My barista was showing off a few days back when it was snowing.

My barista was showing off a few days back when it was snowing.

Azalias. Taken with Hipstamatic, John S lens, フロート (Float) film.

WHY do people insist on using state-of-the-art technology to create simulacra of something apparently inferior? Given a choice, most photographers in the 1970s would probably ditch their plastic-lens cameras for a modern megapixel digital device. Who wouldn’t prefer crisp, true-colour snaps (without the hassle of having them developed to boot) to pasty, yellowish blurs of yore?

Quite a few smartphone users, it seems.

Azalias. Taken with Hipstamatic, John S lens, フロート (Float) film.

WHY do people insist on using state-of-the-art technology to create simulacra of something apparently inferior? Given a choice, most photographers in the 1970s would probably ditch their plastic-lens cameras for a modern megapixel digital device. Who wouldn’t prefer crisp, true-colour snaps (without the hassle of having them developed to boot) to pasty, yellowish blurs of yore?

Quite a few smartphone users, it seems.

Temple.

Taken with iPhone, processed using Noir then Camera+.

Temple.

Taken with iPhone, processed using Noir then Camera+.

Kind of a cross between a maneki neko and The Penguin from the old-school Batman TV show.

John S Lens, Ina’s 1935 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Kind of a cross between a maneki neko and The Penguin from the old-school Batman TV show.

John S Lens, Ina’s 1935 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Tamagotchi donuts.

Hipstamatic, John S lens, Float film.

Tamagotchi donuts.

Hipstamatic, John S lens, Float film.

I think I see where Google’s going with this Chrome Web Store thing. 

It’s nice to be able to play Tempest for free in the browser.

I think I see where Google’s going with this Chrome Web Store thing.

It’s nice to be able to play Tempest for free in the browser.

This is what Santa Claus looks like in Rare Exports.

I’m glad this movie wasn’t around when I was little.

This is what Santa Claus looks like in Rare Exports.

I’m glad this movie wasn’t around when I was little.

KFC’s original recipe is revealed - and visualized here. Over 50% Accent (MSG) and paprika with a healthy (unhealthy?) dose of salt.

KFC’s original recipe is revealed - and visualized here. Over 50% Accent (MSG) and paprika with a healthy (unhealthy?) dose of salt.

Tron gashapon.

Tron gashapon.

This is not the first time I’ve made a space image into an Asia album cover. And it won’t be the last.

via crookedindifference

This is not the first time I’ve made a space image into an Asia album cover. And it won’t be the last.

via crookedindifference