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26-JUN-2013 copyright Elizabeth Bickel

Flowers of Love 2013

I NEVER thought I'd be taking photos with a tablet. But I was obviously wrong.

My husband did another "I love you" thing, and he surprised me with the new WATERPROOF Sony 32GB Xperia Tablet http://store.sony.com/p/Sony-Tablet%2C-water-resistant%2C-quad-core/en/p/SGP312U1/W
& http://www.intomobile.com/reviews/sony-xperia-tablet-z-review/
I wanted a tablet to read that I could use in the bathtub, and this is finally it.

Still, that doesn't yet explain the photo above. The photo subject is a fresh bouquet of colorful mixed flowers that my dear husband also gave me.

Wanting to keep the memory of these lovely flowers, I decided there is no better way than through photography. Before now, I always thought that doing photography with a tablet is a little stupid. But I needed to try the tablet out. End result of my test is that I still have no plans to seriously use a tablet camera for most things. Tablets are just too awkward for serious photography; plus the image quality just isn't what I'm used to.

However, a program called "Kaleidoscope" on this new tablet's camera has made me reevaluate my feelings about the tablet cam. . Since a small child, I have always been fascinated by Kaleidoscopes and own several of the "real" ones. When I took the new Sony tablet out for a test run with the Kaleidoscope camera setting, I fell in love. None of my other cameras (with all their various gimmicky features have a function to simulate a Kaleidoscope. This feature IMHO is a lot of fun and will provide hours of fun and creativity WITH NO LATER POST PROESSING NEEDED. What you see was all a matter of composition and a bit of camera magic. Since I don't know how the camera actually produces this Kaleidoscope effect, I call it "magic". Obviously, it is really some sort of software program within the camera.

Although I will very seldom ever turn to any tablet to take regular photographs, this new Sony tablet has found a place in my photographic heart with the Kaleidoscope setting.
Plus again, it is also waterproof & can safely be used in the bathtub. This is the first tablet of its kind. And that was why I initially wanted it. The Kaleidoscope camera setting is just a bonus

Sony Xperia Tablet Z
1/160s f/2.4 at 3.0mm iso50 full exif

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Sam_C07-Jul-2013 10:24
Excellent and artistic! V++
Jeff Real29-Jun-2013 13:55
I love your creativity ~V~
Stephanie27-Jun-2013 13:16
What a beautiful kaleidoscope image! Wonderful birthday gifts from your hubby! V
Now I'm going to see what your new tablet is all about! Waterproof is a super idea! :)