Capturing the Internet

The internet is a network of globally interconnected computers that allows for information transfer, communication and straight up fun. The most common use of the internet is done on a channel known as the World Wide Web, which allows for interconnectivity through hyperlinks and URLs. But for now, that's all we'll really have to know. This week's edition of things that don't make sense is:

PHOTO SHARING

This week I joined Flickr, the photostreaming website that allegedly all photographers belong to. I took the opportunity to browse my collection of photos from my travels, from my many ski trips and various other exploits around home and in town. I find that looking at other people's photo posts, I'm drawn to doing more artsy composition - macros, abstracts, etc. It's interesting to think differently and see everything in a little different light in order to capture something that most people wouldn't normally look to find. Check it out:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36978357@N07/

If this blog post was posted 10 years ago (the fact that blogs were not a prevalent form of communication aside), photo sharing would be going down the store, printing off a roll of photos and driving them over to your friend's house. "Hey, can you order doubles of that picture? I want a copy...."

Of course, film cameras still exist, so I'm not going to discredit the fact that this can still conceivably be something you hear in your day to day musings of the game of life. Comparatively, though, we now have such advanced technology not even the biggest nerds could have imagined it in the 80s. To name a few, high definition scanners, photo quality printers, and of course, digital cameras. 

Digital cameras, for obvious reasons have advanced dramatically since they became mainstream over the last 10 years and obviously there are only more improvements and tweaks to come. This is awesome for all photographers of all levels. Point and shoot cameras were first to be converted to digital technology but as they were before the revolution, SLR cameras have caught up and are more advanced than you could ever imagine. About 6 months ago, Nikon released their D90, near top of the line SLR to compete with Canon's first live-view Rebel XSi, that not only meets the Canon's specs, but also includes high definition VIDEO! The first SLR of it's class to even have video capabilities (previously unseen due to SLR's technology) 

But it's not the fact that people can take photos beyond their normal skill level, it's the fact that if you take a crappy photo you can take it home and completely alter it using photo editing software. I like the fact you can change the white balance or intensify your reds - this just makes your great photo better. I think it's neat that RADICAL changes can be made to photos like making a normal size guy walking down the street 10000 times as big a the other people and standing taller than skyscraper buildings. That's art and art is nice, but don't call it photography anymore. That doesn't make sense.

Nintendo DSi was just recently released with revolutionary Nintendo technology that plans to compete with the likes of the iPhone, PSP and the evenchanging Blackberry series hybrid telecommunication and entertainment consoles. Complete with a 0.3 megapixel camera, photo-editing software, and stylus stylings with computer interchange abilities, the DSi is ALMOST exactly what every kid wants...except the internet. Hey Nintendo, you get that we like taking pictures, but you're missing out on the all important web-communication. Otherwise it doesn't makes sense. Please fix, then call or email me...if you can figure that technology out.