An Age of Magic

Camera’s…they sure have changed

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When you think back to the very first time a photograph was ever taken - back in 1826 by the French Chevalier brothers - the camera has to be considered one of the most significant inventions of mankind.

It has effectively recorded mans progress through the 19th and 20th century, capturing all those historic moments which made the 19th and 20 centuries the most interesting in the history of humankind. Before then we only had an artist’s impression or the written word…

But look at how the camera has evolved since that day in 1826 when the Chevalier’s took that first photo; it was on a sliding wooden box camera. Since then we have had Daguerrotypes and Lithographs; camera obscura’s and box brownies. Then later came the self-developing cameras and now we have the digital cameras with their compact flash and memory cards.

And they have all played a part in the last 200 years. Why? because we have the last 200 years on film.

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Remember when batteries were needed?

My how times have changed. I remember when batteries were what drove our childrens toys but now everything is ‘wireless’ - even remote control units are on their way out. I remember the original nintendo console and actually I liked it the best - not complicated and you didn’t look a fool sitting there with the control in your hand. Look at someone playing a Wii  today - they stand up and wave their arms around…

That old sign ‘batteries not included’ need be changed now to ‘batteries not necessary’…

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The end of the Simpson’s sofa?

Ever watched the opening credits of the Simpsons and seen how they all squeeze onto that sofa to watch the television? I have known people who do exactly the same thing - the whole family sit elbow to elbow on the sofa and one or two kids on the floor.

As many people now have those home theatre systems there has to be, of course, furniture to go with them and now you can get home theater chairs. I wonder if the Simpsons will ever get around to owning them…or will they continue to jam themselves onto that sofa…?

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