Christmas may be oh-so last year, but some of my San Diego neighbors let the holiday spirit linger on their lawns. Today, I came across some inflatables that are familiar and memorable—from stop-motion special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, which first aired on television in December 1964.
Abominable looms large over a collection of misfit toys; somewhat cut-off, gold-digger Yukon Cornelius stands behind the snow monster. Creatures, people, and things that don’t fit in is the underlying theme of the perennially-broadcast holiday classic. Festive decorations are misfit, too, with Christmas past and their summer-like setting. Nuclear winter would have to come before snow fell in this part of Southern California.
I know lots of people who rave about iPhone 15 Pro Max photography. Please do, but I have something to show you. I used Samsung’s Expert RAW app on Galaxy S23 Ultra to shoot the Featured Image. Go ahead and gape. I welcome it.
By default, a JPG is captured, too. Unsurprisingly, the detail is much richer from the DNG file, for which editing options are broader, too. I had thought to post both, but the 50-megapixel RAW is so superior it’s enough. Vitals: f/1.7, ISO 10, 1/400 sec, 23mm (film equivalent); 1:23 p.m. PST. Location withheld.