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Thinking about the week ahead, thinking about the good times I have had..just thinking....anything but start work xx
All Hero Arts stamps: tree with birds, floral silhouette, bush foliage, thinking of you, dots.
The text paper is from a vintage book of Emerson poetry...I painted over it with white acrylic. Grid paper is from Scenic Route and aqua/green pattern is from Making Memories.
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This is one of the many subway scenes I've shot with my iPhone.
I thought it was an interesting photo, and I gave it four stars in my Aperture rating system. But not five stars, so it never did get uploaded as a "public" Flickr photo.
One of my loyal Flickr friends "faved" the photo, so I've changed its status to "public."
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Whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer, it’s hard to walk around with a modern smartphone in your pocket, and not be tempted to use the built-in camera from time-to-time. Veteran photographers typically sneer at such behavior, and most will tell you that they can instantly recognize an iPhone photo, which they mentally reject as being unworthy of any serious attention.
After using many earlier models of smartphones over the past several years, I was inclined to agree; after all, I always (well, almost always) had a “real”camera in my pocket (or backpack or camera-bag), and it was always capable of taking a much better photographic image than the mediocre, grainy images shot with a camera-phone.
But still … there were a few occasions when I desperately wanted to capture some photo-worthy event taking place right in front of me, and inevitably it turned out to be the times when I did not have the “real” camera with me. Or I did have it, but it was buried somewhere in a bag, and I knew that the “event” would have disappeared by the time I found the “real" camera and turned it on. By contrast, the smart-phone was always in my pocket (along with my keys and my wallet, it’s one of the three things I consciously grab every time I walk out the door). And I often found that I could turn it on, point it at the photographic scene, and take the picture much faster than I could do the same thing with a “traditional” camera.
Meanwhile, smartphone cameras have gotten substantially better in the past few years, from a mechanical/hardware perspective; and the software “intelligence” controlling the camera has become amazingly sophisticated. It’s still not on the same level as a “professional” DSLR camera, but for a large majority of the “average” photographic situations we’re likely to encounter in the unplanned moments of our lives, it’s more and more likely to be “good enough.” The old adage of “the best camera is the one you have with you” is more and more relevant these days. For me, 90% of the success in taking a good photo is simply being in the right place at the right time, being aware that the “photo opportunity” is there, and having a camera — any camera — to take advantage of that opportunity. Only 10% of the time does it matter which camera I’m using, or what technical features I’ve managed to use.
And now, with the recent advent of the iPhone5s, there is one more improvement — which, as far as I can tell, simply does not exist in any of the “professional” cameras. You can take an unlimited number of “burst-mode” shots with the new iPhone, simply by keeping your finger on the shutter button; instead of being limited to just six (as a few of the DSLR cameras currently offer), you can take 10, 20, or even a hundred shots. And then — almost magically — the iPhone will show you which one or two of the large burst of photos was optimally sharp and clear. With a couple of clicks, you can then delete everything else, and retain only the very best one or two from the entire burst.
With that in mind, I’ve begun using my iPhone5s for more and more “everyday” photo situations out on the street. Since I’m typically photographing ordinary, mundane events, even the one or two “optimal” shots that the camera-phone retains might not be worth showing anyone else … so there is still a lot of pruning and editing to be done, and I’m lucky if 10% of those “optimal” shots are good enough to justify uploading to Flickr and sharing with the rest of the world. Still, it’s an enormous benefit to know that my editing work can begin with photos that are more-or-less “technically” adequate, and that I don’t have to waste even a second reviewing dozens of technically-mediocre shots that are fuzzy, or blurred.
Oh, yeah, one other minor benefit of the iPhone5s (and presumably most other current brands of smartphone): it automatically geotags every photo and video, without any special effort on the photographer’s part. Only one of my other big, fat cameras (the Sony Alpha SLT A65) has that feature, and I’ve noticed that almost none of the “new” mirrorless cameras have got a built-in GPS thingy that will perform the geotagging...
I’ve had my iPhone5s for a couple of months now, but I’ve only been using the “burst-mode” photography feature aggressively for the past couple of weeks. As a result, the initial batch of photos that I’m uploading are all taken in the greater-NYC area. But as time goes on, and as my normal travel routine takes me to other parts of the world, I hope to add more and more “everyday” scenes in cities that I might not have the opportunity to photograph in a “serious” way.
