Thursday’s Task

[John Holbrook]

Thursday’s Task: Drone or Phone used in landscape capture.
While I don't fly a drone and seldom use my iPhone, I've seen many beautiful images posted in this forum using these two methods of capture.
My iPhone examples below:

Ben Morton Overlook, Newfound Gap Rd., Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN (iPhone 7)

Bryce Canyon National Park, UT (iPhone 7)

 

[AlanLichty]

I like the topic....

Two nice examples of phone photography. I think of mine as an always in my pocket camera that can produce some surprisingly good images.

I have some images shot with the model of drone in your task image from a sunset last night I will work up

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

This image was taken with my work phone, an IPhone 13. This is of the flooding on State Route 136 in Inyo County, CA. Mt. Whitney is hidden behind clouds.

 

[John Holbrook]

This image was taken with my work phone, an IPhone 13. This is of the flooding on State Route 136 in Inyo County, CA. Mt. Whitney is hidden behind clouds.
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Michael, a beautiful example of a camera phone’s capabilities—and a nice image too! (Love the cones!)

 

[TimMc]

A local field of dreams by drone

and a day later the same smoke layer showed up in the morning sunrise (iPhone )

a sunset / harbor by drone

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I don't normally take cell phone landscape photos. Here are a few from drones that I started using last year.

Skyline overlook, UT

Bentonite Hills, Hanksville, UT

Falls on Panther Creek (not the main Panther Creek Falls) not visible w/o a drone

 

[John Holbrook]

A local field of dreams by drone

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and a day later the same smoke layer showed up in the morning sunrise (iPhone )

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a sunset / harbor by drone

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Beautiful images, especially the last two. My favorite is the farm scene—beautiful light!

 

[John Holbrook]

I don't normally take cell phone landscape photos. Here are a few from drones that I started using last year.

Skyline overlook, UT
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Bentonite Hills, Hanksville, UT
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Falls on Panther Creek (not the main Panther Creek Falls) not visible w/o a drone
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Jameel, three wonderful drone images—love the viewpoint it provides. It’s difficult to choose a favorite among these beautiful choices. Perhaps the Bentonite Hills image…or the Skyline Overlook—both are special. Of course the Panther Creek is very nice as well—love the small branches of green leaves above the rushing water beneath.

 

[AlanLichty]

A couple of drone images taken from directly over my house in Vancouver.

The first is a sunset image from Tuesday evening. This is a 3 panel panorama taken with the 24mm Hasselblad camera on my Mavic 3 Pro drone.

A sunrise panorama from early January looking towards Mt. Hood. 24mm Hasselblad on my Mavic 3 drone:

I consider my iPhone to be my primary camera on rainy/windy days where trying to handle my DSLR would mean endless wiping trying to keep the face of the lens dry. On the flip side the iPhone is moderately water resistant so I have little concern about yanking it out to shoot in a downpour. This is from a very windy day at Shore Acres State Park along the Oregon Coast with some 30' swells offering a wave show:

 

[John Holbrook]

A couple of drone images taken from directly over my house in Vancouver.

The first is a sunset image from Tuesday evening. This is a 3 panel panorama taken with the 24mm Hasselblad camera on my Mavic 3 Pro drone.

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A sunrise panorama from early January looking towards Mt. Hood. 24mm Hasselblad on my Mavic 3 drone:

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I confirmed my iPhone to be my primary camera on rainy/windy days where trying to handle my DSLR would mean endless wiping trying to keep the face of the lens dry. On the flip side the iPhone is moderately water resistant so I have little concern about yanking it out to shoot in a downpour. This is from a very windy day at Shore Acres State Park along the Oregon Coast with some 30' swells offering a wave show:

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Great images Alan—gorgeous drone images and the iPhone is a great choice for this wave capture given its durability and water resistance! iPhone’s (and other brands as well) have definitely improved in features and resolution. Our current 11Pro iPhones will hopefully be replaced with the iPhone 15s this fall.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

You are so clever in the selection of your tasks, John. Thanks so much for doing this each week.

When I am out photographing and I want to send something to a friend I will take an iphone image rather than wait until I can process the image and email it when I get home. Here are a few examples from this spring.

San Carlos Apache Reservation.

Picacho Peak State Park

Picacho Peak State Park.

 

[John Holbrook]

You are so clever in the selection of your tasks, John. Thanks so much for doing this each week.

When I am out photographing and I want to send something to a friend I will take an iphone image rather than wait until I can process the image and email it when I get home. Here are a few examples from this spring.

San Carlos Apache Reservation.

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Picacho Peak State Park

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Picacho Peak State Park.

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Beautiful and “quick” images Doug! I’ve also taken iPhone shots that I’ve also taken with my Nikon, so I may share them with my wife when I return to the car where she’s waiting. Love all three images you’ve shared especially the San Carlos Apache reservation. I love the Picacho Peak Park images as well—both are well composed, good color too.

 

[Kyle Jones]

I don't drone so here is a phone shot from Monument Valley

 

[John Holbrook]

I don't drone so here is a phone shot from Monument Valley

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Beautiful landscape captured with your phone—very, very nice! Thank you for sharing!

 

[dan swiger]

From my favorite place, 2022

From our campsite

Yosemite Falls trail

Back lit leaves, trail

Mirror Lake

A well worn path

 

[John Holbrook]

From my favorite place, 2022

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From our campsite

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Yosemite Falls trail

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Back lit leaves, trail
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Mirror Lake

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A well worn path

Very nice series Dan—and I’m assuming a phone camera used with great results! The Mirror Lake and Yosemite Falls trail are my two favorites!

 

[JimFox]

This is a drone image I took yesterday driving down from the Bristlecone Pine Forest. It's hwy 168.

 

[John Holbrook]

This is a drone image I took yesterday driving down from the Bristlecone Pine Forest. It's hwy 168.

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Jim, nice image with the road leading the eye into the landscape—the drone provides an interesting view of the pine dotted hills.

 

[Ken Rennie]

No drone here either but a cheap phone. Just back from the Outer Hebrides but haven't had any time to process the images but here are a few phone shots. Ken
A beach on Barra

Wild orchid on Lewis

Just to make you smile, the baggage reclaim area at Barra Airport, the planes land on the beach.

 

[JimFox]

No drone here either but a cheap phone. Just back from the Outer Hebrides but haven't had any time to process the images but here are a few phone shots. Ken
A beach on Barra
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Wild orchid on Lewis
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Just to make you smile, the baggage reclaim area at Barra Airport, the planes land on the beach.
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The planes land on the beach? That's so cool!