I took a nice picture with my Desire!

[widehead]

So, after whining like a massive baby for the last few weeks I am now making an effort to get the best out of my Desire (especially seeing as the HD may not be as wonderful as I was hoping - based on the discussions in that forum).

So, this morning at about 6:30am as I was about to leave for work I popped the back cover off my Desire and took a photograph from my balcony.

I have to say I was genuinely surprised by how it came out.

http://imgur.com/bETlm.jpg

It wont win any awards but it's ok, and it made me think we should try and showcase our very best photos.

Anyone want to contribute?

And yes, I'm well aware that the view from my apartment is awful.

 

[faithcry]

damn thats a nice photo!
its clearly a nice enough view for you to take pics like that!

 

[jay_kay]

Nice pic dude. It will keep surprising you!

Taken some stunning pics with mine and never taken the back off. Sometimes have a fiddle with the settings but really happy with the camera.

Well post some up when I get to work.

 

[funkmuncha]

hi widehead

not a bad pic. the desire cam seems to make the light areas of the pics a bit to bright though, dont you think? I dont know if this is a saturation or contrast issue, but it seems apparant in this picture too. it is probably something that could be fixed with a software update.

id like to know if you left all settings on auto or if you adjusted anything for this pic, also did you specify a focus/metering point by touching a particular part of the screen just before you took the pic?

cheers

 

[jim_h]

That's a surprisingly good quality pic widehead, thanks for sharing. I haven't bothered much with the camera on mine, except for the odd snap so far.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

that pic is nice, i havent got any epic ones just yet

 

[Rastaman-FB]

i found something epic i can take a photo of while at work


bo selecta (had to remove the etching as its pre-release hardware
GSM
very fast boot even from battery being removed

 

[Mubble]

That's a great view to have from your apartment. Always wanted a skyline view like that. Jealous.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

wow found some other creature lurking on my desk

 

[LECTER]

wow found some other creature lurking on my desk

lol!!

Which of the 2 do you prefer?

 

[Rastaman-FB]

lol!!

Which of the 2 do you prefer?

the desire z has a better feel function to it
desire HD for some reason lacks build quality. i can see the battery side cover and sim covers falling off and breaking quite easily
also the covers dont seem to flush fit

 

[yenrod]

Ive a really really beautifull picture for yuz !!!

 

[LECTER]

the desire z has a better feel function to it
desire HD for some reason lacks build quality. i can see the battery side cover and sim covers falling off and breaking quite easily
also the covers dont seem to flush fit

Seems to be the general consensus.

Ive a really really beautifull picture for yuz !!!

LOL!!

Here's my try!

 

[Spewy]

This is a pic I was please with from my recent holiday ( all settings set to normal)

 

[LECTER]

This is a pic I was please with from my recent holiday ( all settings set to normal)

Nice pic!!!

 

[yenrod]

Seems to be the general consensus.



LOL!!

Here's my try!

Lec' - I can guarantee that your picture is 20,000,000x better than mine

 

[LECTER]

Lec' - I can guarantee that your picture is 20,000,000x better than mine

Had iso set to 100 and lighting was perfect.

 

[Stucky]

the desire cam seems to make the light areas of the pics a bit to bright though, dont you think? I dont know if this is a saturation or contrast issue, but it seems apparant in this picture too

I don't think it's done a bad job at all considering the huge range of light levels in that pic. I assume it was aimed at the far distance, which is has quite a range of light and dark, but details in the sky and on the brighter building are good. Depth of field is impressive for such a small lens. Considering it's a camera with a tiny lens built into a phone, it's a pretty decent photo.

 

[mobily]

What is the optimal ISO setting? I always have it set to auto

 

[nickkr]

So, this morning at about 6:30am as I was about to leave for work I popped the back cover off my Desire and took a photograph from my balcony.............


..........And yes, I'm well aware that the view from my apartment is awful.

But .. where in the world are you????

 

[widehead]

But .. where in the world are you????

Manila

 

[ukzen]

Ive a really really beautifull picture for yuz !!!

Wow ,thats really ,er, grey there int it.

 

[yenrod]

Had iso set to 100 and lighting was perfect.

Never fails to amaze a 5 meg.pix. cam. (phone camera) can get these results...

 

[ukzen]

Manila

You live in an envelope?

 

[funkmuncha]

widehead you didnt answer my questions about your setting. also would have been very interesting to see the same scene with the back cover still on