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iPhone 12Pro Max bumper

iPhone

Protecting the lens assembly.



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It’s not that easy to find a pure bumper for the iPhone 12Pro Max. Most cases come with a variety of front and rear covers, neither wanted by this user as I use a belt holster.

I did not want to get a case for the iPhone 12, to keep bulk down and to retain the better grip afforded by the square sides. However I did find the sides rather slippery but, more importantly, noticed that the protruding lens assembly meant that the iPhone would not rest flat on a desk or table, but would rest that corner on the lenses themselves. Not good.

So I caved and got one of the above. It’s slightly less slippery than the native edge, the square profile of the sides is retained, the touch of the buttons remains good (though the mute switch is a bit tough to access) and it has corner protrusions which protect the lenses when the iPhone is placed lens-down on a flat surface. While the package included a screen protector I consider that a waste of time as I have never known an iPhone screen to scratch unless something truly thoughtless is done to it, like putting it in a pocket with unprotected keys. As for covering the lovely Pacific Blue back, why on earth would you want to do that?

Some night snaps

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Hand held night mode.

The iPhone presents two reticles in the middle of the screen as you hand hold it for long exposures, the idea being that you want to keep the two superimposed for best results. At the same time, and on-screen message exhorts you to keep steady. These two, combined, work well.

Imagine what Brassaï would have done with this technology.

iPhone 12 Pro Max. Hand held.

Not much to give thanks for

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The American Dream fades.

Millions of Americans will play Russian Roulette with their lives, and with yours and mine, today by insisting that travel is their God-given right, denying the fact that the coronavirus affects one and all. As the ultimate superspreader event, Thanksgiving will kill hundreds of thousands of Americans who were too selfish to wait a matter of a few months until preventive vaccines come to market. Their victims will include the blameless who stood by and watched in disbelief and were unlucky enough to get infected by these sub-human beings.

This is not the America to which I immigrated in 1977. It is, rather, a collection of selfish bigots who care nothing for their neighbors and think only of short-term gratification for themselves, and hang the consequences.


American morons.

The America of my dreams no longer exists. And while Rockwell’s fine painting includes a message of white dominance, everything else about it is admirable. I wonder, would this cadre have piled onto a virus infected aircraft back in 1950?


The America of my dreams is no longer a reality.

So, give thanks …. and keep your fingers crossed.