Digital Speed Challenge #845: Compare and Contrast

[ShipleyNW]

For #845: Compare and Contrast, This and That, One and the Other. This is a broad theme. Be imaginative.

This challenge begins when posted and ends at midnight GMT on 03 February 2025. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

The Challenge Rules:

1. Camera: Any DIGITAL CAMERA is allowed.
2. Time: Any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Size: Maximum image size is 1600px on the long end. Minimum size is 800px.
4. Post Processing: Do whatever you like, and the host will decide if it works.
5. Posting: ONE PHOTO per photographer per challenge. List camera model & lens used. Post brief EXIF data: ISO, shutter speed and aperture.
6. Commenting: No commenting and Likes during challenge. After the challenge is closed discussion is encouraged.
7. Keep it clean, and both family and work safe.
8. Have lots of FUN.
9. This text is available in a sticky. Copy the text and paste it in the new thread.

>> THE WINNER ALWAYS SETS THE THEME FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE, POSTS IT AND JUDGES IT - BE PREPARED <<

 

[Dilopix54]

Contrasts in Focus (or not...)

 

[TerryPinky]

Comparing uphill to downhill slope.

 

[RDWP]

Canon EOS 60D ~ 50mm 1.4​

 

[OldCrow]

Then 360 Kbytes
Now 128 Gbytes
Canon SX50 HS 1/3 sec ISO 200 F5.0 14.5mm

 

[ShipleyNW]

Shoot. I'm late. I forgot all about this.

Four entries, four interpretations of the topic. Excellent.

@Dilopix54 -- In focus vs out of focus, literally and metaphorically. Nice.

@TerryPinky -- Up vs down. Hillside vs lawn. Wild vs tamed. Are you in SoCal? I recognize those canyons.

@RDWP -- Large vs small. Light vs dark. Focused vs curious. Right there on the couch.

@OldCrow -- Old vs new. Big and small vs small and big. What did that old floppy hold? A 3.5" floppy held 1.44 megabytes. Megabytes!

And the winner is: RDWP. I can't not pick a picture with a beagle.

All yours .........

 

[OldCrow]

Congratulations Rob.

Ken -- I recall the 5.5" floppies double sided held 356 kbytes.

 

[Dilopix54]

Excellent challenge Ken, and your pick was mine as well (can't resist doggos ) Congrats Rob!

 

[RDWP]

Thanks Ken! Scruffy and Max thank you, too. Good competition and good results.

Just checked in here - back in a few with # 846 ...

Here it is: DSC #846

 

[RDWP]

Then 360 Kbytes
View attachment 140367Now 128 Gbytes
Canon SX50 HS 1/3 sec ISO 200 F5.0 14.5mm

Don - A quick calculation tells me that you would need 372827 of those floppies to hold the same data as your microSD

Just dusted off a couple of mine. The DS/DD 5.25 floppies held 360 K formatted, and the later High Capacity ones held 1.2 MB, formatted.

The very first hard drive I bought held an astonishing 20 MB (yes that's MB, not GB or TB). Cost me about $500.

 

[TerryPinky]

Beagle eyes, great choice. My top choice as well, only thing that might have beat out those lovely dog eyes would have been a cat.
No, Ken, I'm in NorCal, That photo is from Alum Rock Park, a private home that I'm so envious