Port Vendres at night by laroque

Port Vendres at night

I was waiting for the night pharmacy at Port Vendres to open last night and took this photo with my phone. It's not a great photo in itself, but I'm relativly new to phone photography and I am still astounded at what modern phone cameras can do. This photo looks like twilight but that wasn't the case, the night was completely dark and with no moonlight. The data says the camera was at ISO 1000 and 1/9 second.

In "Master & Commander", the book but not the film, Capt.Aubrey attacks Port Vendres in HMS Lively, sailing right into the harbor. That story was based on a real incident during the Napoleonic wars when the port was attacked by a notorious Scottish commander, Lord Thomas Cochrane. The author of the Aubrey books, Patrick O'Brian, lived most of his life in the next port north, Collioure.
It is quite amazing what phone cameras can do now. I do about half my shooting with my phone.
I really like the various rows of lights here.
January 16th, 2023  
Love the angle and glow of the lights.
January 16th, 2023  
Have you looked at the "Snapseed" app, available for both Iphone and Android
January 16th, 2023  
@bob65 It's on my to do list but need to clear the decks to make some time. I use the NIK programs on the PC and Snapseed was from the same developers.
January 16th, 2023  
@laroque I've not used it in anger, but plan to use it on my Chromebook when on my next long trip in the campervan. I can recommend "Smart phone smart photo editing" by Jo Bradford
January 16th, 2023  
Lovely capture and interesting information. I note Bob's comment on the snapseed app - it is good. I use it for making 'birthday photos' for friends and family. It's very easy for editing, framing and adding text.
January 17th, 2023  
Joli capture, moi toutes mes photos son prises avec mon téléphone portable .
January 17th, 2023  
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