I met with the boys for coffee yesterday. The orange tree that I saw from the window called to me, so I grabbed a photo upon leaving. Notice that the other trees are still green or yellowing slightly. Meanwhile, many trees are bare, but not in this scene.
Speaking of downtown, She has completed her set of seasonal photos from the bridge. Earlier, I showed the boys this collage on my phone, and they liked it. One of them thought we should print it.
For next year's seasonal sequence, Sue is thinking that she might shoot from the other side of the bridge and focus on the church that I have shown you a few times recently. I am sure she will use a composition that will be different than those in this current collage of hers. I think this diptych is really good with the black background and orange borders.
What I was interested in trying yesterday was a faux long exposure using Live View on the phone. It worked as I wished by smoothing out the ripples in the water. You can see the ripples in the normal, subsequent image although I was concentrating on the sky then.
I took one more photo from the same spot to capture the clouds that don't appear in the previous photo. I just tilted the camera up.
I am finding phone photography different, especially on the new phone, but learning new things at 78 is likely a good thing. Or at least trying to learn.
I'm thrilled with Sue's first seasonal series! What a great idea, and she's accomplished it well, not being the exact same position, but the same view each time. I don't get the result you did with Live View...or maybe just "Live" settings. I end up with two shots in editing when I post to blogs...so just choose one. For that reason I seldom shoot with the "Live" turned on my old iPhone. Is Live View something different on your newer version?
ReplyDeleteNo, it's there in all versions. It involves a click or two.
DeleteSue's position is the same in all of the photos or extremely close. There are pillars on the bridge which she counts, and she frames the shots as closely as she can with the previous versions. It's not precision engineering, but they are all pretty darn close. I think the last one is just slightly tighter.
Sue's seasonal sequence is beautiful--as is the steeple diptych!
ReplyDeleteYou live in a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It has its merits.
DeleteI guess I should take more time to figure out the camera in my iPhone. I mistakenly have the live setting on at times and it picks up sounds and actions.
ReplyDeleteOh just gorgeous photos, I love all the water shots. The collage is especially nice. Curiosity (and joy) keeps us young!
ReplyDeleteI really like Sue's 4 season collage.
ReplyDeleteYes, learning new things is good for us, however hard it is in our brains!
Love Sue's seasonal collage! I think learning new things is great at any age. Keeps us sharp, eh?
ReplyDeleteWow! All of these photos are amazing. That orange tree is breathtaking. We don't get much change in the trees here so I love seeing these photos. Have a great day today.
ReplyDeleteI love the seasons series very much. But gotta say, the way that steeple caught the light makes it my favorite. A season collage which manages to capture that glow would be breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteSome lovely views where you live. I love rippling water in pictures. Especially sparkling.
ReplyDeleteI love the seasonal mix! Did you or Sue have to do a lot of very precise right/left cropping to get exact alignment of the images, or did they align that well from the camera?
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Sue took pretty careful note of where she took the original and how she composed and cropped.
DeleteDear friend, trying to learn is wonderful! I keep learning new things as well. I will be 69 on October 27th! :)
ReplyDeleteYour photos are absolutely stunning, and the rippling water and reflections are captivating.
I gave up on screen protectors maybe a decade ago. They were always breaking. I now just rely on the strength of the built in screen as it comes from the factor with an Apple case which has a raised lip that goes around the screen. I have dropped my phone more times than i can count but have never broken a screen this way. Thus I believe that they are pretty break proof short of intense drama in which a thin screen protector wouldn't prevent the screen from breaking anyway. Time will tell if that hypothesis holds up.
ReplyDeleteI really like Sue's collage. I have thought about rigging up my old SLR camera to take time lapse photography for a year of something within cord range to make into some sort of video but never have completed that project. Taking four pictures a year of the same scene sounds a bit more doable!
I have done short time lapses, with both camera and phone, but a long one would be beyond me.
DeleteSue has cracked her protector, and they have replaced it, so it seems like pretty cheap insurance although I agree, these things are pretty durable.
Hallo, habe gerade deinen Blog gefunden und finde ihn sehr gut. Die Jahreszeitensequenz gefällt mir besonders gut. Ich selbst bin noch immer mit einer Cannon-Kamera unterwegs. Mit dem Handy gelingen mir die Bilder nicht so gut. Vielleicht liegt es daran, dass ich auch schon über 70 Jahre alt bin.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting closer to 80, but I do understand that a good camera will be better than a phone camera, but I am using the phone anyway.
DeleteI did go to your blog but can't seem to make the translation work.
DeleteI love the pictures. I agree on framing those.
ReplyDeleteI love those beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteSue's collage is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYou two are amazing! I love these.
ReplyDeleteLove what you come up with the autumn views and the tea you had
ReplyDeleteThat seasonal set of Sue's is gorgeous. I can imagine sitting in front of it and becoming very, very relaxed.
ReplyDeleteI look at your photos and descriptions and hope that I can learn something.
ReplyDeleteI am really struggling with Live View. I get it when I don't want it. Never mind smoothing the water; I will never get that skilled. Besides. I like my water with wrinkles. Sue does wonderful collages. She and her sister are both so, so talented.
ReplyDeleteAgreeing with all those who previously commented that Sue’s seasonal series is a wonderful concept. It should be framed as your friend suggested. Learning new things is always good and getting a screen protector is also something we always do with a new phone.
ReplyDeleteWow, that seasonal series is amazing. I've often thought of doing the very same thing. Now I am encouraged!!
ReplyDeleteI have Live View on my Oly camera but it is different than the cell phone. However, I've used 'long exposure' with the same cool results. It is fun learning all the new things you can do!
Love all of these shots, AC. Phone photography is definitely a thing!
ReplyDeleteThat seasonal sequence, wow!
ReplyDeleteThese are really impressive photos, John.
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