Mesas in Utah and Colorado

Taken with the Camera + app, with quality set to pro.

Photo 1: F-stop: 2.4, shutter speed: 1/686s, ISO: 50. Effects used: Scenery, Magic Hour (55%), Contessa (72%). Cropped to golden ratio.

Photo 2: F-stop: 2.4, shutter speed: 1/1748s, ISO: 50. Effects used: Fluorescent, Tailfins (30%), Chromogenic (60%). Cropped to golden ratio.

Photo 3: F-stop: 2.4, shutter speed: 1/2088s, ISO: 50. Effects used: Cloudy, Vignette (Dark 30%, Size 35%), Redscale (15%), Contessa (30%). Cropped to golden ratio.

Photo 4: F-stop: 2.4, shutter speed: 1/1808s, ISO: 50. Effects used: Auto, Temperature (Warmer 27%), Highlights and Shadows (Highlight Detail 29%, Shadow Detail -31%), Vignette (Dark 50%, Size 20%), Redscale (20%), Contessa (28%). Cropped to golden ratio.

Frozen Lake in Nederland, Colorado

Taken with the Camera + app, with quality set to pro. F-stop: 2.4, Shutter Speed: 1/3390s, ISO: 50. Effects used: Clarity Pro (100%), Sharpen (34%), Saturation (-9%), Temperature (Cooler 10%), Highlights and Shadows (Shadow Detail -33%). Cropped to golden ratio.

Rock On!

Taken with the Camera + app, with quality set to pro. F-stop: 2.4, Shutter Speed: 1/2088s, ISO: 50. Effects used: Clarity Pro (70%%), Sharpen (41%), Saturation (-13%), Highlights and Shadows (Shadow Detail -41%). Cropped to golden ratio.

Using Focal Length to Spice up your Shot!

Taken with the Camera + app, with quality set to pro.

Photo 1: F-stop: 2.4, shutter speed: 1/407s, ISO: 50. Effects used: Clarity Pro (100%), Vibrancy Boost (18%), Temperature (Warmer 22%). Cropped to golden ratio.

Photo 2: F-stop: 2.4, shutter speed: 1/1232s, ISO: 50. Effects used: Cloudy, Temperature (Warmer 27%), Highlights and Shadows (Shadow Detail -28%) . Cropped to golden ratio.

The Plains and the Rockies from the Air

Taken with the Camera + app, with quality set to pro. F-stop: 2.4, Shutter Speed: 1/2463s, ISO: 50. Effects used: Clarity Pro (70%), Sharpen (46%), Saturation (-18%), Temperature (Warmer 17%), Highlights and Shadows (Shadow Detail -18%). Cropped to golden ratio.

The Great Plains from the Air

A small town in the Great Plains, as seen from around 15,000 feet.

Taken with the Camera + app, with quality set to pro. F-stop: 2.4, shutter speed: 1/1427s, ISO: 50, 3x digital zoom. Effects used: Darken, Clarity Pro (124%), Saturation (-74%), Temperature (Warner 25%), Highlights and Shadows (Shadow Detail -24%). Cropped to golden ratio.

Snow Day

Perhaps this is why the weathermen have begun naming winter storms. This one was winter storm Remus, named after one of the founders of the city of Rome and its glorious empire. Taken with the Camera + app on an iPhone 5. Effects used: Clarity Pro, sharpen, and highlights & shadows. Filters used: Cyanotype (32%). Cropped to golden ratio.

The Woods are Lovely, Dark, and Deep

Part of a poem by Robert Frost. Our area of North Carolina hasn't had this much snow for awhile. Walking in the woods at the Occoneechi Speedway seemed magical with the woods still full of snow. Taken with the Camera + app. Effects used: clarity (150%), vibrancy (20%), sharpness (40%), and shadow intensity (+3). Cropped to golden ratio.

I've Got the Power!

Behind a pharmaceutical company in an industrial park, there is an old railway and a number of old-style power pylons, with glass resistors. Even without the photo effects, the sun shines through the glass pieces like a prism. Taken with the Camera + app for iOS. Filters used: clarity. Effects used: vibrant (at about 10%) and darken. Cropped to golden ratio.

Pink Flowers

Flowers in bloom at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Taken with the Camera + app for iOS (on macro mode). Lab effects used: sharpen. Filters used: vibrant. Cropped to golden ratio.

Sunshine in the Morning

I was waiting for my school bus to come yesterday morning, and noticed a single ray of sun lighting up the wet grass. Perfect photo material! A touch of vibrancy and the clarity filter really liven it up nicely. Taken with the Camera + app for iOS. Filters used: clarity. Effects used: vibrant. Cropped to golden ratio.