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Christmas Cactus
16 December 2024
In Smartphones v. Cameras 2024 Edition (which we linked to in today's Around the Horn, Hogan explains all the summersaults a smartphone goes through to create a JPEG.
Christmas Cactus. iPhone 15 Pro Max back triple camera 6.8mm at f1.8, 1/30 second and ISO 800. Processed in Adobe Camera Raw.
It reminded us of the old joke about the committee charged with coming up with as horse than ended up with a camel.
As he reminds us, you can yourself do better than than the camera algorithms if you have access to the data.
And, if you've been following the bouncing ball here, you know we always process our smartphone images in Adobe Camera Raw. Single image in Photoshop and slide shows in Lightroom.
Because they always look better with some adjustments to the exposure. In this case, we adjusted settings in the Geometry, Light, Color and Effects panels.
Here's a Before/After comparison of our Schlumbergera truncata:
It does religiously bloom in December while remaining inconspicuous the rest of the year.
Which, come to think of it, makes it eligible for our annual Christmas card. Happy Holidays!