in a reasonably recent post (one done, and not one to come, look you see) it was so that a kind of sneak preview of some new picture formats was provided. this was, unexpectedly, done as part of some comments or other (review, if you like) of a record off of Kaiser Chiefs. one that i did not expect to ever purchase or hear, but now is not time for such distractions.
not entirely sure if you, who(m)ever you may be, are missing the greater good and glory of images presented in Commodore 64 mode.to recap (if needed) they went and gone done some sort of update to my phone of choice and now that "app" doesn't work. with me thus far being unable to find any sort of similar one i had been experimenting with a VHS mode thing. but now i have found others.
yes, the above image is indeed David Bowie, as featured for March (2024) on my seemingly not entirely official calendar. this image was captured using one (of many) of the variations of a thing i installed called "thermal scanner" or something. no, it doesn't take actual thermal images, for i suspect such would cost a lot. but, all the same, it claims a thermal "style".
the thermal one is but 1 of 2 what i gone bought. with actual money. i confess that one got purchased first as my imagination stretched only so far as getting one that was "thermal" or "infra red", so as to give a kind of quasi Predator feel to things. cost for the full, advert free variation of it was just a little north of £2, which seemed reasonable and felt agreeable. and then, for just north of £3, i observed that they also did one which was labelled (or called) "psychedelic".
perhaps i should have given some warning that a selfie was to appear, for i know some of you care not to actually see me, but go ahead and get over yourselves. this image (of moi) above is indeed presented in the psychedelic mode off of the other app. oh, i quite like this one.
why is it i insist, or if you will persist, on (or in) taking images in less than straightforward as it is modes? not really sure. just an effort to make it all a bit more interesting, i suppose. believe me i have no pretence nor claim to be all "arty", i just like the idea of seeing things a little less ordinary. don't think i would go as far as saying there's an intention, or proclivity, to subvert. sometimes one just accidentally creates an image more interesting to look at.
like, for instance, the one above. featured here (in another of the thermal modes) is my rather smart Hannibal Lecter figurine or statute, whichever name for it you would so prefer. provenance of it is indeed that i found it on my New Zealand odyssey, a journey i believe i have mentioned on this blog before. yes, i quite like how that one has come out, so to speak.
as it happens, or indeed actually, i could not decide between a few of the different types of thermal style pics i took of Bowie to use here. well, the same image (off of the calendar) of him. that i am using as an excuse to put another one here; one which may well appeal to fans of purple.
for now, then, more (since it is all i have here) in that thermal format.
quite the statement on my impulsive, compulsive spending habits is made by the above. the central focus is, of course, on the rather large (if not quite life size) Scooby Doo out of (ahem) Scooby Doo what i bought upon seeing. i felt it inappropriate to leave it in the shop, and happily the price was just south of £15. yes, i do seem to wave some big money around here. anyway, Scooby is sat on a star design cushion that i had no need for but had a discount voucher, and one can also see that smart log shaped cushion that i also had no need for, but hey, log lady out of Twin Peaks immediately came to mind, so there it is.
up to now i would say i am reasonably happy with these two (2) app things. yet i do yearn for my most beloved Commodore 64 one. maybe with the movement of time such feelings will fade, but at this moment it feels like they will not. oh, well.
since a major motivation of "thermal" mode was the inspiration of Predator, well, best to end this post on one set up in have in one aspect of my kitchen. i think i have shared an image of the above before, although just as a regular picture. to clarify, that is indeed an alien out of Alien(s) and a predator out of Predator(s). right in the middle (ish) is the skull of The King, Elvis Presley which i bought one year instead of actual Christmas decorations.
right, time (i suppose) for me to go and do other things. which, yes, may well involve me taking more images in thermal or psychedelic mode. not actually sure if it does video (or "gif") format, but maybe i will go and experiment down the car wash.
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