New Mobile

My mobile contract was up for renewal just before Christmas and I had the usual dilemma of which new handset to go for.

I did the usual research reading online reviews etc and narrowed it down to a few models in the Nokia N Series or the new offering from LG...the Viewty. I was very drawn to the large touch screen and the camera on the Viewty so opted for that sacrificing the very handy built in Wi-Fi that the handsets that I was looking at in the Nokia N Series offered.

The phone itself and the touchscreen are pretty good although not as user friendly as the Sony Ericsson's that I've been used to.

After a few months I've still got mixed feelings about the camera. It takes pretty good photos on bright days but I'm not that impressed with the low light indoor shots (one of the selling points for the Viewty). The Xenon flash helps but with only the Auto, Red Eye or Off option it doesn't allow you to use it on every photo if required.

Benefits of the camera are Auto Focus, up to ISO 800, Image Stabiliser & 120fps video plus a lot of the functions that you would find on a compact digital camera.

Downsides are the lack of a lens protector / guard, flash settings in low level (mainly indoor) lighting and that you can't switch off the shutter sound even which sounds even when the phone is on silent.



Here are a couple of the better low light shots that I've taken with the Viewty...




Some of the pictures on previous posts have been taken using this this camera phone which you can view Here.

Homemade Lightbox MK2

I found my original homemade light box bettered and dented in the back of a cupboard the other day so I set to work on creating a new and improved one as I haven't used the macro / super macro function on my camera in a while.

...and here she is in all her glory


Have taken a few shots using it so far...

Tablets


Retro Watch


Remember these!

Cat Shelters Under Rhino!

Noticed this cat sheltering from the rain under the wheel arch of a Suzuki Rhino and managed to capture a quick image. Maybe the engine was still warm!

Road to Heaven

Came across this raised harbour bridge during a recent visit to Weymouth, Dorset.

Rainbow for Rent

Caught this out of a window at work the other day. Makes a change to see something bright during all this rain that southern England is suffering with at the moment.

New Splash of Colour for the VW

I was playing around with one of the VW camper images from a previous post last night experimenting with changing the colour of the paintwork. Here are the results

Out with the Old and In with the New

New houses seem to be popping up everywhere in Salisbury and over the past 6-8 months I've seen this first hand as a building over the fence from our company was demolished to make way for some new builds.

At various times (no set intervals!) I took a quick snap with the camera on my phone and as the build is nearing completion I thought I'd put them all together...