More iPhone and scouting photos from my March 2024 travels.
To be continued,
Ken
March 2024 iPhone Photos – Part 2
Month: July 2024
March 2024 iPhone Photos – Part 1 – Republished to correct an image display problem on website
As is my habit, I use my iPhone camera to make images while scouting photo locations and/or sometimes to record in route travel scenes. This Post and others to follow will feature some of the many such photos made during my March trip to California. Some of the photos in these post may be similar to those shot later with my DSLR.
I know there are many people that only use their cell phone cameras for photography, simply because it is convenient and nearly everyone always has a cell phone with a built in camera with them at all times. The cameras in the newer model cell phones are quite good, although there are still limitations. Nonetheless, it is possible to get good photographs with these convenient devices. There are also camera apps that may improve a phone camera’s ability to shoot better images and there are plenty of in phone edit apps to enhance the photos.
Sharing photos taken via a mobile phone is also very easy. It is no mystery why these small, pocketable devices have become so popular with those that just want to shoot a quick photo and share it to social media or via text message or via email.
A snow storm came across the western U.S. at the start of my trip, threatening to delay travel for a day at least; but as it turned out, we only had slow travel over the Rockies through the area that received significant snowfall, after I-70 was opened just before our scheduled road travel.
I awoke at about 3AM my first night in Colorado and peeked out my bedroom window to check the weather and this winter scene filled my view. So naturally, I grabbed my phone and captured a few images through the window.
It is easy to see in these two images how light sensitive the camera sensors in these phones can be. Of course, there was some light from street and house lights and the heavy cloud cover reflected the city light onto the snow, which bounced the light, too. The detail in these 3AM low light photos is still remarkable.
The passenger in a moving vehicle might be able to shoot while moving along at highway speeds with one of these devices. (The driver should pay attention to driving and not use the camera while moving).
This image was made somewhere in Utah, the morning of our second travel day, as the storm seemed to be clearing; although, we continued to see storm warnings along the highway and we had driven through some snow flurries the day before in some higher elevations.
Until next time,
Ken
Mono Lake, California – Part 2 (Republished to correct an image display problem on website)
Even though the afternoon light was not the most flattering for outdoor photography, it was unlikely that I would pass this way again in the foreseeable future, so I photographed the scenery while I could.
Some of the vegetation around Mono Lake gets coated with the chemicals dissolved in the water of Mono Lake. I assume this happens as winds across the lake spray water onto the vegetation or by some similar method.
There are similarities in the various components in this image, which are subtle, but the more I looked at this scene, I noted the ripples in the water, the varying heights of the tufa and the undulation in the mountains in the background. These features reminded me of vibrational waves , like those in music, hence the title “Symphonic”.
The chemicals in Mono Lake are surfactants that weaken the surface tension in the water, allowing bubbles to hang around for a long time, rather than disappearing quickly, which normally happens, when surfactants are not present in the water.
Maybe the little tufa in the foreground is the maestro behind this orchestral scene.
Until next time,
Ken
Mono Lake, California – Part 1 (Republished to correct an image display problem on website)
My son and I ventured back north of Lone Pine, California to explore more natural sites along US Highway 395. Our first stop was Mono Lake.
I have seen photographs of the tufa in Mono Lake and looked forward to seeing these. While the history of this lake and the science behind the natural creation of the tufa deposits are interesting, we were a bit disappointed in the photogenic appeal of the area; but we were not there at the best time for photography, which might have been the primary reason for our disappointment.
We hiked the loop from the parking lot to the lake twice. I used my 24-70mm lens during the first round, then switched to my 80-400mm with a 1.4 extension for the second round. The photos included in my posts are a mix of images made with those two lenses.
More Mono Lake next time,
Ken