The Apple Store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago has a 42-inch Panasonic display to show off their Apple TV product. Being curious how flickr photos show up on the Apple TV, I pulled up my Chicago HDR set. I stood there for about 15 minutes drooling over how my photos looked. They looked soooooo good.
Seven photos in particular looked fantastic.
I stood there just in awe. For the past couple years I’ve stopped shooting HDR photos, because for me, there wasn’t much meaning in them. They were straight-forward shots without much of a concept. I wanted to have more meaning beyond just what they are. But seeing them in a new context, gave me the inspiration to start shooting HDR photos again. One in particular made me wonder, “wow, I shot that?” It was Prudential Two spire and Carbide & Carbon building spire.
Horizontal photos look best on the 42-inch tv. Even though this photo is vertical, it looked very historic on the big screen. I was really stunned.
Other photos didn’t look so good. Seeing them on a huge 42-inch display showed how some photos were blown out. Or too saturated. Or unfocused. We joke around about having a huge screen to do computer work on, but a 42-inch screen would really be helpful in doing Photoshop work. It would totally feel like painting on a canvas.
Before I walked away I set the screensaver to show my Chicago HDR photos. 😉 I hope the rest of Chicago enjoys them as much I enjoyed watching them.
Welcome to the club! I’ve been connecting to my 42″ Westinghouse since I bought a new computer in 2007. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alforque/2627368258/