Stay tuned….
Once firmly settled into small town life and with the pleasures of the lake just a few steps from his back door, Joe was perfectly happy fishing or preparing to fish for the first year or so. ‘Fishing’ consisted in a small part of catching fish but primarily of thinking, and the nicer the weather, the more balance swung away from fishing and toward deep thought.
Sony a7rII // sigma 35mm art f1.4 // ISO 125 f5 1/400
Landrum, SC
Thinking of home and all the beautiful sunsets through the trees. It's amazing that I, thanks to modern technology, have the ability to go to a completely different part of the world in a matter of days. And that I'll be living here until August!
South Carolina I'll see you soon and for now Utah is my home ❤️
Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS a6000. Potrait of my daughter playing at the playground. She is getting tired and sleepy.
Hi, it's been a long time !
I'm back with a picture of Stanza. Hope you like her. A bit in the season, warm and cold at the time, sweet and nostalgic.
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Been thinking about you,
the way I cut your hair
Your eyes are on my wall,
your teeth are over there
But I'm still no one,
and you're my star
What do you care?
Been thinking about you,
and there's no rest
Should I still love you,
still see you in bed
When I'm playing with myself?
What do you care
when the other men are far, far better?
All the things you got,
all the things you need
I bought you cigarettes,
and pried the company
to come and see you,
honey
I've been thinking about you, so how can you sleep?
Those people aren't your friends, they're paid to kiss your feet
They don't know what I know.
Why should you care when I'm not there?
Been thinking about you, and there's no rest
Should I still love you, still see you in bed
When I'm playing with myself?
What do you care when I'm not there?
All the things you got
that you'll never need
all the things you got
I bled and
I bleed to please you
Been thinking
about you...
Radiohead
I'd like to dedicate this photo to a incredible human being that passed away recently and his funeral was today.
Kristian Anderson is an amazing person who lost his battle with Bowel Cancer.. He is a local to my area and is extremely liked by all...
This Photo being taken the morning of his funeral - "Im thinking of you and your family" I couldn't get out of my mind as I was thinking of naming this photo. Our sincere love and support are with your family at this time...
Click On Link to see story - www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/youtube-cancer-...
my favorite photos > www.flickr.com/photos/roderickma/sets/72157623272274082/
my photo sets > www.flickr.com/photos/roderickma/sets
First of all ;
Happy Friday to all (h5) ,,
جـمـعـه مـبـآركـه على الـجمـيـع (h5) ,,
Second of all ;
i'm thinking to leave flickr & i would like to say to all ppl i'm SORRY if u see any thing bad from me OR i made u upset from me ,,
أنني أفكر في مغادرة فلكر وأود أن أقول للجميع أنا آسفه إذا رأيتم مني أي سوء أو جعلتكم تحزنون مني ,,
the reason is ...
i don't know, but i didn't take any good experience from FLICKR cuz every one said your photo is NICE ,,
i really don't think so, there must be a small mistake in the photo, but unfortunately no one say it ,,
لا أعرف السبب ولكنني لم أتخذ أية خبرة جيدة من فلكر وذلك بسبب مجاملة بعض الاعضاء وقولهم أن صورتك جميلة ,,
في الحقيقة أنا لا أعتقد ذلك ، لانة لابد من أن يكون هناك خطأ صغير على الاقل في الصورة ، ولكن للأسف لا احد يقول ذلك ,,
i WONT ...
delete it, but i will be un-active ,,
إنني لن أمسحة ولكنني لن أكون نشيطة ونادرا ما سأدخله وأضع صور ,,
* any one comment in the photo add your self plz *
* أي شخص يضع تعليق أضف نفسك *
` Dedicated to all flickr members
- Pink Farasha™ © All rights reserved
Investigar es ver lo que todo el mundo ha visto, y pensar lo que nadie más ha pensado.
(Albert Szent Gyorgiç)
For Hero Arts September challenge. I made this card for a relative battling cancer. I've decided to send him a card a week during his treatment in hopes that they will be an encouragement to him.
The main panel was kind of a happy mistake. I clear embossed the maple leaves and went over the panel with Walnut Stain distress ink. Apparently some of the tiny flowers were embossed and so they also resisted the ink. :)
HA:
Real Leaves
Graph Background
Classic Messages