New York City

Took a quick trip to New York City and stayed at the Marriott Marquis in Time Square. This image was shot out the window using my iPhone.

The iPhone does pretty well in a pinch, but with no focus or lighting control, you get just what you expect.

While the images are not really "print" quality, they work well in a DVD production or streaming video because those technologies have a lower resolution requirement. It has to do with the difference between printing with ink (dots) and illuminating pixels (light). An image that is very small or even low quality can often look pretty good on a TV or Monitor.

Try taking an image with your camera phone and then printing it out and viewing it on your monitor. You will see the difference. Don't delete those images! You never know when you might need them.

Argentina

This past summer we had the once in a lifetime opportunity to take a trip to Argentina. Our daughter Liz was just ending her 18 month LDS mission where she had been teaching and living with the people in Salta and Tucuman.

During our stay there, we got to meet many of the people that she had gotten to know. This three generation family lived in a small home that you entered by going in through the garage. In the garage, there were two cars, up on blocks having their engine overhauled.

We all sat around a big table and talked. Grandpa sent one of older children out to a nearby store and they came back with soda and sweet treats. After the treat, we all shared "mate" which is a social drink made of yerba mate leaves steeped in hot water.

He showed us some beef from his freezer offering to cook it for us on the spot. If the Argentinians are proud of one thing, it is their beef.

I asked if I would take some pictures by the blue door (I loved the color). Grandpa nodded and added in Spanish that the door was made of "real wood". He was very proud of the door.