Steven April 16th, 2011
Racine Harbor, Lake Michigan, Racine WI
As you can see by my last post, I now have an iPhone. One of the coolest things I’ve found out about having an iPhone is that I love having a decent camera with me all of the time. It has sparked a whole new creative flow in me and I’m shooting with more enthusiasm than I have in months. I also love processing the images directly on the iPhone and being able to share them on Facebook and Flickr as soon as they’re done. I had no idea how much fun this would be when I bought the phone.
I now have a whole new set of images to share on here too. So from this post on, I will be sharing some of those images with you. I won’t be adding long descriptions to them like I’ve done in the past. Instead I’ll let the photos and captions do the talking. I hope everyone enjoys my new exploration into photography.
As one of my favorite photographers, Dewitt Jones is fond of saying, “The best camera is the one you have with you.”
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Steven April 5th, 2011
Here is my first ever pano that was shot with my new iPhone. I love this phone and having a good camera with me all of the time is so much fun. The hi-res version of this image looks awesome!
Click the image to see the larger version.
For anyone wondering what app I used to create this, it’s the AutoStich, the same thing I’ve used for years to create my panos on the computer. The iPhone app works just like the Windows one and does just as good of a job.
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Steven March 16th, 2011
March’s Photo of the Month: Tug Boats in Winter Storage, Sturgeon Bay WI
This months photo was taken just 10 days ago on 3-6-2011 and shows a fleet of tug boats in winter storage on Sturgeon Bay here in Wisconsin. We have always wanted to see Sturgeon Bay in winter and when the opportunity came for us to make the overnight trip, we jumped at it. Early, on Sunday morning, we walked out onto one of the bridges that cross the bay and shot some images. It was about 12 degrees with a windchill near zero. The wind wasn’t blowing very hard, but just enough to cut right through you.
I was intrigued by the way the tugs were docked here, even though they have been in ice all winter, they look ready to continue their work as soon as the ice leaves. I also like the soft lighting this morning brought. The sun was nicely defused by some high clouds to the east creating a soft but bright light.
I think what I like most about this image is that it says Great Lakes Winter so well. It also shows the maritime feel and history of Sturgeon Bay very nicely, that’s one of the reasons this is a favorite place of mine in Wisconsin.
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Steven February 14th, 2011
February’s Photo of the Month: Kenosha Pierhead Lighthouse in Winter, Lake Michigan, Kenosha WI
I just realized that I’m running very late on the photo of the month. Between the blizzard and our trip to California, I forgot all about it. Better late than never I guess.
This month’s photo is of the Kenosha Pierhead Lighthouse and was taken during a frigid sunset on Feb 12, 2010. Lynne and I went down to the harbor to get some pictures of the ice shelf and lighthouse at sunset. During the warm evening light I spent most of the time shooting from the ice shelf, but once the sun went completely down I wondered onto the pier in hopes of getting the lighthouse with some color on the horizon.
I could only walk out so far because of a slippery sheet of ice that lay across the pier. I was able to make my way to this yellow post though. Once I saw the post I knew the shot I wanted. I set up my composition and waited for some color to appear. Thankfully a little bit of color did appear on the horizon.
I love the contrasting colors in this shot. The bright red lighthouse, yellow post, and magenta horizon contrast so nicely with the cold blue of the lake, ice and sky. It’s like a battle of warm colors with cold colors. To me, this contrast really shows the feeling of what it was like being there.The other thing I like is the slight reflection of the lighthouse in the ice. It’s just enough to add a little bit of color to that icy blue.
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