iPhone pictures (civilized ku # 3049-51) ~ never let a picture making opportunity pass you by

pandas ~ Plattsburgh, NY • click to embiggen
panda game / urinal and feet ~ Plattsburgh, NY • click to embiggen

Went on a dinner and a movie date with the wife yesterday evening. Good dinner. Good movie. Good wife. All in all, a good date.

After the movie and while still at the theater, I encountered 2 picture making opportunities but was dismayed that I did not have a camera with me - I never bring a camera into a theater so they were all out in the car.

While standing at the first picturing possibility and lamenting the no-camera situation, I realized that I did have a picture making device on my person - my new iPhone 6s Plus. Since I hadn't really had a "serious" picture making opportunity with the device, I figured this was a good time to give it a go.

The results are quite good. Good enough that, in a pinch and with the right circumstance (decent light being the prime requirement), the device is capable of making very serviceable image files. So, while I primarily limited my picture making self, with my antiquated iPhone 4, to making pictures which would be manipulated with a photo app, this device will suffice in those rare situations when I am without a camera.

That written, I will be using the device for picture making while in Ireland and Scotland. Not as my primary picture maker but for a very specific self-assigned picture making project - that is, a series of selfies (selfie stick and all) made at various locations and situations on the trip. FYI, I am still pondering a number of ideas which will add a twist to the "traditional" selfie picture genre.

Comments

[John Linn]

>>I will be using the device for picture making while in Ireland and Scotland.

Of course, unless you have made appropriate arrangements, you will need to be sure your iPhone is in Airplane mode to avoid outrageous roaming costs.

I recently bit the bullet and subscribed to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan. I know you are not a fan of Lightroom, but with the CC subscription you can not only use Mobile LR to take and edit nondestructively on the go, but when you get home the pictures will automatically be waiting for you on your desktop in LR... no manual transfers required. All or any edits made on the go are modifiable with no loss of image quality. It is pretty slick IMO.

Looking forward to your travel pictures.

[John Linn]

PS: Glad you waited until you were finished before you made that last picture.