I purchased this light, tiny phone holder for Sue for Mother's Day.
It is self-described as a Geometrical Pocket Tripod PROv2 - Card-Size Stand, for iPhone. We hadn't used it as of yesterday, but as we exited the car for a walk in the park. I decided to take it with us to try to capture a different look — for selfies, if nothing else. It's a marvellously engineered little device that can fit in a wallet as seen below and open as a phone holder as seen above.
We tried sitting on a bench, and we got this ↓ because it focused on the grass instead of us.
One more try after me trying to set the focus by bending my ancient body as near to ground level as I could to poke my finger in the preferred focal point, which happened to be Beloved's face. BTW, both bench pics had to be straightened and cropped.
We have another holding device or two that may be easier to use than this one, so we'll likely try again at some point,
Totally off topic, here is Sue's latest jigsaw.
I've never mastered the selfie and don't think I ever will, so I am in awe of those, like you, who have.
ReplyDeleteThe jigsaw is wonderful, though the clouds must have been a headache.
OHHH! I've seen those and wondered how well they worked but that is fun. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to have a place decorated with a truck that is like that with all the flowers.
I have a funny story about flowers on things...someday I'll write about it.
We do a lot of selfies as you probably know from blog posts and just rely on hand holding the phone. I have seen the holder shown here and wondered how useful is could be, so thanks for the info, but I will keep doing hand held selfies for the foreseeable future.
ReplyDeleteI expect that I will too, but it's fun to experiment.
DeleteOld dog, new tricks!
DeleteI have an iPhone so don't think I have this feature but I saw on my BIL's android phone that he could simply wave his hand and it would commence a three second countdown and take a picture. I think it would also focus on his hand wave too because all his selfie pictures were always in focus.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like the coolest thing.
DeleteA fun experiment indeed as you two sure look happy and content.
ReplyDeleteOh I definitely need, just to make me look taller!
ReplyDeleteYou both look tall and very slim.
ReplyDeleteI like the phone holder. The photos from it are cool. Did you set a timer on your phone to capture the selfies, or use some sort of remote?
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I fired using my watch and a 3 second timer. Without the watch I would have set for 10 sec and scurried back into position.
DeleteA nifty little device.
ReplyDeleteOh those look really good, for such a tiny little device to hold it! Much better than my husband's arm length holding! However, I dislike taking pictures in general and he insists on taking them for every single thing, so there is always a bit of discussion there.
ReplyDeleteI love how it focused on the grass like that. Those are such nice pictures of you both.
ReplyDeleteThese are great photos and I enjoyed the lessons on focusing too. I have bought one, thanks to you mentioning it here, for my daughter-in-law - a stocking stuffer already - as I think she would love that. Thank you so much for sharing this! You two are very photogenic! I also loved Sue's jigsaw puzzle.
ReplyDeleteI had to come back to let you know I have bought one of these as a stocking-stuffer for my daughter-in-law. Yes, I am way too early, but this was too good a chance to pass up. She is going to love it.
DeleteI hope she likes it.
DeleteNice gadget! Lovely photos and jigsaw puzzle!
ReplyDeleteLove Sue's jigsaw! I would be no good at positioning that selfie contraption. I usually just stick out my arm, thus there is no background. John's long arm is better for selfies.
ReplyDeleteInteresting little phone holder. The photos came out great, well except for one. LOL Love the puzzle.
ReplyDeleteLittle gadget might better work on a desk or flat surface instead of the fluffy grass. I always wondered how to get taller than my measly 5'1". Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteYou have fun and probably learn a few things trying new gadgets.
ReplyDeleteYou do look very tall! I cannot master the selfie. It is an art. The puzzle looks complicated.
ReplyDeleteI have one of those but not adjustable. I may have to experiment!
ReplyDeleteI am terrible at selfies, so I think you are amazing.
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle! An idealistic view of country life!
Gosh... We haven't done a puzzle since the pandemic.
ReplyDeleteThat selfie stand is really ingenious. I've never seen anything like it. Hmmm.... Amazon?
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