The Samsung Galaxy NX take photo's of a beautiful model.

Hiya there, I've already told you that I was approached by Samsung to be an Imagelogger for their Samsung Galaxy NX camera. Well, with the cold. wet weather that we've been having, I've been struggling to find something, or someone, to photograph. Then suddenly Shazam, right out of the blue, this stunning female turns up on my doorstep, just begging me to take her photo. Well, me being the gentleman that I am, I could not refuse her. So I grabbed the camera and snapped away.


This is Wendy, (Wendy Wood Louse). posing for the camera. as you can see, she is not in the least camera shy.  ;-)

Here below, is a 100% crop of the above photo of Wendy.

I think you'll agree, she really is a stunner, isn't she?

Obviously, I've taken a "LITTLE," bit of artistic liberty here, as I have no idea of my models gender.

   That's all for now gang, speak soon, take care. Regards from, Twm.

I've been out and about a little so...........................

Hiya there, I have been out using this Samsung Galaxy NX camera a little. It is the same sensor, as my beloved Samsung NX300, so I'm hoping for great images, ('cos that is what the NX300 delivered, especially during my trip to Germany, in very bright sunshine). I have to say, so far the camera has delivered on the image quality anyway. The Galaxy NX is a bit more of a "handful," than the NX300. It is more of DSLR size and weight. It is a fully integrated camera, in that it has the Android operating system built in. So, it has the ability to send pics straight out of the camera to the internet. One can also download any Apps. that they need and operate them on the camera. It has a huge rear screen, so you can do any post processing of your image before sending it to the internet, too. Marvellous!

 

The above photo was taken on our walk through the woods at Darran Parc, Ferndale.

 

The above image was taken at Pen-Rhys, in the Rhondda valley. It shows the statue of St. Mary, at the famous St. Mary's Well shrine, which is a site for religious pilgrims, and has been for hundreds of years. You can also see the flipping Wind Turbines that this Tory Government are erecting all over the place. What an eyesore. I agree with generating Green Energy, but why can't they be erected off shore, or use wave power and tidal force to generate it, instead of these God awful turbines all over the landscape.

 

 

 Above is another photo taken at Darran Parc, Ferndale.

Yet another at Darran Parc, it was very cold there, do you think the lady in the pic shows it to be cold?

Another pic of the St. Mary statue with a Rhondda Fach landmark in the background, to the left. It is Llanwonno Twmp. This is a left over scar, (landmark), from the days when Coal was King. It is a slag heap. This tump is now two thirds smaller than it originally was. After the Disaster at Aberfan, the N.C.B tried to clean up the mess it had left around the valleys. They wanted to remove this tip, but were prevented from doing so by the Civil Aviation Authority, (C.A.A). The C.A.A said it was a landmark for aircraft flying over Wales, and, as such, could not be removed. In the end, the C.A.A and the N.C.B came to an agreement and the tip was reduced in height, by two thirds, but left to serve as a plainly visible marker, for any aircraft in the vicinity.

                                      That's all for now guys, the Galaxy NX did well in documenting my little outing around the nearby area. Speak soon, take care all. Regards Twm.

Hello there, how are you all you doing?

I have just been given a Samsung Galaxy NX camera to try out. Samsung have invited me to be an Imagelogger for them, using this camera. This device was supplied by the Samsung Imaging Dept. I have this camera, complete with the 18-55m.m kit lens. This is the same lens that I was so happy with while I worked with the Samsung NX300, (which I loved, both camera and lens), so I'm expecting good work from the lens. Given the fact that the Galaxy NX has the same sensor as the NX300, I hope that this camera, can match the great straight out of camera, (SOOC), pictures that the NX300 produced. We shall see, over the coming weeks, if the Galaxy NX can live with the NX300, image wise. Physically of course, these two cameras are as different as chalk is to cheese. The Galxy NX is basically a smart phone with the ability to put different lenses on the front. By this, I mean that the camera has an Android operating system. So any user of a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, should be able to pick up this camera, and after a few minutes setting up the image capturing parameters to their satisfaction, be able to go out and start taking great pictures. Imagine your phone, only with a huge, (compared to phone sized sensors), APSC 20.3 mega pixel CMOS sensor. It may mean nothing to you, but what it means, simply, is, the larger the sensor, the better the Image Quality, (IQ). One can print out a good photo from one of these cameras up to 30 inches by 40 inches, and retain excellent image quality. Try that with any smartphone images. While the NX300 is a rangefinder style camera, smaller, lighter, and no view finder. Instead it has a tilting rear screen on which to compose your images. Conversely, the Galaxy NX is a DSLR style camera, having ab electronic viewfinder, and a huge rear screen, which is fixed.

Over the coming week. I shall be trying this camera out, in various places around Wales. Weather permitting, I hope that most of the photography can be done outside, but, well we all know our Welsh weather, don't we. Wales must be one of the few places in the world, where we seem to get samples of all four seasons in one day. ;-)

Above is a quick pic for you to look at. This will have to suffice, for now. But there will be lots more, over the coming weeks.


Speak soon, be good, and have a great day. Regards, Twm.

Well...................

Hiya, well thngs have taken a turn for the worse, haven't they? Weather wise I mean. Since my return from Germany, it has been almost continual rain here in Wales, making photography a real challenge, so it has been put on the back burner for a while. I hope soon, to resurect my hobby, and the use of my Samsung cameras.

On a side note, my wife and I just purchased a used, car. It is a 1400 Nissan Micra automatic. I won't tell you our ages, suffice to say, that we are NOT in our first flush of youth.  My wife, who is a great driver and has been driving for quite a few years, and never had an accident, got in the driving seat. After familiarising herself with the cars controls, she started the engine, put it into R, (reverse), and touched the throttle. We shot off doing about forty miles an hour, BACKWARDS, lol. You should have seen the look on her face, I wish I had my camera with me then, it was priceless. It seems that this little car, is a Sport, model. What had happened, we found out later, was there is a little button on the auto gear selector, with an "S" on it. Yes, you guessed it, this engages the "Sport mode," of the Micra. This mode gives the car a different range of gearing for, " a SPORTY driving experience." What an experience it was, lol. Luckily, there was nothing at all behind us, or she would have ruined her impecable driving record with dented vehicles, ours, and theirs. Now after a week of handling tyhe car, Mrs. Cati says she would never want to go back to a manual transmission vehicle. 

I'm not here to write a lot today, as I have to shave and shower for our little trip. We are taking the Micra for a little run today, down to Barry to try to take some photographs, and then go for a meal somewhere. Bye for now.
                                       Kindest regards Twm.