Because It’s Garbage Day

I am not as wowed with the photos coming from Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra as anticipated. Inconsistency best describes my overall gripe. I have possessed the smartphone since Dec. 15, 2022. The pics are a bit too artificial, even by small-sensor mobile standards, and color could be more accurate or as the eyes see. That said, if unique look is standard of measure, then the sometimes somewhat smudgy shots are impressionistic-painting worthy.

The Featured Image is one of the better (cropped) captures, which underwent a fair amount of post-production tweaking—or as much as can be expected when working with a JPEG original. Vitals: f/1.8, ISO 12, 1/220 sec, 23mm (film equivalent); 2:26 p.m. PST.

For the uninformed, Sesame Street character Oscar the Grouch lives in a trash can. I came upon the chalked character along an alley in San Diego neighborhood University Heights, today. Seeing as it’s garbage collection day, timing demanded my stopping to take a quickie.

Circling back to the S22 Ultra, which would you prefer: Wisecrack being grouchy about the camera(s) performance; how the shooter is garbage; neither; or something else? You tell me.

For the most part, the Samsung satisfies more than any Apple phone. Meanwhile, I will futz with the camera system, which offers plenty of unique capabilities.