Showing posts with label cellphone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cellphone. Show all posts
Monday, November 06, 2023
The "Best" Camera - "Sad" & "Old and Tired Sad"
During my wanderings in October, a couple times I found myself just walking around the town while my friend got some work done. I didn't carry my "real" camera w/backpack and lenses on those walks, but I did see things I'd like to photograph. In those situations, I pulled out my "best" camera, the one I had with me, my old iPhone, Here is one such photo as color and then black & white.
"Sad"- Frostburg, MD
"Old and Tired, Sad"- Frostburg, MD
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
The Sand Project, Part 1 - iPhone
I spent a week at the beach recently and decided to do a "project" that would be naturally limited.
Images of the beach sand.
The project was limited by:
Time, I was only at the beach a week
Tide times, so the sun would be low enough to get decent shadows and contrast
People/crowds, I didn't want contend with too many people or footprints in my photos
I took two walks with my iPhone, and two walks with my "real" camera (A Canon EOS 6D Mk1 for those who might care).
Here are a half-dozen of the iPhone images.
Scales
Creature From the Deep
Whale Tail
Tropical Islands
The Tree of Life
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Reflections
Images of the beach sand.
The project was limited by:
Time, I was only at the beach a week
Tide times, so the sun would be low enough to get decent shadows and contrast
People/crowds, I didn't want contend with too many people or footprints in my photos
I took two walks with my iPhone, and two walks with my "real" camera (A Canon EOS 6D Mk1 for those who might care).
Here are a half-dozen of the iPhone images.
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Sunday, March 26, 2023
Blue
Another phone photo from this afternoon
I like abstracts and photos that feature one color in various shades and brightness. I think of them sort of as _____ (fill in the color) and white.
This is "blue"
Blue
I like abstracts and photos that feature one color in various shades and brightness. I think of them sort of as _____ (fill in the color) and white.
This is "blue"
Monday, March 20, 2023
Answer To The Commonly Asked Question:
What is the best camera?
The one you have with you!
Two phone photos taken today while pacing in the waiting room of a hospital, waiting for a loved one to get out of surgery.
Abstract I
Abstract II
The one you have with you!
Two phone photos taken today while pacing in the waiting room of a hospital, waiting for a loved one to get out of surgery.
Thursday, December 01, 2022
Thinking About Some Photography New Year Resolutions
This past week a couple short-sighted "outings" are causing me to consider some early resolutions for the New Year.
1. When at all practical, bring a tripod
2. When I think I might like to have it with me, bring my "real" camera.
The first photo could have been heaps better, if I just brought my tripod. Ironically the tripod was sitting less than 100 ft away, just inside my back door. I could have gotten optimal focus/depth of field and no camera shake, but no...lazy took hold. The other photos I took that morning weren't even in the least presentable.
The second photo is a case of:
"I know I'm going to be walking around, I ought to bring my camera...no, I won't see anything anyway and it's heavy and it's cold outside."
So now I'm stuck with what I can capture with an iPhone 11.
Texture of a Fence Post
Golden Path, Burnett Woods
1. When at all practical, bring a tripod
2. When I think I might like to have it with me, bring my "real" camera.
The first photo could have been heaps better, if I just brought my tripod. Ironically the tripod was sitting less than 100 ft away, just inside my back door. I could have gotten optimal focus/depth of field and no camera shake, but no...lazy took hold. The other photos I took that morning weren't even in the least presentable.
The second photo is a case of:
"I know I'm going to be walking around, I ought to bring my camera...no, I won't see anything anyway and it's heavy and it's cold outside."
So now I'm stuck with what I can capture with an iPhone 11.
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Butter, Lost in Translation
Churn the corn milk and get...Butter! I'm not guessing when I say it wouldn't pass my sister's taste test...the sign used to just say "Homemade Butter", but now they've come clean and defined exactly what they are churning here.
"Butter"???
