Tag: Outdoors
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iPhone Journey – Day 39

We interrupt this iPhone Journey with a Nikon photo of my first sighting of a golden-crowned kinglet. We were out walking with the iPhone and Nikon hoping for a warbler sighting, but was very happy to meet this little songbird. iPhone App: Snapseed Movie of the Day: Reptile Steps: 10,183
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iPhone Journey – Day 31

A surprising result after the first month of this iPhone Journey is that the journey has transitioned from being about the camera to the absolute enjoyment of coffee and walking. “Walking, ideally, is a state in which the mind, the body, and the world are aligned, as though they were three characters finally in conversation…
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iPhone Journey – Day 30

It felt like summer the last few days with temperatures in the 80s, but things are about to quickly change. This weekend we will have highs in the fifties and lows in the thirties and our year-round swan residents will soon have the lake to themselves as the boats and docks begin disappearing from the…
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iPhone Journey – Day 27

I’m not sure exactly how many days it takes to break a habit, but I can hear my Nikon calling my name from the camera bag. While the iPhone easily captured these sandhill cranes trespassing while I was driving on the back roads of Michigan, I think the Nikon is going to be required to…
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iPhone Journey – Day 26 – Silent Sunday

iPhone App: Snapseed and Hipstamatic Coffee of the Day: Starbucks Chai Tea Latte w/ pumpkin cream and 2 shots (Using up my gift card – sometimes I can convince myself it’s a free coffee, even though I’m the one that adds extra money periodically). Steps: 7,466
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iPhone Journey – Day 24

We have a new category, appointment iPhone photography and walking. After driving my mom to her dentist appointment, I was able to get in many of my daily steps and iPhone shot of the day by the time she was finished. After a night of rain, the rose bush next to the building and parking…
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iPhone Journey – Day 23

One of the things I’ve been noticing during these twenty-three days is an increased awareness of everything around me compared to the days with the Nikon. Even with carrying both cameras back then, there was often a feeling of outings looking for shots compared to things catching me by surprise hourly during this iPhone journey.…
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iPhone Journey – Day 20

This is an image that most often would be accompanied by words conveying the silence and solitude I love during morning walks, but on this occasion the delightful soundtrack was the echo of children’s laughter from a distant playground mixed with parents cheering along the soccer field. A new park and vibe for a new…

