The Micro.blog challenge word for day 11 is “say“. On this Veterans Day, a familiar poem sprang to mind for #mbnov, with a picture taken at dawn:
O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming….
As a responsible flag owner, I have lowered my flag to half-staff as directed by the presidential proclamation to honor the victims of the pandemic, though I don’t understand why; not like it’s over. Is this another “Mission Accomplished” situation?
Today’s color is blue. Appropriately, it is also Peace Officers Memorial Day, so I lowered our flag to half-staff, with the illuminated flag and a blue sky enhanced by night mode. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. 📷🌈 #mbmay
The word for day 9 of the Micro.blog photo challenge is “lull”. Our flag is at rest when there’s a lull in the wind. #mbfeb
My old flag light died, so I replaced it with a new LED one. Should be more reliable and efficient than the old halogen one. It’s controlled by a sensor to turn on at dusk, and off at dawn. #dejus365 🇺🇸
Happy Independence Day! To mark the occasion, a throwback photo of the top of a Disneyland riverboat festooned with flags, from when Jenn and I moved to the US in 2001. #dejus365 #ThrowbackThursday 🇺🇸
Our flag was getting faded and worn out, so we replaced it with a new one. #dejus365 🇺🇸
I recently replaced the halogen bulb in my flag light with a high-power LED bulb, which works really well, and should last much longer. #dejus365
(I voted a couple of weeks ago; yay for Oregon’s vote-by-mail!)
Since I recently got my new iPhone XS Max, and still have the old iPhone X (until I send it back, as part of Apple’s iPhone Upgrade program), I thought I’d compare the cameras, to see for myself the wider angle and better color handling of the new model.
Here’s a shot from the iPhone X:
And much the same shot with the iPhone XS Max; not too much different, though the sky gradient is more smooth:
Another example, from the X:
And the XS Max; the wider angle is more clear, and the darker areas (e.g. leaves) are more visible:
Testing facing into the sun on the X, with lots of lens flare:
On the Max, still with lens flare, but more detail is visible:
Lastly, another shot into the sun on the X:
And Max; again a wider angle, and more detail (e.g. in the shadows behind the tree), including a less blown-out sun:
It’s great how Apple continues to improve the cameras each year.