Shooting GIF format photos

Although I am not a professional photographer, but my hobby of shooting difficult things is always on my mind and am looking forward to trying out new things. Awhile ago, while analyzing various mode of the camera of my Galaxy S4 smartphone, I came across a feature of Animated Photos. And hence started my taking photos in Gif format.

The gif photo above was taken by me from withing my car while I waited for my wife to shop in a nearby shopping centre. The falling droplets of rain prompted me to shoot an animated photo and it came out to be as can be seen above.

And just today while it was still raining, I captured rain falling on the leaves of the bamboo plant , as can be seen above, right next to my main entrance of the house. 

This is the third gif photo taken by me. My first attempt was sometime back when I was drinking tea and the lights went out. In the light of an LED torch, I could see steam oozing out of the hot tea cup and I made shot the moment in animated format. It came out something like this:

Do you try out different things with your camera? Well I am sure everyone does. Do share your experiences for others to learn.

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Smart(phone)Race: HTC One X (16 GB) Available For Free (Almost)

These days there seems to be Smart(phone)Race going on between major smartphone producers around the world. First there was hype for the Samsung Galaxy S-III. Then came the disappointing Apple's iPhone 5 with maps that can take you to store you were not intending to go to.

And now it is HTC - the Taiwan-based Smartphone giant HTC finally seems to be revamping their chaotic financial situation by offering a special deal through which you can get its current flagship device HTC One X  for almost free from Amazon for new AT&T customers,orts Wahaab JB at Chip Hazard.

By going to Amazon Wireless and signing up to a new 2-year AT&T contract, you will be able to purchase the HTC One X in either gray or white for just $0.01 which is literally free. The offer is only valid for new customers signing to AT&T.

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HTC’s One X might not be as popular like the Galaxy S3 but for just $0.0.1, it’s a wonderful opportunity to cash in to get yourself this beast so head towards Amazon Wireless and take advantage of this rare offer now.

Read more about the HTC One X features and more on the offer: Chip Hazard

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