It took a little while, but while fooling around with the
Wee Backup Camera at the dinner table, I discovered its Special Purpose. Between the smallness and the lack of a viewfinder, I found that it was really great for getting a "Land Of The Giants" perspective on everyday objects that's hard to get with a giant SLR. I mean, yeah, I
could get down to table level with my main camera, but quite frankly I would look like even more of a freak, and would effectively be removing myself from the conversation pretty dramatically. It's also a lot better for candid photos, although I probably won't post any of those unless I get an okay.
But with a small camera, it's like sending a tiny little avatar of yourself down into Table World, to wander around taking gawky tourist pictures of the enormous landmarks it encounters. Fun stuff.
The forks are not to be trusted.
My glasses.
All gone!
My uncle attempts to hide behind some enormous and festive flowers.
5 comments:
Nice shots, Eli -- especially considering the wee camera. Sometimes, the limitations of a camera can be turned into virtues -- I think you've shown that well here.
Thanks, Matt!
I probably shouldn't sell the backup camera short - it's a decent camera in its own right, but I had a hard time getting excited about using a non-SLR. I know this is kinda photosnobby, but point-and-shoots have always felt a little too much like glorified Instamatics to me (bear in mind I've been an SLR user since I was 12), so it's cool to find a niche for them, and a value beyond being small enough to stick in a pocket or on a belt and take anywhere.
You don't shoot things up close with your SLR? I always do.
Though sometimes I wish a had a decent little backup camera too.
Oh, absolutely. But not from table level. It's the angle, the perspective that's novel, not the close-uppitude.
Eli.. the mini-me stands up well to the SLR!
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