Bonus post (Warning: it’s in color)
Every now and then I like to play around with the photography apps on my phone. Today was one of those times. I was relaxing in the courtyard of the Holland Hotel and became captivated by the sight of the umbrella and the clouds and the building.
Alpine, Texas
photographed 8.18.2013
Posted on August 18, 2013, in Photography. Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments.
One Day | One Image 
Phone photos are fun!!! You can use that quote anytime if you like.
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Thanks! I will give you credit every time I use it, too.
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What is this thing they call instagram? 🙂
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Ha! Ha! I think it’s something all the kids are using these days.
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I especially like those lines (strings of lightbulbs?). You’ve put them in the absolutely right place in the composition. I also like the color. And I’m enjoying some ambiguity: The clouds in the sky coupled with the longitude and latitude lines make me think of a globe, while the building pulls me out of such foolish thinking.
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Thanks, Linda. It was a happy alignment of clouds, lights, an umbrella, me, a beer, a iPhone, and a bunch of apps to fool around with. (Maybe more than one beer, to be honest….)
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I love it. A vintage feel, including scratch marks, distorted colours and an unusual angle. Very effective – what App is that Melinda?
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Thanks, Andy. I used PhotoToaster for most of it, then added the border with another app that I can’t remember. (This was a half-helpful answer!). For some reason I feel a lot more free to manipulate pictures I take with my iPhone, I am not sure why….
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Maybe they seem more disposable if they come via a phone? So it doesn’t matter if your wreck it. It sure works well. This is a very nice effect.
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I think shots seem less serious if they are taken with a phone. Plus the apps are fun, and kind of mindless to play around with.
This is pretty different from my usual stuff; glad you like it.
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I really like this. it’s really odd. That means I really like this. 🙂
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I had a good time with the phone and the apps! Glad you like it.
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