Richmond

[Black Pearl]

Had a wander around Richmond on Tuesday, went for lunch then we took the kids and dog down to the river to splash about, hunt for fossils and burn off some energy - I spent the time taking picture of course 

[kev7d]

A really nice image.   The point of view makes this one for me.  

[Black Pearl]

4 minutes ago, kev7d said:

A really nice image.   The point of view makes this one for me.  

Thanks

Kind of limited with a Gorilla Pod but it works well for these types of shots. 

[Denis]

...and on a phone?.....amazing !

[THELONGMAN]

Lovely shot, just enough slowmo -- and from a phone?

 

Geoff

 

 

[Black Pearl]

42 minutes ago, THELONGMAN said:

Lovely shot, just enough slowmo -- and from a phone?

 

Geoff

 

 

Yep 

Shot with my iPhone 7 Plus using an app called SlowShutterCam. I had the phone on a Gorilla Pod and triggered it with my Watch to minimise shake.

[Denis]

2 hours ago, Black Pearl said:

 

Shot with my iPhone 7 Plus using an app called SlowShutterCam. I had the phone on a Gorilla Pod and triggered it with my Watch to minimise shake.

And this is when I realise for certain that I am just an analogue man trying to exist in a digital world!

[Black Pearl]

54 minutes ago, Denis said:

And this is when I realise for certain that I am just an analogue man trying to exist in a digital world!

I like to oscillate between the two worlds 

 

[CanonChrissy]

Nicely done. Perfect shutter speed. Lovely shot from a lovely town.

[roicead]

ditto kev, the low perspective does this image justice.  great view.

[Ryewolf]

Nice shot. I've been to Rishmond a few times, I thought I had a similar shot, but turns out Barnard Castle was the shot I had in mind, it does have a similar arched bridge over a river.

[Clicker]

I know that place so well . met hubby on a school bus in Richmond .53 years ago .

Brings back a lot of memories Beepy ...  and a super image to boot ... Is your version of the iPhone waterproof ? 

I downloaded the app last time you mentioned it ... it is very useful .

[Black Pearl]

7 hours ago, Clicker said:

I know that place so well . met hubby on a school bus in Richmond .53 years ago .

Brings back a lot of memories Beepy ...  and a super image to boot ... Is your version of the iPhone waterproof ? 

I downloaded the app last time you mentioned it ... it is very useful .

It is though to be honest I got the last couple of iPhones wet doing this sort of thing and they're all still working.

[Black Pearl]

14 hours ago, CanonChrissy said:

Nicely done. Perfect shutter speed. Lovely shot from a lovely town.

I tried a few and found 4 seconds to be about right (or what I had in mind as being right) as you get blur but still retain a little detail. 

[colinb]

Gawd that is so annoying makes you wonder why you carry a bag of kit around. Can't fault the shot BP but what sort of file size does the camera give you and how good a print on say A2 would it give?

[CanonChrissy]

Had another peep......Is that a road sign to the top right at the end of bridge in trees? Maybe a cloning to get rid? Every time I look at it now it catches my eye and distracts me.

[Black Pearl]

14 minutes ago, colinb said:

Gawd that is so annoying makes you wonder why you carry a bag of kit around. Can't fault the shot BP but what sort of file size does the camera give you and how good a print on say A2 would it give?

I have the app set to record TIFF files and in this case a 16:9 ratio meaning it outputs a 27MB file containing 9 million pixel. I could set the ratio to the iPhones native 4:3 ration and get the full 12MP but I rather like 16:9 so leave it cropped when I shoot. The quality is remarkably good overall and fairly sharp - baring in mind it is shooting video to create the long exposure blur and the phone was balanced on a Gorilla Pod on a slightly windy day.  Whist I haven't printed anything as large as A2 I have had 15" prints from it and they stand up very well.

Here is the original TIFF straight from the app: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p0169s9obarbj2j/IMG_2836.TIF?dl=0

 

 

[Black Pearl]

2 minutes ago, CanonChrissy said:

Had another peep......Is that a road sign to the top right at the end of bridge in trees? Maybe a cloning to get rid? Every time I look at it now it catches my eye and distracts me.

A building (shed?) I think. I did notice it but as its part of the scene I tend to leave things as they are and only resort to artificially cloning something out if it really, really annoys me.

[colinb]

5 hours ago, Black Pearl said:

Here is the original TIFF straight from the app..

 

Quite remarkable, makes me wonder where we will be in another 5 / 10 years and if 'cameras' will all but disappear, I certainly can't see why anyone would buy a small compact these days.

[Black Pearl]

21 minutes ago, colinb said:

Quite remarkable, makes me wonder where we will be in another 5 / 10 years and if 'cameras' will all but disappear, I certainly can't see why anyone would buy a small compact these days.

Completely agree with you. Both the boys have small compact and while they do have zoom lenses my iPhone is much faster, has more shooting controls, the IQ is higher and thats before we come to the massive screen, all its tricks and the simple fact I always have it with me....oh....and it can shoot DNG files which is rare in a compact.

[colinb]

How does this all impact on battery life? I'm assuming that may be at least one advantage a 'normal' camera has? (for now)

[Black Pearl]

If I go out to use the iPhone as a camera, as say I would the Fuji, then I can put a dent in its battery but typically I will give it some serious stick by doing so taking dozens of images and have it running constantly. That said I've never managed to run it anywhere near flat by doing so and on a more typical day where I have it in my pocket using it from time to time as a camera along side al its other functions I don't see any major drops in battery performance. 

[kev7d]

.......with a portable phone recharger in your back pocket battery is definitely no issue.