Sunnies On

A shelf of salt & pepper shakers catching the last rays of afternoon sun.
The image was imported into ProCamera app and had the 'sunburn' filter added.

Season change

There's been a swing towards Autumn in the last few days... a spot of Instagram seems appropriate.

On the rocks

A classic drink on a vintage tray. Looking through one of my folders of photography apps, I decided to use an app I haven't used for a long time - Edwin. It has a range of old-school edge effects and some filter treatments.

Market Day

Shopping for veges is always a good time to shoot a few photos on the iPhone. These shots were edited together in an app called PhotoGridPro.

Good Friday for baking

An Easter weekend treat - crunchy-top lemon loaf - fresh out of the oven.
I usually decide how to treat a photo after it's been shot, but this time I used the app Instagram to actually take the shot - composing in a square format is quite enjoyable.

Jonathan Livingston

Another view of the kinetic sculptures along Evans Bay - put through my old faithful formula of using 'clarity' and 'so emo' in the app Camera+.

One for Robert C

The views from 'The Heights' at twilight can be quite spectacular on a good evening.
Another occasion to bust out the panorama mode on the iPhone.

Heading for the light

There's always something going on at the airport. I'd stopped in on this occasion to view a photographic exhibition... and take a few photos with the iPhone.
I grabbed a free app called photo editor so I could retouch out a distracting piece of rubbish that was on the floor. The app has just turned it into a darker fuzzy blob (below the man on the left), and I also used the app to convert the image to black and white.

Fish & ?

Have heard good things about the fare from here.
Instagram-ed.

Glitzy premiere

The screening of a short film I'd worked on was held at a rather swanky local theatre.
This shot was captured at 800 ISO and given a bit of Camera+ treatment.

Suburban Retreat

Probably a student flat - they tend to be the only places that end up with couches on verandahs.
The image looked fine as it was but I decided to give it a retro look with Camera+.

Waterside Festivities

As part of Wellington's Summer City events there was an Asian Festival being run along the waterfront. Some of the food stalls were extremely popular with queues winding along the wharf.
I used the app Over to place the type onto this shot - it seems to have a good range of fonts available.

Fleeting Visit

Another Monarch on a popular plant in our garden. These visitors will be becoming less frequent as the days are getting cooler, but whenever I watch one it seems to remind of perfect summer days.
Cropped, processed and framed with Snapseed.

Growing Strange

I noticed this tree in the grounds of the old Porirua Hospital. The lighting wasn't very interesting so I thought I'd grab a shot on the iPhone as a visual note to go back another time... but decided to post it here anyway - with a bit of Camera Awesome treatment.

Information Mining

Digital photography is great for many reasons, not least of which is the array of metadata that's stored away with each image.
I've got a few apps which will reveal the background data of photos, this is a screenshot of a photo being viewed in Camera+ - showing all sorts of info, like aperture, shutter speed, ISO rating, file size, time and date of capture, which filters have been used, and because of the GPS tagging that goes on - you can view where the shot was taken.

Precious

A recent addition to Wellington's airport to recognise the premiere of The Hobbit movie.
The shot was enhanced somewhat in Camera+.

Kitchen Prep

Celery and red peppers ready for adding to the pot.
Cropped and given a slight tweak with the app 'qbro'.

Amber Glow

A local craft beer sitting in the evening light... when you spot some nice lighting always reach for a camera... and if that camera happens to be a phone, so be it...

Beach Shack

A great place to hang out - whatever the weather.
I decided to run this shot through Instagram (the Mayfair filter).

Boardwalk

Lovely old weathered planks often make for interesting photographs. These ones lead up to jetty beside a river and had one or two early autumn leaves scattered on them.
Enhanced a little with Camera+.

Summer flutter

I sometimes think that I should join the Instagrammers of the world and keep using the app for everything that I shoot... but then I think 'no, I like the variety of apps available' - so I just use it now and then.

Above and Below

I didn't need to use a fancy underwater rig to shoot this - it was a viewing window at a trout hatchery.
I processed the shot with an app called HDR FX Pro to help balance the exposure of plants and water.

From above

This could be an aerial shot of earth or an ultra close-up of something organic... but it's an image of a geothermal pool with various types of algae, taken from about 2 metres.
The original was a little flat looking, but once I applied the clarity filter from Camera+ it came alive with more saturation and contrast.

Skyfall (the time lapse)

First rule of shooting a long time lapse sequence: make sure you have enough space on the memory card... Second rule: have plenty of battery power.
While shooting a time lapse of this sunset I ran out of space on the memory card and the battery in the camera was just about flat.
Yeah, I should have just used the iPhone...

Like a duck to...?

This was quite a pretty image without any editing, but after running it through Camera Awesome it looks old-school and a bit mysterious.
I used the preset called 'More Wang' plus a border filter.

