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Photo of the Day August 2018
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Came across this tiny river hidden in the forest.
Taken this Saturday just gone for a local photographic festival event where images of the local area are going to be projected upon the local arts centre building exterior. A 30 second exposure of a local wetlands and the tall grass there.
As Olympus Ambassador, I use the E-M1 II as my primary shooter.
But I was interested in the development of mobile photography long before I became an ambassador.
During 2003-2007 I tested and switched more than 100 Mobile devices with camera (SonyEricsson, Nokia etc).
Especially after K800i and N95 came out, the photography game has completely changed.
The cam of the first iPhones could not be compared to the well developed cam system of SE and Nokia.
But when the iPhone 3GS and especially iPhone 4 were released, I forgot about all other mobile phones and continued with iPhone only.
Year after year, I checked what is possible and was shocked by the fast deelopment.
The fact is - if you've got a good light, if you dont go into details and dont crop the picture and if you watch it on your iPhone/iPad or MacBook only - you will barely notice any difference between iPhone and real cam anymore. Im talking about landscapes, architecture, big still life objects etc at the moment.
Forget about macro/tele.
Impossible.
But im sure, that when I come back to this post in 2028, almost nobody will use anything else but a mobile camera system with built in, full automatic, microscopic all-in-one lens which will be controlled by a software we cannot imagine at the moment.
As for iPhone X, I use the defalut camera app only for some fast snapshots.
For all the landscapes, nature, animals etc. I use Lightroom CC and always shoot in RAW.
If you compare the JPEG Quality (100% Crop) and RAW Quality (100%), you will forever hate JPEG. It destroys all the details. There is no structure - only some areas with different colors and oversharpen edges.
Greetings from the Fee glacier lake, Switzerland.
Made with my iPhone X.
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Love it....
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I love the definitive cut between land and mist in this image. So clean cut a wonderful effect.
Orlando Wetlands Park. One of my favorite areas and technically a sewage treatment plant opened to the public as a park - hiking, bikes, horseback only, no cars and no pets (gator bait). Previously, treated wastewater was discharged directly into the river and the high phosphate content created algae blooms. Now, discharged into the former ranch where a series of retention ponds filters the water over 40 days before it reaches the St Johns River, and has less phosphate than the river has naturally. Creates great photo opportunities on the various trails with the birding loop being over 2 miles.
This one taken a few years ago with a Nikon D90.
This one taken a few years ago with a Nikon D90.
Great photo a Great Blue Heron in flight. My parents had a place in Florida (Boynton Beach) and during the Holidays I loved going to the Everglades and Wetland Parks. There's a wetland near Boynton Beach that is like the one you described and it a fantastic place to go. I was always surprised that some people ignored the no pets rule and brought their dogs. That's a great picture of a bird in flight using a Nikon D90.
Thanks, Ken, it's not everyone's cup of tea. There's a lot of staunch traditional photographers around here, where I live!
I really got into smartphone cameras with the Lumia series. I had the 1020 and 1520, and I really had high hopes for the 950, but we all know how Windows Phone/Mobile ended. I loved that OS (WP 8.1) and camera. When the platform died, I tried the LG G4, which I also really liked—especially their camera app. Still, I grew tired of Google and Android, and went with iPhone. The 6S I have now is perfectly good for everything smartphone related, though I know the camera is old news now. The iPhone X has an appeal, especially if I thought it could handle camera duties. I doubt it is the case, but as you say, it may just be a matter of time as tech improves. It’s Likley q Sony Alpha or m4/3 system. I had an a5000, but I foolishly gave it up due to the lack of a viewfinder—I probably should have just upgraded to the a6000 and kept the 55-210 extra lens. When I look back, I see a lot of good results from that a5000. It’s also hard to argue with the small size for such a large sensor.
HDR of old glaciated hill country.
A neon sculpture near the LVM Building in Münster: Two Horses.* (HDR picture.)
(* Well, one of them…)
(* Well, one of them…)
Yes, I was in the Swamp last week it was sweaty. Not so much the temperature but the humidity - the only place that felt worse in my experience was Tokyo in mid-summer. Not conducive to wandering about taking photos.
In Line 2 by another scotsman, on Flickr
Finally got out bug hunting today , been a while .....
7D2 , 100macro , f11@1/250 , ISO 250 , Ringlight
7D2 , 100macro , f11@1/250 , ISO 250 , Ringlight
It's tomorrow Downunder, so here's another image from me. It's 4:30am right now and I haven't been able to sleep for several hours now due to nerves for an upcoming talk I am giving in about 9 hours time at Australasia's biggest Annual Mental Health Conference, TheMHS. I am speaking about my grassroots Happy Snappers initiative and then this evening, I find out about my award nomination for the Don Dunstan Foundation Award for my current exhibition. I don't think I stand a chance, as I'm up against a darling of the art scene here who knows everybody in the industry, amongst other notable nominees for the same award. Still, to be recognised at this calibre is encouraging, whether I can actually accept that I'm possibly worthy is a whole series of dialogues with my psychotherapist!
This is another image from my upcoming exhibition, taken on Monday with Fenna (my psychiatric Assistance Dog in-training) in tow. I'm still astounded that she just clambered over these jagged rocks without a second thought and sat there patiently waiting in between my 5 minute long exposures, without ever tangling herself around the tripod legs.
This is another image from my upcoming exhibition, taken on Monday with Fenna (my psychiatric Assistance Dog in-training) in tow. I'm still astounded that she just clambered over these jagged rocks without a second thought and sat there patiently waiting in between my 5 minute long exposures, without ever tangling herself around the tripod legs.
Not the greatest picture, but the squirrel seems to have an itch.
Something a little different from me; I was sitting out on my deck and decided to take a shot or two with my 12.9" iPad, and then went a little further and used Photo Booth for a more interesting image. It's smaller than my usual since I noticed that if I increased the size too much then it became pixilated, which spoiled the fun.
Lines and Colors:
Lines and Colors:
Was planning a different one for today...but as a follow-up to why pets are prohibited.
Obviously using a telephoto. Nikon D7000 @ 240mm. I was about 10 feet (3 meters) away with no barrier. Yes, it confirms the rumors that I am crazy - but I got the picture!
The berms between the retention reservoirs where I was standing are wide enough for a single vehicle (maintenance truck), then slopes down to the water. Total distance, think of a 3 lane road with the two outer lanes sloping down to the water and the center lane about 3 feet above the waterline. I have a photo to illustrate, but only one is allowed and can't follow-up with it tomorrow as this is the final day of the month with new thread tomorrow which would break the sequence.
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A common flyer around here, but they never seem to hold still long enough to capture in a photo. I got a lucky break 
