Thursday’s Task

[John Holbrook]

Thursday’s Task: Landscapes captured with your phone. Your interpretation.
My example below:

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Park, NM

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, AZ

Saguaro National Park West, AZ

 

[AlanLichty]

Good one - this task target could yield some interesting and diverse results. Great shots to lead this off.

 

[AlanLichty]

I use my iPhone for photography a lot simply because its a reasonably good camera and its almost always in my pocket.

Its good for casual photos when you weren't thinking about pulling out your camera but want to grab a shot anyway - a trail along a local creek near my house:

I think of my iPhone as my water camera since I don't care if it gets wet. Wandering around the Oregon coastal mountains on a rainy day along Cape Creek Road:

Cape Creek Road:

The North Fork of the Siuslaw:

After a medical procedure when I had lifting restrictions I used it as my primary camera. A nice sunset out near the mouth of the Columbia River at Cape Disappointment.

They are actually outstanding for closeups with a serious depth of field for flowers - Indigo Celosia in this case.

I often grab shots of flowers along the sidewalks when I am out walking but never expected to get a shot like this of an Anna's Hummingbird feeding not more than 10' away from me in front of someone's house.

 

[John Holbrook]

I use my iPhone for photography a lot simply because its a reasonably good camera and its almost always in my pocket.

Its good for casual photos when you weren't thinking about pulling out your camera but want to grab a shot anyway - a trail along a local creek near my house:

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I think of my iPhone as my water camera since I don't care if it gets wet. Wandering around the Oregon coastal mountains on a rainy day along Cape Creek Road:

Cape Creek Road:

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The North Fork of the Siuslaw:

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After a medical procedure when I had lifting restrictions I used it as my primary camera. A nice sunset out near the mouth of the Columbia River at Cape Disappointment.

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They are actually outstanding for closeups with a serious depth of field for flowers - Indigo Celosia in this case.

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I often grab shots of flowers along the sidewalks when I am out walking but never expected to get a shot like this of an Anna's Hummingbird feeding not more than 10' away from me in front of someone's house.

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Wonderful phone photos Alan! I agree with you concerning the improvements and conveniences of today’s phone for photography. I link my Nikon cameras with the Nikon Snapbridge app on my iPhone for its GPS location capabilities—and since I have my iPhone with me, sometime take photos of the landscape with it as well. I like the Cape Creek Road image, and my favorites are the North Fork Siuslaw, the Columbia River sunset, and the Anna’s hummingbird images. Very beautiful images! Thank you for sharing each of these!

 

[Kyle Jones]

Here are a few relatively recent ones...

1) Sunrise in the Flathead Valley while I was out running errands instead of actually trying to take advantage of it

2) Sunset in Point Reyes using my phone to check out compositions

3) Paradise Montana while visiting the hot springs

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

Here’s a phone shot of a sunset in Fiji.

 

[larryj]

I don't shoot a lot of images with my cell phone, but here are a couple:
Both images taken with my old i6 phone.

A view from Lakewood Civic Center (not really a landscape)

A View over Red Rocks Park looking south

 

[John Holbrook]

Here are a few relatively recent ones...

1) Sunrise in the Flathead Valley while I was out running errands instead of actually trying to take advantage of it
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2) Sunset in Point Reyes using my phone to check out compositions
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3) Paradise Montana while visiting the hot springs
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Kyle, three beautiful images you captured—no matter the device! I’m glad you had your phone available for the first image of the gorgeous sunrise! Nice. The Point Reyes sunset is another image that defies its “phone origins” with its tonal capture of the scene. Gorgeous and my favorite as well. The Montana landscape is another beautiful image—love the composition and colors. Very nice. Thank you for sharing Kyle.

 

[John Holbrook]

Here’s a phone shot of a sunset in Fiji.
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Michael, I love this landscape, great composition with a gorgeous sky and eye-catching foreground—and thank you so much for sharing.

 

[John Holbrook]

I don't shoot a lot of images with my cell phone, but here are a couple:
Both images taken with my old i6 phone.

A view from Lakewood Civic Center (not really a landscape)

A View over Red Rocks Park looking south

Beautiful skies captured in each of your landscapes. I’m glad you shared the first image with those gorgeous clouds—above the civic center! It’s a well composed image, and I’m glad you shared it. Your second image of Red Rocks Park is another special image capturing the beauty of its vastness. Very nice indeed. Thank you for sharing both of these Larry!