French Lick, Two Trees

Sunrise, French Lick, Indiana

Having just had eye surgery I find that I can see the screen on my iP5 much better - something that has not been great for quite some time. Turns out I had a cataract in my left eye (the dominant one) and they needed to replace the lens...and now my vision is 20-20 - no more glasses - have to love modern technology.

And speaking of modern technology the iPhone is a perfect tool to re-create older more traditional photography -  such as the work of Edward Steichen where he mixed platinum and color as in the famous image of the Flatiron Building in New York.

This image today is the first in my exploration of re-creating these older images using the iPhone and iPad.....also a bit of Photoshop involved.....

Here is a link to some gum over platinum prints - http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7114251914438294276#editor/target=post;postID=4844196365450493793

Apple iPad and Olympus OM-D

The Palouse, 4/3 OM-D image

This is another image form the workshop in the Palouse. The image was made using the OM-d 4/3 Camera and then processed on the iPad and laptop. The original sky was completely blue so I added a few layers of clouds using weather FX and Photo Wizard. Finished it all off using NIK CFX4 on my laptop. Adding clouds using Weather FX works out well but you might need to add a bit of grunge.

Death Valley, Mesquite Dunes

Mesquite Dunes, iPhone4s Image

'When I looked at things for what they are I was fool enough to persist in my folly and found that each photograph was a mirror of my Self'........From the book Mirrors, Messages, Manifestations by Minor White

Icelandic Church

Icelandic Church, iPhone4s Image

"A sense of curiosity is nature's original school of education"..........Smiley Blanton

Iceland, Vik Beach

Vik Beach, Iceland, iPhone4s Image

Sitting on the plane to Los Angeles and found this image on my laptop hard drive. I have made three trips to Iceland and always find time to get back to Vik. First off the landscape is wonderful but he real draw are the hot dog s you can buy at the petrol station about 300 yards behind where this image was made.....watch out Nathan's... At any rate I am off on an adventure in Asia - Hong Kong - Bali and Singapore. Part work and part photography.......Stay tuned for some new images.....

Koi Pond, The Palouse

Koi Pond, iPhone4s

The Last Pixel Show workshop finished last night - and what a week it was - great light - great participants - and, of course lots of iPhone chatter. Thanks to everyoje who drove and flew a long way to be part of this workshop. Someone once told me ;if you want to learn something - teach it', and that is very true.
 
Today's image was made using a new camerta application 645 Pto (look for more info in the next few days) and processed using Blender, Filterstorm, Moka Hanga, and another new application, Foolproof.

Foolproof i a fun (low res) painting application and feels more like finger painting then brushing. Make a really good layer to use for blending and so far I am liking this one.

Look for more on both of these applications in the next few days as today is a travel day. Going through the Columbia Gorge with my friend and co-workshop organizer,m Teri Lou Dantzler. 
 

The Palouse, Rad's Farm

Combine, Rod's Hubner's Farm

Yesterday afternoon The Last Pixel Show workshop made images aat Rod Hubner's farm, between Oakdaleand Colfax, Washington. And what an afternoon it was - everything from Matty the dog, to getting a ride in a combine that was out in the field harvesting the wheat. There were dust shots of the combines moving through the fields cutting the wheat and then coming in to dump their loads into a waiting truck.


We were there until almost sunset. At one point, off om the horizon there was a red circular light ashing down from the clouds

The Palouse - Day 1

Wheat Harvest, Palouse

Everyone  arrived tin Colfax today for our Last Pixel Show iPhone Workshop.We all met at 6PM and went out for a quick dinner before getting together in the conference room so Teri Lou and I could review a few cameras as we are going out for sunrise tomorrow. Great group, mostly from the west coast but there is one from Texas and another from Montana, 11 women and two men.

Tomorrow the call is at 530AM so cutting this note short tonight.

The farmers in this area are in the middle of harvest - therefore I am sharing an image that this New Yorker does not see everyday.....i used my Olympus OM-D and an eye-fi card. The eye-fi card facilitated the images being tirelessly transferred to my iPad for processing.

Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park, iPhone4s

"There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy, and its charm."........Theodore Roosevelt

Iceland Waterfall

Iceland, iPhone4s

'A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path'...Unknown