{"id":560,"date":"2012-06-20T13:20:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T20:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/?p=560"},"modified":"2013-11-14T09:37:08","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T17:37:08","slug":"right-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/2012\/06\/20\/right-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Right Track?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cEven if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.\u201d – Will Rogers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Water Lilies | \u00a92012 David Allio<\/p><\/div>\n

A year ago I was poking fun at people that spent so much time on social media. Six months ago, I reluctantly started a blog. Now, I have three distinct blogs with links to facebook, twitter, tumblr, linkedin, google+, pinterest, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.\u201d – Will Rogers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently, I was given the opportunity to play around with a small dedicated remote camera for the first time. These lightweight boxes are automated and do video as well as time lapse stills. This particular camera was not new. Image quality was not great – barely acceptable for web application even in reasonable daylight. But the most popular brand has evolved into a second version with significantly improved image quality and features, including a viewing screen and wireless to Internet.<\/p>\n

This image was created by placing the camera on the end of a tripod and hovering over the water lilies at a range of about four inches. The automated settings for the camera with a built-in 5mm lens included an aperture of f\/3.6 and a shutter speed of 1\/1002th of a second, at a film speed of 100 ISO. Used in this way, the camera does provide for a unique perspective \u2013 an angle I probably would not attempt with an expensive DSLR.<\/p>\n

At one time it was believed that a DSLR was the \u201cright track\u201d in the evolution of photography. Now, the \u201cright track\u201d may be an inexpensive remote camera. Or, in order to keep from being \u201crun over\u201d by instant posting on social media, a hi-rez camera phone for a few hundred dollars may be the \u201cright track\u201d.<\/p>\n

Upon further consideration, maybe the \u201cright track\u201d is not the technology as much as it is to be a creative craftsman with the tools at hand. A lot of people were \u201crun over\u201d in the transition from film to digital imaging a decade past.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.\u201d – Will Rogers<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cEven if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.\u201d – Will Rogers A year ago I was poking fun at people that spent so much time on social media. Six months ago, I reluctantly started a blog. Now, I have three distinct blogs with links to facebook, twitter, …<\/p>\n

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