Adios weekend.. I hardly knew ya..

Goodbye weekend... until we meet again. The last couple of days I spent much of the time asleep, and it felt great! But all that sleeping didn't allow much time for shooting. So tonight it's an iPhone pick: late afternoon sun hitting Rabbobank Arena across from the Kern County Admin Building. Now, back to sleep--see you Monday!

Photo play.

Today was a day for play. Inspired by some goth-influenced photos (more on why will be revealed in a later post), I found myself revisiting the photo shown above. (See original post here.) I wanted to process it differently--with more of a spooky vibe--and that great, creepy tree was perfect for what I had in mind.

Another reason for play: An interestingly marked apple. I seem to be creating a collection of iPhone apple photos (hmmm...) taken at work.

What a wonderful food for art--and snacking!

This last one is for my friend Paul. I call it "AppleNoise."

AppleNoise

Alternate view of The Huntington

Yesterday I also shot some different views of The Huntington with my iPhone. Here's an alternate take on the great library, museum, and gallery.

View from inside the library looking outside

Vintage lightbulb collection inside one of the science rooms

An amazing wall of color and light upon which to feast the eyes

Every castle needs a fairy tale

Collection of Bukowski novels on sale in the bookstore

Delicious fresh-from-the-grill burger and early Valentine's treat

 P.S. Hope you've had a happy day, filled with love--Happy Valentine's Day! See you tomorrow!

Making do with what's in hand.

A little discouraged that I haven't had time to go out and make "real" pictures, today I decided to stop whining and use what was on hand. Or in hand, rather. That would be my iPhone. So here are a few shots, edited with the Adobe Photoshop Express app, of some things that I found interesting on this lovely Wednesday.

Above is another shot of one of the Recorder's Office cabbages (see post from Jan. 2nd). The light was simply spectacular, so I had to capture it.            

                                      

I also found a mossy "runway" and an asymmetrically fallen branch.

Later, my afternoon snack posed for a final portrait.

Also today I was able to steal a few moments on-line to check out some other photography blogs and store up some inspiration. I'm looking forward to trying out some new ideas soon!

Pocketbooth

My new toy, the Pocketbooth app for iPhone has been amusing me tonight, so I thought I'd share:

As you can see, Pocketbooth is an app that mimics old-time photo booths and creates strips of four photos. Lots of fun, though the shots automatically snap less than two seconds apart--sometimes not long enough to position the next shot--and there's also no option for color, or a choice of three shots instead of four. But for $.99 I'm really not complaining.  Anyway, these are just a few precious pieces of my life--Phillip, home, LOVE, and my job.

Tomorrow I'm going on a serious photo hunt, so I will bring back fresh pictures! See you then!

P.S. Above portions are crossed through because... I am a dork. Thanks to a helpful tip from "Anonymous" (see comments), I was able to open my eyes enough to find the settings button in Pocketbooth! Through the settings I have actually been able to set options such as strip size (3 or 4 poses), photo effect (antique, black and white, color, or sepia), time between shots, border color, and even paper stock (matte or glossy).
Way cool.