Light Junkie

I have always enjoyed experimenting with light in its different forms to see what effects you can capture. I spent some time playing around with the camera and using a laser pointer and a mobile phone as the light sources to see what I could produce.

Using a long exposure (generally around 15 seconds) here are some of the photos that I captured.

Using a mobile phone as the light source




Laser pointer going back and forth across stainless steel tea and coffee canisters




Laser pointer on wine glass



Outlining a garden chair with a laser pointer

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.