Comments on: The Daily Rider: A Twitter Project

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:51:45 +0000

Bryce: The keys on the iPhone are right on the edge for me. If my fingers were any bigger it would be trouble.

The iPhone is expensive but is useful for me in my work so I am comfortable with the cost. Otherwise it would definitely have a wow factor.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:34:57 +0000

I almost wish the iPhone was lower in cost and larger in physical size
Had an iPod G4 for a week, gave it back as my fingers are way too big for even pushing icons. And here in Canada an iPhone is a three year contract for mobile service and that can easily be over $150.00 a month plus some hefty communications taxes. It's been suggested that those who play with their telephone use an iPhone, those who use a Blackberry use their mobile phones for work. In either case the devices are too damn small.

My mobile phone has very large keys and I pay in advance ONLY
for the time used. Mind the time used is about $1.00 a minute plus 15 percent tax.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:14:36 +0000

Low Buck Rider: I see more and more people using cell phone cameras to gather data and images for presentations. Wave of the future no doubt. Except for luddites who use their phones to make calls… Hah!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:13:02 +0000

Conchscooter: You're a damn genius. More of that in a minute.

The little cameras are simply amazing and I have not even scratched the surface of what it can do. My wife has a little Canon S90 and that thing will make images almost as well as my big Nikon professional DSLR.

Now, about your genius. You're absolutely right. I can post the pictures here. Not sure why I didn't think of that. I will say I was afraid of overwhelming everyone with new images everyday. Regardless, I will begin posting here today.

You are a damn genius. Must be the warm weather and lotus eating...

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:09:51 +0000

sergeibelski: Generally I use Photo Forge to adjust color saturation, exposure, and sharpness. Otherwise I just select one of the default processing features in Camera Bag, Instagram, Hipstamatic, or Lo Mob.

Amazing variety of looks available.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:07:39 +0000

RichardM: I’ve merely been a tinkerer with the iPhone but I want to get more serious. The only way I know how to do that is shoot a lot. Hopefully I won’t overwhelm everyone with the pictures.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:06:34 +0000

Aurelio: Nikon has had some real bricks since the sixties. A cellphone camera is a real weight switch. Their handiness makes them a great tool.

Thanks for the kind words about this blog. I appreciate your support.

By: Low Buck Rider

Low Buck Rider — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:19:48 +0000

The early cell phone cameras I put in the same category as a brownie or a 110 Instamtic. the new ones can easily replace a point and shoot. In my job I am impressed with the ways the some of the vendors I bring in use theirs as a tool. This being said my cell doesn’t even have a camera.

By: Conchscooter

Conchscooter — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:49:53 +0000

People are always surprised that I use a Canon SX100 pocket job for my pictures. They come out fine most of the time (moving objects are difficult or impossible) but the camera is always to hand, annoyingly enough for my friends.
You have a great platform here to post pictures of whatever you want. Why dilute it with twatish twitters and twoots? Is a non vespa picture a violation of some papal bull I haven’t heard about?

By: sergeibelski

sergeibelski — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:42:10 +0000

Great idea! What program do you use on your iPhone to edit this image and add the frame? I like it!