 1:4 lens. I had the lens mounted on the Olympus E-P5, and instead of using a tripod, decided to do a handheld capture of a bright light point, which is actually a stationary satellite reflecting the light from the still-hidden sun as the morning was drawing nearer.

The wavering light was made by the movement of the camera, as the shutter speed for these shots was between 2.5 to 6 seconds. You might be able to guess, from the third shot, that the sky above my location was also the airspace and flight path for airplanes arriving and departing from a nearby airport.

Olympus PEN E-P5, E.Zuiko Auto-T 150mm 1:4
Olympus E-P5, E.Zuiko Auto-T 150mm 1:4

The fourth frame shot is not actually of the satellite or a plane passing, but of a safety beacon on a power pylon across the horizon.



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Friday, March 15, 2019

Photo of the Day

Analog Diary: Fuji Work Record OP
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Thursday, March 14, 2019

Photo of the Day

Analog Diary: Fuji Work Record OP
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Photo of the Day

Analog Diary: Fuji Work Record OP
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Photo of the Day

Analog Diary: Fuji Work Record OP
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Monday, March 11, 2019

Fuji Work Record OP, On A City Street Walk

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Analog Diary: Film photography favorites, image making with a Fuji Work Record OP, on a city street walk.
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The Fuji Work Record OP, a ruggedly handsome autofocus camera with a pair of bull bars flanking a wide-angle 28mm F3.5 lens which is further protected by a 4mm thick coated optical glass, has an enormous viewfinder that lets you see all, and a ruggedized and water-resistant design that lets you capture images underwater up to the depth of 1 meter.

Available as a pair of siblings, the Work Record OP, with a blue button trim, targets the rough and tough outdoor leisure and recreational activities. The Work Record 28, with orange button trim, is the construction or site supervision-orientated camera.

Fuji Work Record OP
Fuji Work Record OP

Both technical aspects are similar, including the Fujinon 28mm F3.5 lens, shutter speed range from 1/5 to 1/250 seconds, DX-coded film ISO range from 50 to 1600, and power from a pair of CR123A Lithium batteries. The Work Record OP, in addition, has panorama and quartz date features, and a manual focusing mode which can be pre-set to 1, 1.5, 3 meters, and infinity focus.

Fuji Work Record OP
Fuji Work Record OP

The best thing about the Work Record OP is its simple and straightforward operation - just power it on, set the mode selection to the setting you want to shoot with, point, and shoot. Exposure and film winding are automatic, autofocusing is as quiet, and the large design shutter release button lets you shoot even with gloves on.



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Monday, March 4, 2019

Nokia Asha 300, The Morning Sun

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Mobile Photography: Image making with a vintage candy-bar Nokia Asha 300, on an early morning walk in the park.
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Sunrises on a sunny day are one of the best times to do your scenic photography, where you will be shooting the rich, warm, early morning sunlight as it flows over the landscape. The colors of nature are intensified and equally spectacular shadows are there for the taking.

Nokia Asha 300
Nokia Asha 300

In terms of composition, one of my favorites is to go for spectacular views from the vantage point where you shoot toward the sun and backlight the subject. It is one of the two periods within a day when the light is most ideal for capturing breathtaking images.

Another advantage you might have by being in the park at sunrise is that there are still not many people around. Space is all yours, albeit the other early bird who has already set up a deck chair and a battery of fishing rods are already cast as he sits with a pair of headphones over his ears as the sun rises.

What will your camera be? For me, it could be as simple as the candy-bar Nokia Asha 300 feature phone, a product of 2011.


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