Friday, January 20, 2006

A Picture of the Past

Do you remember back 20 years or so ago? Do you remember taking pictures back then? Well, I was just thinking about where cameras were and how far they've come in my lifetime.
Remember the little box camera with the four-sided flash cube? Or, what about the more advanced flash bar that gave, what, 8 flashes?
How about those compact flat cameras taking 110 film? The negative was so small it's a wonder we ever got decent photos from those cameras...
Then SLRs- Point and Shoots. Now everyone could take decent pictures. Then they grew smaller and smaller. Seems like these things were everywhere.
Enter Digital Photography!
Take a camera look and feel we already know and make it digital. And smaller. And lighter. Add video. Then sound. Now, I can take a picture at a family event, upload it to the web from my phone and have people see our pictures while we're still at the party! Simply amazing...
Oh, and just for fun, I have an audio recording of our family rendition of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that'll make you cry. No, it isn't the warm memories of family times and loved ones now gone... I guess you'd have to hear it for yourself!!!

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