I photographed this scene with my Sony bridge camera and also my iPhone, and the iPhone took a far better photo . . . it required virtually NO editing.
Such a perfect photo - makes me think it would be a great, but difficult jigsaw. Interesting that your phone produced a better image than the bridge camera.
Isn't that interesting. And we've often found the same thing - the kids iPhone built-in cameras take such good photos. Do you mind if I ask what makes a camera a bridge camera?
Just perfect Junko! I have been asking myself why I am carrying my heavy Canon 5D around when I have an image at number 8 on TT this week. Yes taken with my IPhone!
@dide -- I LOVE that you thought about this for making a jigsaw! Our family completed three 1000-piece puzzles over the holiday week, and my niece has said that I could be a puzzle photographer because I know what makes for an interesting puzzle picture. But then, she's the one who wanted a gradient puzzle, and worked on one that had no picture but a very subtle color gradation over 1000 pieces in the range of colors that make up turquoise -- yikes! I gave up on that one!
@dide@robz@gilbertwood@ghost13@mona65@pamknowler@quietpurplehaze@bella_ss@taffy@elkereturns@tokyobogue@tdaug80 -- many thanks for your supportive comments and generous favs! Last year, when the iPhone X came out, my husband generously got me that one because of its camera lenses (there are two). I now use my iPhone more than ever for photography, and have decided to give up my smaller point and shoots I used to keep in my purse when I didn't want to carry the big Canon SLR. What the two lenses does is to capture images like this one as an HDR automatically. So whereas my bridge camera blew out the clouds on the left because the sun was coming up on that side, the iPhone made an automatic, one-image HDR. As you know, once blown out, there's no way to bring anything back into those white patches. I also find that my iPhone takes better images when very dark or dealing with differing exposures because of this automatic HDR feature. The images look natural, and I don't have to do any fiddling to combine three images on my camera that take up a lot of space, and one for which I have to plan to make an HDR before I shoot.
@robz -- a bridge camera in my case is my Sony that has a fixed lens that goes the huge range of 24 - 600. I bought it when I was having shoulder problems (I had a bicycling accident when I was thrown off my bike when a car hit me from behind and I broke two bones) and when I was having to take cortisone shots in my shoulder and go to PT regularly, I couldn't justify carrying my HDR on a travel photography class. My teachers suggested selling some of my less-used SLR lenses and older camera to buy this one-camera-has-it-all bridge camera, and I like it for its convenience and ease of use. However, I still love my DSLR more for its ultimate photo quality and it's just much more fun to use. But on a family holiday trip, it makes much more sense to take the one bridge camera than a backpack full of lenses and a heavy camera. Nobody who's not a photographer wants to wait on a hike while you fiddle around with your equipment!
It makes me laugh so much when my iPhone does a better job than my SLR! But sometimes it just does. This is a super duper reflectiony thing (I am good with words today, can you tell!?) I literally just turned my head up the other way to see how it looked upside down. Just as good! Loving it.
It is a great shot. I would love to be able to take such photos with an iPhone (which I do not have) but have a problem with touch screens. I forogot to take my camera out one time recently so my husband lent me his phone. And in about 3 mins I took 72 shots, several each attempt! So I think I have to stick with my camera....
i love shots like this -- boats, reflections, beautiful skies. i used to take them a lot but the lake and the marina is not so accessible for me anymore but i should go to my old haunt and...oh, i can't it's winter! but i have to say "aces!" to this shot.
Love the shot. Boat and reflection on the left had side reminds me of the first picture someone bought a copy of. Victoria BC, gray foggy day (late november) with the single boat and reflection, poster size.
I always find it disconcerting when that happens and mine is a compact camera. It is a wonderful colourful winter shot. I was really interested to read your long answers regarding bridge cameras and phone cameras above.
@casablanca and @merrelyn -- I did think about making it perfectly mirrored by putting the horizon line in the middle. Then I thought reality should be bigger. But ultimately, I decided that reflection being bigger than reality appealed to my sensibility of the moment.
@quietpurplehaze -- I understand how you feel about touch screen -- I used to NOT use my phone camera except for documentation until only recently. I'm always surprised when a photo on my phone turns out, as this one did, not needing editing. I must start taking my phone more seriously.
@henrir -- your comment is so sweet it humbled into wanting to do better.
The shot is wonderful Jane, so sharp and so much to see, the reflections are amazing. Very interesting about the iPhone camera too. A close friend has an iPhone X and sings its praises in the photo department. I have a 7+ and it's pretty good, but not this good. Incredible how good phone cameras are now.
@ludwigsdiana -- I've never been sailing before -- only photographed sailboats!
@Eudora - @jamibann@summerfield @koalagardens@rosiekind@helenhall -- THANK YOU ALL for your kind comments, favs, and for taking the time to read my long self-post about bridge cameras and phone cameras and such in response to an earlier query. Your support keeps me coming back to 365 even when I have periods of being absent.
