Yesterday I had posted a series of photos I took with a 'crappy camera' at Greenbank Mill in New Castle, Delaware - https://steempeak.com/photography/@wwwiebe/crappy-camera-photos. Today I'm posting additional photos that I took from the same spots as those, but with a different crappy camera, my Alcatel Pixie Touch.
The Alcatel Pixie Touch boasts a 2 megapixel sensor with a standard 'camera' app. For purpose of comparison I am not using any extra functions; no zoom, no colour correction, or editing of any sort. This is very much a point and shoot experiment.
The very first thing I notice is that the camera has a wider angle of view than the other. This picture clearly brings into view the farm and the farm house, along with the sheep in the pasture. The focal point appears to be the gate in the center of the image. Again, I'm not looking to change or manipulate anything 'out of the box,' so to speak. Android camera apps may choose their own focal point, which is fine; I'm just looking to do the best that I can without modification. In fact, I think that the soft out-of-focus surrounding the focal point gives the picture a slightly 'dreamy' feeling.
Phil the cat, my #caturday cat from yesterday.
The mill building and primary museum. The mill wheel resides where the small stream would go through what looks like a tunnel. Again, like the first photo above, the focal point is the center of the picture; the rest is just slightly out of focus.
Railroad tracks into the distance. A classic picture. I actually want to take a moment to compare this picture and yesterday's same picture side by side.
| Pixie Onetouch | Generic Digital Camera |
| Crisper colours. Wide angle format. Better focus. Closer focal point. | Blander colours. 4:3 format. Poor focus. Distant focal point. |
The primary difference between the two cameras and the photos they've taken is the focal point. The digital camera has a focal point that is more distant, which brings the curve of the tracks better into view. The Pixie, however, is a clearer picture and provides a stronger sense of distance and travel.
Finally, the last picture taken is that of the railroad station across the street. This picture very much reminds me of a 1970's family snapshot of a vacation spot where there isn't really any focal point or purpose behind the picture other than as a documentary of "we were here." This photo provides absolutely zero emotional value and, frankly, it would have been served better by getting closer to the station.
More crappy camera photos to come!
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(c) Victor Wiebe
