When I saw this in the news today, I really wondered if there were people who had more money than they knew what to do with.
It’s not that I think it’s a bad picture.
It’s just sort of excessive.
When I think about why a picture may be worth a lot, I tend to think it might be because you can’t re-create the scene because something altered the scenery and it may never be the same.
Perhaps an industrialist built a giant factory on the shores of the Rhine.
Albert Watson's portrait of Steve Jobs shot on a 4 x 5 camera is probably the most widely seen image today since it was displayed on Apple's website on the announcement of his death.
So much has already been said about Steve Jobs and how he has touched so many lives.
Like the countless millions who use Apple products, I felt a strange sense of loss at his passing.
Even though I never met him in person, I felt a connection because his genius had a direct and very profound impact on my life.
Prior to using a digital camera, my involvement with a personal computer was strictly word processing and playing Tetris on a Mac Plus. Continue reading Steve Jobs→
The upgrade path to Lion or 10.7 is going to be different. This time, you must have Snow Leopard first. But your Mac may not be Lion compatible because of it's hardware.
One of the realities of being a digital photographer is that for better or for worse, you will be tied to your computer platform.
My Intel MacPro was one of the early models Quad core 2006 model.
It used the Xeon processor.
Apple’s latest operating system 10.7 Lion will be leaving my MacPro and some Mac users behind.
The specs for Lion will require Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better.
How can you tell what your computer has? See the screenshot below:
Mouse over to the "Apple" icon on the top left, click on "About this Mac," you should see this
It is inevitable.
Five years in computer years is an eternity.
In fact when I went to download the latest version of Final Cut Pro X, I saw the following dialog box.
Shocking to be sure.
Rude shock--I had to cough up an additional $150 to upgrade the video card on my MacPro. At least I had that option. Imagine if I had an iMac! That would have meant I have to buy a new workstation.
Research thoroughly before you upgrade
Before you upgrade your software, it’s prudent to research, compare your hardware specs to make sure they are compatible.
If you don’t, you will might end up spending much more than you’re prepared to.
Anyway, when I saw that my MacPro didn’t have the video card needed, I had to cough up $150 to replace the stock video card which only had 256MB of video RAM.
My MacPro may be coming to the end of its useful life sooner than I expected.
How about your Mac?
Do you have some upgrading tales or nightmares to share?
This latest news about a camera capable of letting photographers choose the focus of their pictures after the fact is mind boggling if it’s true.
Ren Ng, CEO of Lytro, the company developing the technology claims ” images are focused after the fact” and “users don’t have to spend time focusing before shooting. Nor do they have to worry if they wound up focusing on the wrong thing.”