Cruise Season

Cruise ships have been coming and going in Wellington harbour for quite a few weeks now, generally for only a night or two.
This ship was leaving on a beautiful evening and gave a long blast on the fog horn just after the shot was taken.
I edited this in the native photo app - cropped and auto-enhanced.

Honey on Ice

The instructions from our generous friends were to put this bottle on ice. The bourbon- based liqueur got thick and syrupy but didn't freeze.... very smooth...
Once again I used the Camera+ app to add a bit of drama to the shot.

Before & After

Once again the power of the iPhone to make a quick and effective edit to an image impresses me.
This shot in difficult lighting was imported into Camera+ and treated with the Clarity and Sunkissed filters.

Morning Light

Early morning is generally a great time to shoot photos as the contrast level is usually not too high. The flaring in a shot like tends to add to the mood of the image. No editing.

Yellow Terror

Vespa = wasp. Some very nice detailing on this 300cc GTS Supersport.
I imported this shot into an app called TtV PS.

Ariba!

Snacking at the local Mexican restaurant it was a good time to compare the camera in the iPhone 5 with a friend's iPhone 4. This sort of situation suited the new phone's ability to shoot at ISO 3200.... no contest.
Processed in the Best Camera app.

Morning Walk

A glorious morning in Wellington and all along the waterfront people walking, running, cycling or scooting... I feel a bit of an outsider to all this feverish activity.
No editing on this shot.

Curious...?

The doberman pinscher at the end of the driveway was looking like he was prepared to follow through with the promise of helping out anyone who was wanting to find out the answer to this.
The image was converted to black and white in Camera Awesome.

Comfy Spot

A great place to relax with a beverage - the Grand Lobby at The Roxy Cinema.
This shot was edited slightly in Camera+.

Good Day on the Bay

Oriental Bay is always a great place to hang out over summer... young or old, there's always something to do there.
These 3 shots were combined with the Mixel app.

Part Deux

Another image from yesterday (Valentines Day) - the barista mentioned that he'd only just learned to pour a good 'heart' into the crema.
Edited with Instagram.

Personal message

A timely (and uniquely spelt) message left for Brit in Mt Cook today.
I used the good old Best Camera app to alter the image slightly.

Harbour Skies

Another twilight view over Wellington harbour from Seatoun Heights... or Upper Miramar... depending on which real estate agent you listen to.
Cropped with the Apple native photos app.

Yes, we have some

Down at the local markets again.
This shot was cropped & enhanced with an app called qbro.

Who are you calling a geek?

I suppose it's better than being called a nerd...?!
Camera + app.

Glitch in the system

I was missing a few of the clever system tweaks that I had applied to my earlier iPhones after Jailbreaking them, so when the recent Evasi0n software became available I decided to try it.
Things have been running very well generally - the 5 hasn't become sluggish or glitchy... until today I had this odd keyboard anomaly (oh, and the stock weather app keeps crashing... not a biggy).
I think this 'blackout' was due to a hack I'd installed that altered the keyboard to display lower- case letters when appropriate (not a standard feature). After a restart everything seems fine now.

Looking South

Another lovely evening in the Capital and a good time to go for a walk with the iPhone.
No editing at all on this 'magic hour' shot.

Hello Handsome

This guy (or gal) was under some timber I was moving and in danger of being squashed so I moved it to some foliage. Of course I grabbed the iPhone for a few photos before it walked off.
This shot was imported into Camera+ and cropped, clarified and given the 'depth of field' look.

All sauce & no chips..

I wasn't quick enough to grab a shot while there were still hot chips in the bowl!

Given the 'lo-fi' filter treatment with Instagram.

Greek Isles

OK, no, not really. This is Wellington's Worser Bay and it only kind-of reminded me of Greece once I put a 'warming up' filter on the photo with the app Camera Awesome.

Maybe that old jetty structure could be part of Atlantis, maybe...?

This Way

Yep, the bus does go around a corner there...
After trying a few of the filters in the Camerabag app I decided on a basic black & white treatment.

Cuba View

I seem to have ended up in one of my favourite cafe's again - El Matador on Cuba St. Last time I was here I sat outside and took a shot of the red couches they had in their outdoor searing area, this time the front window gave amusing views of Sevens rugby fans in their costumes.
The photo was given a selective focus effect with the app Tilt Shift.

To Market

Newtown Market on a Saturday morning is always a busy place, but mostly in the fruit & vege section. This area off to one side was a little quieter.
Snapseed was used to edit this photo - I cropped it and altered the saturation.

Twilight Invasion

Another late evening shot, this time of the signage outside The Weta Cave. A movie buff destination in the heart of Peter Jackson's film empire.
Although it didn't really alter much to the image, I did make a couple of adjustments in Camera+... just to help contrast and saturation.

Newtown Splendour

This old shop/house at the South end of Newtown has probably been home to many people and many businesses over the years.

The photo was cropped and given a 'viewfinder' border with the app Camera Awesome.