Monday, May 16, 2011

Unusual images of the moon

More recently I have been using my iPhone to capture images of nature and in some instances alter them.

Tonight we have a beautiful full moon - very bright and clear. I have always been impressed by Suzi Smith's moon photos and at different times have attempted to capture the beauty of the moon in the southern hemisphere.

Tried again tonight - this time with the iPhone. And again whilst I have failed to capture the actual beauty of the moon the iPhone has given some interesting images. Couple of these are below.

Barry Smith © Full moon 
Barry Smith © Full moon - through the fronds
Of course I could do better if I: took lessons in photography; had a better camera; knew about speeds etc etc - but guess what  - those things are not likely to happen - so I will continue to appreciate the great artistic photography of others and occasionally produce some wild distorted images of my own. And talking about distorted - I took the following distorted moon shot and altered it a bit - hmm!!

Barry Smith © Distorted full moon
Barry Smith © Inverted image - full moon
Barry Smith © Distorted full moon - solarized
Barry Smith © Distorted full moon -  tri-tone
Still like playing with my iPhone apps.

7 comments:

  1. Wow, Barry, these are really cool images! Never mind taking lessons, you're doing fine without them!

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  2. Lovely images Barry. That phone is an extension of your very creative brain.

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  3. very creative..never thought to try snapping the moon with my iphone...i like the last shot...

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  4. Awesome shots, thanks for sharing!!

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  5. heh heh.... love them!! (thanks for the mention... again!!) I only learnt through trying... to get the moon detail need a fast shutter speed cos it's so bright... but then you lose any detail of clouds. Thank goodness for digital cameras, cos i'd have taken years & wasted so much film if that was my only option!

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  6. Wow! Must get a move on and get my iPhone - you're very inspiring.

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  7. SS- must say I had a chuckle about being glad cabout digital photography - it really is a saviour.

    TT, JM, L, M, C - thanks for encouragement. I think the iPhone has a quirky potential for we artist types. I was saying to Fiona that I might start doing one altered photo on one day of the week - bit like Wordless Wednesday but with iPhones and apps. What do you think? B

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Comments are welcomed - it is good to connect with fellow travellers.