You Can Soon Erase All Those Pesky Tourists From Your Travel Snaps
We’ve all been there – you’ve set up the perfect framing of a monument and just as you click capture, someone walks into your shot. Infuriating, but it happens way too often. Rather than waiting for everyone to finally leave, or – god forbid – getting up at some crazy early time just to get a quiet and clear shot of your destination, there might be an answer that will give you some peace of mind and clarity of frame.
There’s a technological advance that aims to combat this very annoying dilemma – it’s called Monument Mode and it’s here to save the day.
Monument Mode is a brand new software development for your camera, or – let’s be honest – your phone, which uses an algorithm to determine what is moving in your photo and what is not. It then removes these moving objects, whether they’re people, birds or cars.
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Sounds great right? To take advantage of the setting, you have to have your camera pointed at the landmark for a period of time so it can capture a short amount of footage to distinguish between what’s moving and what isn’t, so be prepared to invest in a tripod for stillness.
It’s a trick that professional photographers have been doing for years using Photoshop, but now it’s time for the amateur photographers to shine. Monument Mode is also a nice alternative to sticking your selfie stick high above the crowds just to get a clear shot of your landmark.
It’s currently in production, but hopefully Monument Mode will soon be available as a downloadable mobile app. You might finally get a proper shot of The Leaning Tower Of Pisa for once instead of a photo of a Michael Jackson dance marathon.
(h/t Daily Mail)