@bella_ss@leonbuys83@777margo@golftragic@happypat -- Thank you all for your comments and favs and your supportive response. You make me want to go out and find more clouds and reflections! But alas, I am back in Chicago.
I was shooting a ship against the sunset last night (photos to be posted soon) and I've got all of my expensive DSLR equipment, tripod, lens hood, etc., and I'm looking at all of these other people shooting the same scene with their iPhones and it was kind of frustrating to see the great images these people were capturing as I was trying to balance ISO, aperture, and lens speed settings, and failing to get what I really wanted. So, yeah, I know what you mean.
Great reflection! Some cell phones have pretty good cameras now a days... My cell phone consistently outperforming my D60 is what caused me to look into an upgrade.
Hi again Junko - thanks for all of that info - it was very eye opening - especially the info about why the iPhones take such good photos. Fascinating stuff! You sound like you (and we!) are very lucky to still be with us - cyclists rarely win in accidents with cars. Thank goodness for your recovery and for the beautiful photos that you still produce. Cheers Rob
Lovely image - I use my phone most of the time now as so easy to carry around. I also have neck pain from old car accident if carry DSLR around for too long.
@domenicododaro -- if I only knew how to have more fun photographing with my iPhone, I might use it even more. Right now I use it as a point and shoot but because it thinks FOR me, the lighting and color turn out great. @jgpittenger -- I'm still enjoying my Sony overall. I'm sorry it doesn't work well for bird photography but it worked well as my one-camera-does-most-well family holiday camera. All my Seattle photos I've posted were taken on it -- except this one on the iPhone. @sstcowan -- thank you for noting the composition! @stray_shooter -- right? So I'm still thinking that if we use our knowledge and take our time and have good equipment, the fun of photography still turns out the best quality. But seriously, for quick and efficient? @teriyakih@lyndamcg I wonder what the next generations of phone cameras will become?? @robz -- thanks, I feel lucky. I have broken seven bones in my adult life!
@vankrey -- I know the yarn store -- not far from where you come off the ferry. We ate at a creperie nearby. Good walks near Gazam Lake, and our main motivation was the Japanese American wall and the history museum. Fascinating. Did you go there?
There is a time and place for all cameras. I like to have options so I am in favor of cell phone cameras as part of my arsenal.
This is a most gorgeous image, it just sings. Fav.
@robz -- a bridge camera in my case is my Sony that has a fixed lens that goes the huge range of 24 - 600. I bought it when I was having shoulder problems (I had a bicycling accident when I was thrown off my bike when a car hit me from behind and I broke two bones) and when I was having to take cortisone shots in my shoulder and go to PT regularly, I couldn't justify carrying my HDR on a travel photography class. My teachers suggested selling some of my less-used SLR lenses and older camera to buy this one-camera-has-it-all bridge camera, and I like it for its convenience and ease of use. However, I still love my DSLR more for its ultimate photo quality and it's just much more fun to use. But on a family holiday trip, it makes much more sense to take the one bridge camera than a backpack full of lenses and a heavy camera. Nobody who's not a photographer wants to wait on a hike while you fiddle around with your equipment!
It is a great shot. I would love to be able to take such photos with an iPhone (which I do not have) but have a problem with touch screens. I forogot to take my camera out one time recently so my husband lent me his phone. And in about 3 mins I took 72 shots, several each attempt! So I think I have to stick with my camera....
Again Great shot.
@quietpurplehaze -- I understand how you feel about touch screen -- I used to NOT use my phone camera except for documentation until only recently. I'm always surprised when a photo on my phone turns out, as this one did, not needing editing. I must start taking my phone more seriously.
@henrir -- your comment is so sweet it humbled into wanting to do better.
@Eudora - @jamibann @summerfield
@koalagardens @rosiekind @helenhall -- THANK YOU ALL for your kind comments, favs, and for taking the time to read my long self-post about bridge cameras and phone cameras and such in response to an earlier query. Your support keeps me coming back to 365 even when I have periods of being absent.
@jgpittenger -- I'm still enjoying my Sony overall. I'm sorry it doesn't work well for bird photography but it worked well as my one-camera-does-most-well family holiday camera. All my Seattle photos I've posted were taken on it -- except this one on the iPhone.
@sstcowan -- thank you for noting the composition!
@stray_shooter -- right? So I'm still thinking that if we use our knowledge and take our time and have good equipment, the fun of photography still turns out the best quality. But seriously, for quick and efficient?
@teriyakih @lyndamcg I wonder what the next generations of phone cameras will become??
@robz -- thanks, I feel lucky. I have broken seven bones in my adult life!
This is a most gorgeous image, it just sings. Fav.