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iPhone Friday

After a delightful meal in Reykjavik, a post-dinner walk provided an opportunity to capture the city’s charm even in February.

The best camera is the one you have with you! This holds true, especially when taking an after dinner walk back to the hotel. That was very much the occasion on this evening after a wonderful meal. More about the meal in a bit…

Here’s one of the photos from that walk in February of 2024…

A Reykjavik Evening Walk

Despite it being February, the temperatures in Reykjavik weren’t that extreme, as you can see in this image. Reykjavik was on the list for the tail end of our 10 day trip to Iceland, just to unwind and have some amazing food.

The food. On this evening I found a table at a relatively new restaurant, named Brút. The food was simply stunning with the perfect balance of ingredients in each course, and no shortage of creativity. The vegan Pavlova that I had for dessert was a masterpiece that has not been topped anywhere! Highly recommended! My prediction is that they will soon be the fourth restaurant in Iceland with a Michelin star.

iPhone Friday

Winter morning with the ‘Yoga Tree’. Enjoy the moments before the big snowstorm…

As I was looking through my smartphone shots, I thought it might be interesting to select an oldie! Then I remembered that it was 10 years ago that we had a week of phenomenal snowfall. It was epic and I got some rather cool (literally) photos out of that storm.

For this one, let’s visit an old friend…

Winter Morning

Yes, we welcome back the ‘Yoga Tree’ in one of her majestic poses! On this morning, about a day before the big storm rolled in, I managed to get one of those lovely winter mornings. As the sun highlights the tree, and tank, we get a moment of stillness before the storm.

iPhone Friday

An image from Tower Hill’s vibrant indoor displays from Winter 2022. Enjoy this happy jellyfish!

This week, we’re going back to one of my favorite local places to photograph: Tower Hill! When the weather gets cold and frightful outside, there is always a wonderful display indoors! During the winter of 2022 there was no exception, as colors and creativity were plentiful!

Here’s what I found hanging from the rafters…

Safe Jellyfish

I’m always amazed by the creative impulses that drive the artistic folks at Tower Hill in the creation of their exhibits. They use every imaginable material in the displays. I remember seeing recycled water bottles in some, which were shaped into flowers!

This jellyfish is another great example and a lovely way to close out the work week!

iPhone Friday

A mosquito that I don’t mind at all!

Happy Friday to everyone! For this week’s installment, I opted for one of the images from my recent trip to Valley of Fire state park in Nevada…

Mosquito Arch

Even though I was predominantly shooting with my main camera on a tripod, I like using my iPhone to get a sense of the composition that I want, particularly to determine the height from which I want to capture the scene; it’s a lot easier to go low with your iPhone than adjust a tripod 5 times.

As the sun was getting very low behind us, the light became really saturated, so I actually reduced the overall saturation quite a bit in this shot.

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ATAT in Colosseum FTW!

For this week, you get a shot taken yesterday…

ATAT in the Colosseum

Yes, that is an All-Terrain Armored Transport (ATAT) lumbering through the Colosseum! The gladiators of the Rebel Alliance have left their mark on this vehicle, but have not prevented it from taking center stage!

I enjoy collecting custom creations of this ilk, especially those from the fertile mind of Richard Page of umetoys. As I received this ATAT graffiti on Thursday, I immediately saw an opportunity to photograph it in my Lego Colosseum.

Do you have items that you collect and pose in unusual situations? It’s fun isn’t it? Have a great weekend!

iPhone Friday

Joshua trees all aglow!

Just because I was on a photography trip doesn’t mean that I don’t take some iPhone shots. Here’s one from this week…

Joshua Trees at Gold Butte

On Wednesday afternoon we took a detour from Valley of Fire State Park to go to Gold Butte National Monument in Mesquite, Nevada. Due to recent rainfall the Joshua trees in this area look phenomenal and these here were among the tallest and healthiest of the bunch!

Captured with the iPhone 14 Pro Max in Raw mode. Thus far, I’m really pleased with the image quality of this phone.

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Is there a dark side of the moon!

A special post this week as I took the plunge to the latest and greatest iPhone released and acquired an iPhone 14 Pro Max (in Deep Purple). If you’re a frequent mobile phone photographer, like me, it’s always nice to verify that the restore part of the backup/restore process works.

When I checked my albums, I came across this fun shot…

Brit Floyd at the Hanover in Worcester, MA

This photo was from the last concert that I attended pre-pandemic; it was Brit Floyd at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester, MA, on March 11, 2020. Brit Floyd shows are always amazing and you can see that the experience is both sound and vision!

Monochrome Monday – 2

A look into history of Liverpool

Last week’s entry was all about highlighting structure, as only Nature can create. This week’s image is all about what humans create…

Royal Albert Dock Waterfront

This image is from my 2019 visit to the wonderful city of Liverpool, England. When I get a chance, I enjoy watching my favorite premier league team play at Anfield Road. A long weekend in this great city never disappoints, as there are some rather fine restaurants in this area!

This image was captured using an iPhone 11 Pro Max and the Neuralcam app. This app is great fro taking a night HDR shot; it just takes a steady hand (or a railing to anchor one’s hand).

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Too snowy for golf?

Last I checked, I have taken at least 15,000 photos with my various iPhone versions over the years. While there are a lot of gratuitous snaps and recording of serial numbers among them, there’s a subset of images that I still like.

Here’s another one…

Too Snowy for Golf?

This shot was taken at the Wachusett Country Club in West Boylston on the last day of 2015. As I drive by it frequently, I stopped to take a look at the reflections of the Sun in the snow and its interplay with the glistening trees.

This shot was taken with an iPhone 5s and I toned the highlights down a bit and added a bit of sharpening and vignette to get a more pleasing image.

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Idle hands can find something to do

Over the years we gather a lot of pictures on our mobile phones (remember to back them up!), so it’s fun to look back and see what we have.

Here’s an image from April of 2020…

Floral Study

This is what happens when I sit at the table in my sister’s house in the Netherlands and have nothing much to do. If I remember correctly, I used one of the portrait settings that was available on the iPhone Photo app at that time to have stage light simulation on the flower. As it was in a black vase most of the background went to black nicely.