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Published onJanuary 14, 2016
published onJanuary 14, 2016
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National Geographic photographers are quite fond of what the Lumia devices have to offer, especially when it comes to the photographic capabilities. Last month, National Geographic photographer and Microsoft Devices Ambassador Stephen Alvarez took theLumia 950andLumia 950 XLfor dive to photograph the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Alvarezused a whole bunch of Microsoft devices, including theSurface Pro 3,Microsoft Band, Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL and some other Microsoft products to help him on his adventure. “The preparation for any assignment is huge, and this prep wasgargantuan,” Alvarez said.
The research about the Great Barrier Reef was mostly done onMicrosoft Edgeand Bing on his Surface Pro 3.BingImage search was used to research for the localities he wants to visit, and annotations were added to images using OneNote, and described himself as a OneNote addict writing about his experiences every day using his Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pen.
“I journal constantly in OneNote,” Stephen told us. “I use it like I used to use a Moleskin notebook. What I’ll do is post a photo in OneNote and then write about it.”
The Surface Pro 3 was also used to schedule what he’s going to do throughout the day, the locations he’ll be shooting and more. Then, he would travel to the locations either by car, boat or helicopter.
Although, majority of photographers carry around heavy equipment and cases to take stunning images, but the case with Alvarez was different. He was only carrying the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 for this task, and would end up capturing 1000 photos by the end of the day — that’s 10,000 photos for his entire 10-day trip.
At the end of the day, Alvarez transfers the images from 64GB SD card to his Surface Pro 3 for processing. Out of those 10,000 photos, he’ll select around 35 best photos for the task. He also sharedsome tips last month on how to use these two devices to capture stunning images.
“The Lumia 950 is one of the best cameras Microsoft has ever produced. The algorithms are so sophisticated they create fantastic images. And the camera interface is one of the best I’ve ever seen—not just for a phone, but for any camera.”
Last but not the least, the Microsoft Band was used to wake him up and track several health-related metrics such as steps taken during his hiking trips.
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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