Both Pirlangimpi and Umbakumba are island communities in the NT. One pleasing outcome of their locations is that there often appears to be a sea eagle or a kit hawk cruising the thermals with a keen eye out for a fish meal - either in the water or the discards of fisher-people.
I tried to capture some of this on the iPhone - not easy with a far away moving target and a pretty simple camera. Though I thought the distant silhouettes against the overcast skies are subtle images and give a sense of gliding high.
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| Barry Smith © Sea Eagle over Pirlangimpi |
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| Barry Smith © Sea Eagle over Pirlangimpi |
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| Barry Smith © Kite over Umbakumba |
And of course because they were taken with the iPhone I played with them to see if I could give the images another mood. Given the proximity to water I though the FX water overlay was apt for a Sea Eagle; and the FX-SFX x-ray gave the Kite a moody mysteriousness.
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| Barry Smith© Eagle - FX water overlay |
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| Barry Smith© Kite - FX - SFX |
Though the iPhone camera is not brilliant I do find I am seeing a different side of nature through the screen.
nice effects indeed...iphone offers some interesting photo apps.. you just have to appreciate the photos in a different way..kind of artsy though!
ReplyDeleteGreat captures....I fancy the last one...very dramatic!
ReplyDeleteL & OTL - thanks for checking the pics out - am finding the iPhone is not too bad a tool and the apps can do some interesting things. OTL - I too like the last photo - the blue, black and white contrast is ok. B
ReplyDeletethe one with the water overlay is a bit of magic.
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