diff --git a/examples/gl/areaLightExample/src/ofApp.cpp b/examples/gl/areaLightExample/src/ofApp.cpp
index f14d9b9bc81..22b2ad94011 100644
--- a/examples/gl/areaLightExample/src/ofApp.cpp
+++ b/examples/gl/areaLightExample/src/ofApp.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void ofApp::setup(){
 
 
 	camera.setFarClip(20000);
-	camera.move(0,0,3000);
+	camera.move(0,0,1000);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/examples/gl/pixelBufferExample/src/ofApp.cpp b/examples/gl/pixelBufferExample/src/ofApp.cpp
index 39ba6459f9c..83d6567dc93 100644
--- a/examples/gl/pixelBufferExample/src/ofApp.cpp
+++ b/examples/gl/pixelBufferExample/src/ofApp.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void ofApp::update(){
 	float zAngleRad = ofDegToRad(45.0);
 
 	// Construct a quaternion.
-	glm::quat quat;
+	glm::quat quat(1,0,0,0);
 
 	quat *= glm::angleAxis(xAngleRad, glm::vec3(1, 0, 0));
 	quat *= glm::angleAxis(yAngleRad, glm::vec3(0, 1, 0));