No 301 is hot! Why? Because having realized that I had not taken my shot of the day yet, I decided to try the new portrait feature on the iPhone 7 plus, which blurs out the background. I think it's pretty cool, especially considering I was inside a restaurant with poor light.

Image 301 of 366 in 2016.

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My wife would not approve.

iPhone 7 plus with Portrait mode

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I hate it when summer ends.

Gazebo

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Welcome to September.

Now that vacation is over, all I want to do is play the guitar.

#RPM2017

Early voting is a thing in Massachusetts now.

Reserved

Using iOS 10.1 beta 1 with "Portrait Mode" enabled.

A 360 degree panorama compiled from 26 iPhone 7 Plus photographs (i.e., 2 rows of 13 portrait orientation photographs).

From left to right, the northeast half of the apse, the northeast transept (Warrior's Chapel), nave, southwest transept, and the southwest half of the apse.

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Links for background information ...

Australian Capital Territory Heritage (Decision about Registration of St Andrew’s Church Precinct, Forrest) Notice 2014 - Notifiable Instrument NI2014–43

www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2014-43/current/pdf/2014-43...

Church Tour

www.standrewscanberra.com/churchlife/church-tour/

My thanks to the staff and volunteers for granting access to the church and for their kindness in making me feel so very welcome.

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[ Location - Forrest, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]

Photography notes ...

- iPhone 7 Plus - Photographs taken with the back-facing camera on an iPhone 7 Plus.

- Really Right Stuff (RRS) TFC-14 Series 1 Carbon Fiber Tripod - MFR # 13996.

- Really Right Stuff (RRS) BH-30 Ball Head with Mini Screw-Knob Clamp - MFR # BH-30 PRO.

- MeFOTO Sidekick360 Plus iPhone mount.

- MeFOTO 37 x 50mm Arca Swiss Style Quick Release Plate (PMU50).

TrueHDR - Used this camera replacement iOS app to take sets of 3 images with different exposures. Specified Auto mode, Enhanced HDR effect, and variable exposure and white balance (2816 x 3840 pixels).

iExplorer - Connected the iPhone to my MacBook Air using a lightning to USB cable. Then used the OS X iExplorer app on the MacBook Air to select and download the photographs from the iPhone to an external Lacie USB HD.

Post-processing ...

AutoPano Giga - Assembled the images into a panorama. Auto-cropped the image (21847 x 6424 pixels, 140 megapixels). Output the result as a maximum quality JPEG image.

Lightroom - Imported the image. Applied a standard metadata preset (20161110 Import 001) during the import process.

Lightroom - Made various lighting and color adjustments to the image. Applied sharpening, luminance and color noise reduction.

Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option.

Lightroom - Output a downsampled version (25%) in JPEG format for posting on Instagram (5462 x 1606 pixels).

PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.

SquareReady - Produced a downsampled, padded rectangular version of the panorama for posting on Instagram (2448 x 1290 pixels).

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Camera+ @ 2x - available natural light.