T. A. Moulton Barn, aka “the most photographed barn in America”. 19th September, 2019.
iPhone 11 Pro camera is too fast for the LEDs on my gym machines, so I had to use a new feature to get my usual photo
Part of my gym routine involves using a treadmill. And each time after I complete that, I take a photo of the readout.
This morning I took one with my new iPhone 11 Pro and got the following photo.
As you can see, parts of the readout were invisible or clipped. I think it is because the speed of the default camera app in those conditions is just too fast in comparison to the refresh rates on that LED readout. The cameras can go really fast with shutter speeds, but there’s a lot of computational photography involved, so the final composite shutter speed may vary.
Luckily I noticed this right away, and decided to use the new “night mode” feature which allows you to effectively slow down the shutter speed while maintaining stability. And that got me the following photo.
Phew! This is readable.
P.S. For details on the new camera capabilities, check out this great article by Halide.
First photo with my new phone captures Olive’s reaction to a smartphone with three cameras.
That’s a really good price to have Sam Jackson call you a motherfucker. www.theverge.com/2019/9/25…
These roses don’t give up.
Panorama at Antelope Flats. 19th September, 2019.
Macmillan wants to limit readers’ access to new eBook titles through libraries. This is not only harmful to public libraries, but is also exceedingly dumb. I end up buying about half of the eBooks I borrow from my library. Please sign the petition: ebooksforall.org
The screen right after I redeemed a $100 gift card. Apple continues to shove Apple Music in my face across various apps/devices.
A plane lands at Jackson Hole Airport. 17th September, 2019.
Inferno Cone at Craters of the Moon National Monument. Arco, Idaho. 16th September, 2019.
And the award for the shittiest dialog box ever on iOS goes to…
For context, this is on my iPhone X which is running iOS 12.4.
A curious Jenni.
Biking along the mountains in the Grand Teton National Park was absolutely breathtaking.
A vibration like the speaker one that spits out the water in the Apple Watch, but for lint out of the Lightning port.
If people in the iPhone supply/delivery chain decide to join in on the climate strike and I get my new iPhone later than expected, I’m totally fine with that 🖖
I was convinced I’d get the Midnight Green one until last night. Then I changed to Silver. We’ll see how that goes.
Twenty Years Living in the US
Today I mark twenty years of living in the US. On a personal level, there have been a few ups and downs, but recent years have been great 😊.
Here’s a photo of the passport stamp from that day.
And a photo of me taken during that first year.
RIP Robert Frank.
Everyday I set an alarm for around 6am on my Apple Watch. And yet…
P. S. Maybe this event will usher an actually smarter Siri era. One can only hope.
Once again it’s the time of the year when I wake up at sunrise.
