October 2015 - 10,001 DP

October 2015 - Days Photographed to date: 152

Welcome to October - some are good, some are really good, some are just snapshots of my day. Photo of the Month is a black and white picture, just a different take on a nice fall day.

Which ones do you like?

Link to Flickr Album to see all of the individual pictures. There are viewing controls in the upper right hand corner that you can use to see a slide show.

or

Link to Slide Show (YouTube)

Summary and photo of the month are below.

October 2015 Daily Best

Photo of the Month: October 17, 2015
Fall Colors in Black and White

To Edit, or not To Edit?

That is the Question.

What do you think? Does editing improve the Picture? Check the edited and the original picture below.

Edited - Cropped, Vignette, Black and White

Original

Shooting with what?

So far, all photos have been taken with a iPhone 6 Plus and any editing has been with onboard editors.

Favorite phone apps:

• Camera +: All around nice camera app with full manual or auto capabilities. Nice selection of filters and editing capability.
• CameraPro: Similar to Camera + but I have not got the hang of it. I think Camera+ is easier and human centric. Nice set of filters and editing tools - additional filters can be purchased.
• Camera: Best camera to use if in a hurry, seems to focus and take pictures faster. Easy to use, good burst mode, and can take panorama photos. Filters are minimal.

Favorite photo editor.

• Camera+ or CameraPro: They seem to do a good enough job for the level of photo delivery I am aiming at.
• Google Snapseed and Adobe Photoshop Express:  They offer advanced photo editing options. However, if I want to really get into photo editing, I will probably just transfer the photo to my personal computer where there is a little more screen real estate and additional tools.

There are a plethora of camera, editing, and artistic apps out there. The above are my goto apps at this time, but try a variety, find a few you like, stick with them, and take photographs. A least one a day!

Red Week - September 27 to October 3

I can see as time goes on that photo opportunities may come around less and less. This could be because I have traversed the same ground time and time again and have already photographed it to death, it could be weather related and I just don't get out, it could be just running out of ideas and need a new spark, and there are plenty of other 'excuses'.

There are a large variety of web sites and blogs offering photo tips and ideas to keep the spark alive. One of these mentioned having a 'Red Week'; every day, photograph something that is red.

Refer to Blog: Red Week Challenge

Flickr Album: Red Week Challenge

Here is what I came up with, all images have the color red in them:

Blood Moon

Light'er Up

Old Glory

Red Cross

Rock Chalk

Red Oxide

Red Stripe