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Hi Tempers. Its been a minute.
October of '24, a few friends and I were discussing what we were doing that weekend. I expressed that I had a wedding to attend and wouldn't be around. Them, knowing I am a Nintendo enthusiast, joked that I should take my 3DS and be as obnoxious as possible, taking pictures all night. We all laughed and I agreed to do it.
What started as a joke became a real hobby.
The pictures are terrible. Low quality, grainy, and only a horrendous digital zoom for distance. And yet. I was hooked. It took me to May until it finally clicked. I was at a cousin-in-law's birthday party for her son. There were people there I hadn't seen for years, and it made me contemplative. When we got home and I was looking though my pictures it finally all fell into place. Social media images taken on the iPhone 45 (or whatever Apple is on now) with a 89b billion megapixel lens and 16 cameras are genuinely incredible. The amount of detail those pics capture is stunning, no doubt. But its not how I remember that day. An iPhone image is too perfect. Every pixel in place. Just the right amount of light. The perfect focal length. If I wanted to know the brand of wine on the counter, I can zoom in until I can see the pixels that make up the label on the very bottle. But I don't remember the brand of wine. I don't remember the light being perfect in the dark restaurant ballroom. Looking at the grainy, overexposed 3D shots on my 3DS? That is how I remember the day. Too much bright light coming from the windows. Poor overhead lighting. I have pictures of people I can't make out. And you know what? It's probably because I don't know who they are. There are no touch ups, there is no post processing. With a 3DS, you point, you shoot, and you get what you get. And that is my whole thesis: The 3DS camera takes apologetically brutal and honest pictures.
So I started taking my OG 3DS with me everywhere. The comments I get are pretty funny.
"What kind of phone is that???" "Is that a DS???" "Are you really taking pictures on a 3DS?" "What are you playing? Taking pictures???"
Everyone loves it. They want to see pics of themselves and other stuff I've shot. They all try the 3D effect going "oooohh aaahhhhhh" It's delightful. So fun fact while we are here, posed pictures just don't work with the 3DS. It destroys the charm or suspension of standards or something. I can't figure that one out. But candids are where the 3DS shines the brightest. Landscapes are Ok depending on the composition. Sadly the best way to view the images is obviously on the 3DS screen. Some of the majicks is lost translating to a .JPG but its the best I can do. I tried converting the .MPOs into 3D .GIFs for viewing on a 2D display. The effect was there, but the end result was just too nausiating to be worth doing.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy the album I have put together for your viewing.
October of '24, a few friends and I were discussing what we were doing that weekend. I expressed that I had a wedding to attend and wouldn't be around. Them, knowing I am a Nintendo enthusiast, joked that I should take my 3DS and be as obnoxious as possible, taking pictures all night. We all laughed and I agreed to do it.
What started as a joke became a real hobby.
The pictures are terrible. Low quality, grainy, and only a horrendous digital zoom for distance. And yet. I was hooked. It took me to May until it finally clicked. I was at a cousin-in-law's birthday party for her son. There were people there I hadn't seen for years, and it made me contemplative. When we got home and I was looking though my pictures it finally all fell into place. Social media images taken on the iPhone 45 (or whatever Apple is on now) with a 89b billion megapixel lens and 16 cameras are genuinely incredible. The amount of detail those pics capture is stunning, no doubt. But its not how I remember that day. An iPhone image is too perfect. Every pixel in place. Just the right amount of light. The perfect focal length. If I wanted to know the brand of wine on the counter, I can zoom in until I can see the pixels that make up the label on the very bottle. But I don't remember the brand of wine. I don't remember the light being perfect in the dark restaurant ballroom. Looking at the grainy, overexposed 3D shots on my 3DS? That is how I remember the day. Too much bright light coming from the windows. Poor overhead lighting. I have pictures of people I can't make out. And you know what? It's probably because I don't know who they are. There are no touch ups, there is no post processing. With a 3DS, you point, you shoot, and you get what you get. And that is my whole thesis: The 3DS camera takes apologetically brutal and honest pictures.
So I started taking my OG 3DS with me everywhere. The comments I get are pretty funny.
"What kind of phone is that???" "Is that a DS???" "Are you really taking pictures on a 3DS?" "What are you playing? Taking pictures???"
Everyone loves it. They want to see pics of themselves and other stuff I've shot. They all try the 3D effect going "oooohh aaahhhhhh" It's delightful. So fun fact while we are here, posed pictures just don't work with the 3DS. It destroys the charm or suspension of standards or something. I can't figure that one out. But candids are where the 3DS shines the brightest. Landscapes are Ok depending on the composition. Sadly the best way to view the images is obviously on the 3DS screen. Some of the majicks is lost translating to a .JPG but its the best I can do. I tried converting the .MPOs into 3D .GIFs for viewing on a 2D display. The effect was there, but the end result was just too nausiating to be worth doing.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy the album I have put together for your viewing.