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Action Scenes From Car"cass" IX
Here are a couple of my cellphone shots from the scene. At this point the occupants of the vehicle on the right had been removed, and the fire was extinguished.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
"Car"cass VI - Funeral Procession
Filmed on location in Abu Dhabi...Six vehicles were hurt in the filming of this award winning feature
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Never Too Far From Home
Apparently there is a market here in Kuwait for Kroger brand Worcestershire sauce....this figures to be about $2.30 for a 15 ounce bottle.
A Long Way from Cincinnati - Kuwait
Monday, June 29, 2009
Look Ma...No Hands!
Without benefit of my computer, or photoshop...taken a few nights back when Elesa and I were walking near Šehidsko Mezarje Kovači (Martyr's Memorial Cemetery Kovači) up in the Vratnik section of Sarajevo.
Just re-sized from my "communicator" I'm beaming these up...
Man Under Streetlight - Kovači, Vratnik, Sarajevo
Cobblestones - Vratnik, Sarajevo
Just re-sized from my "communicator" I'm beaming these up...
Monday, April 20, 2009
Discarded Paradise
Haven't been too good about posting lately...running into some troubles with my backup disk.
This is a cellphone shot I took on the way to work this morning. In addition to the new fountain, which still isn't complete, they started to repave the pathways in Veliki Park. They are progressing at a pretty good clip, more than half-way done in a little over a week. I've always known that some of the old Turkish "turban" tombstones were paved over during a previous pathway paving as I could see bits poking through the blacktop. I didn't realize it was so many though. During the latest paving effort, they have uncovered some (but not all) of the previously paved over markers to paradise. This is just one of the piles of uncovered tombstones from the Ottoman era (roughly 1450-1870's)
The Old and New - Veliki Park, Sarajevo
This is a cellphone shot I took on the way to work this morning. In addition to the new fountain, which still isn't complete, they started to repave the pathways in Veliki Park. They are progressing at a pretty good clip, more than half-way done in a little over a week. I've always known that some of the old Turkish "turban" tombstones were paved over during a previous pathway paving as I could see bits poking through the blacktop. I didn't realize it was so many though. During the latest paving effort, they have uncovered some (but not all) of the previously paved over markers to paradise. This is just one of the piles of uncovered tombstones from the Ottoman era (roughly 1450-1870's)
Friday, February 13, 2009
More Cell Phone Snaps
From walking home and walking the dogs in the snow last night...
Tree Limbs at Dusk
Snow & The Color of Light - Veliki Park, Sarajevo
Snowy Path and Empty Benches - Veliki Park, Sarajevo
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
More Snow
It is dumping down snow tonight. Walking the dogs, it really didn't feel that cold. I took some more cell phone camera shots. I find it hard to hold steady to get a sharp photo.
Snow at Night - Veliki Park, Sarajevo November 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
At The Other End Of Madness
My "good" camera is a Canon EOS-5D. a model that came out 3 years ago. After 3 years, it is finally being replaced with the 5DII which should be available any day now. 3 years is a VERY long lifetime in the universe of DSLR cameras. Quite frankly, I don't need a 5DII (probably didn't need a 5D:) The limitations and any general suckiness of my photography can't be blamed on my camera as it is rarely, if ever, the weak link.
In the meantime, I have this new cell phone for work that has a camera. I've taken to messing with it while I walk the dogs at night. Below are a few of my creations. On one hand, they probably won't be mistaken for high art from a high end camera, but on the other, I find the camera and the results interesting...
Shadow - Self Portrait November 2008
Pine Tree with Snow - Veliki Park, Sarajevo November 2008
Tree Branches - Veliki Park, Sarajevo November 2008
Tombstones at Night - Veliki Park, Sarajevo November 2008
In the meantime, I have this new cell phone for work that has a camera. I've taken to messing with it while I walk the dogs at night. Below are a few of my creations. On one hand, they probably won't be mistaken for high art from a high end camera, but on the other, I find the camera and the results interesting...
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