civilized ku # 5261 / diptych # 233 (the new snapshot) ~ photographs in conversation

Wildwood boardwalk ~ Wildwood, NJ (embiggenable) • iPhone

chairs and water ~ Stone Harbor, NJ (embiggenable) • iPhone

diptychcahairswater is an addition to my photographs in conversation work. Click on conversations in the categories list below to see the rest of the pictures from the exhibition of the same name.

Whie this conversation is one in which I conversed with myself, the exhibition pictures were colaborations with other picture makers. That is, I sent pictures ( 1 each) to other collaborators who responded with a picture which created a conversation between the 2 pictures. It was a fun project. One which I would like to continue with again.

Anyone interested?

ku # 2001 / diptych # 231 / the new snapshot (polaroid) # 233-35 ~ out and about

Lake Champlain / Au Sable Point ~ (embiggenable) • iPhone

booths / Port Henry Diner ~ Port Henry, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

Champy ~ Port Henry, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

diner ~ Port Henry, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

booth~ Port Henry, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

booth~ Port Henry, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

Over on TOP, a bit of advice was suggested by Kenneth Tanaka:

If I could offer any bit of advice to Mark it would be to drop the 'iPhone Made' distinction .... Just take the photos and merge them into the crowd according to the moments or concepts that propelled them.

When I print my pictures-for gallery display, photo books or just for my walls-iPhone pictures and "real" camera pictures are not identified by picture making device of origin. In those cases, a picture is just a picture.

However, when it comes to my website / blog, I do distinguish the picture making device of origin for one primary reason. That is, I have become an iPhone picture making capability enthusiast /advocate to the point that I conduct occasional iPhone technique-to include on phone processing-workshops. I do so for just the pure enjoyment I get from passing on my experience to others who are able to benefit from it.

When I advertise workshop dates, I direct those who are interested to my website / blog in order that they might view the iPhone (or similar device) picture making capability. In this case the iPhone Made nomenclature serves a meaningful function.

FYI, All pictures in this entry were made with the iPhone. With exception of the Lake Champlain picture, all pictures were processed on the iPhone using Snapseed. After Snapseed processing, the Polariod pictures were created using the Instant app.

The Lake Champlain picture, because I consider it to be a "serious" picture, was Snapseed processed on the iPhone for only highlight capture and a very small amount of shadow lightening. The file was subsequently downloaded from my iCloud storage and the remainder of the processing was performed using PS and my "standard" "serious" picture processing workflow.

civilized ku # 5248 / diptych # 230 ~ by another other name

on Main Street  ~ Saratoga Springs, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

the "toy"  ~ Lake Placid, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

Went to Saratoga Springs yesterday to buy a new toy. Mission accomplished. Drove it home.

The "toy" is a 500C Abarth Turbo Cabrio. That means it has an Abarth tuned turbo 1.4L motor, manual transmission, Abarth tuned sport suspension / discs / calibers / wheels and tires, a sweet rorty exhaust note - all wrapped together under a powered fold-back soft top roof. Leather seats (heated) and lots of other accessories / electronics adorn the interior. All-in-all a finely tuned pocket rocket that's flat out fun, fun, fun.

BTW, some might call it a Fiat-although, the name does not appear anywhere on the car-but they do so with the risk of being stung by my pet scorpion.

civilized ku # 5244-45 / diptych # 226-29 ~ road tripping

road trip ~ (embiggenable) • µ4/3

pool from hotel room window ~ Rochester, NY - (embiggenable) • µ4/3

Kearney girls / diner ~ Rochester, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

PM / AM ~ Rochester, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

Annie's art / Annie + family - photo by me c.1978 ~ Elmira, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

griddle for world record pancake ~ Penn Yan, NY - (embiggenable) • iPhone

My 3 day road trip - >Rochester>Elmira>Penn Yan - was a fantastic success. Lunch in Rochester with the Kearney H.S. girls, in Elmira (NY Southern Tier) a day with a dinner with Annie (who unexpectedly and suddenly lost her husband 1 year ago) and a 4.5 hr lunch in Penn Yan (NY Finger Lakes Region) with Mike Johnston (of TOP fame fame). Each encounter was very enjoyable and interesting.

FYI, the hammer-blow-upside-my-head of the trip was the impact of standing in front of a toilet (in Annie's home) and being stunned by the picture on the wall in front of me. A picture I made over 40 years ago. Annie's husband, Murray, loved the picture so much, he placed it on the wall behind the toilet so he could view it every time he peed - a somewhat weird honor but an honor nevertheless.

Not nearly as stunning, but impressive nevertheless, was discovering the gigantic griddle used to make the then (1987) World Record Pancake - 28'1". The pancake was cooked before an estimated 5,000 people, and many of them helped eat the 28-foot buckwheat hotcake slathered in butter and maple syrup. Sorry I missed the event.

Re: my stated intention on this road trip to make pictures with my "real" cameras didn't pan out. I made a few such pictures but the iPhone sucked me in again.

civilized ku # 5160 / diptych # 226 ~ been there but can't go back again

Adirondack Garage ~ Old Forge, NY - in the Adirondack Park (embiggenable) • iPhone

my homemade Irish soda bread ~ (embiggenable) • iPhone

Back from yet another road trip. Made some pictures and will post same.

I also met (in my hotel bar) and spent the better part of 3 hours with a supporting-herself working photographer (local to the area I was visiting). It was a very enjoyable encounter but it did instigate a bit of sadness which resulted from the fact that she had never seen a camera like my Oly EP-5 (with optical viewfinder).

That fact was not sadness inducing in and of itself. Rather, it was the fact that she had probably never had the experieince - being 30 years old - of visiting a stand alone sole proprietor camera store. That is, a place where a customer can see, handle and converse about (with an informed sales person with whom one might build a long term professional relationship) a wide range of camera makes and models. And, if in fact she has never had that experience, chances are slim and none that she ever will.

And, no, a visit to B&H is not the same experience as visiting a small stand alone camera store. Taking away nothing from B&H's fantastic inventory and commitment to superior friendly customer service, one could hardly describe the experieince as intimate. It's more like walking about in Times Square - lots of hustle and bustle, congestion and noise.

And here's the interesting and joy inspiring moment (certainly for me and I think likewise) that resulted from this bit of my encounter with my new picture making acquaintance ... she was so enamored(?) with the Oly that she asked to hold it and then fiddle with it and then - after a very brief explanation of how to operate it - commence to making pictures (of me and my good friend) with it.

Exactly the kind of experience she might have had in a traditional "old timey" camera store.

civilized ku # 5148 / the new snapshot # 206 / diptych # 225 ~ sightseeing

7th Street bridge~ Pittsburgh, PA (embiggenable) • iPhone

Andy and I sitting on the couch ~ Warhol Museum / Pittsburgh, PA (embiggenable) • iPhone

Campbell Beef Noodle Soup ~ Warhol Museum / Pittsburgh, PA (embiggenable) • iPhone

Spent 7 days in Pittsburgh with a good friend showing him how much the city has changed since he was there last (25 years ago). Visited museums, dined in a variety of restaurants, went to a Pittsburgh Penguin hockey game and generally just moved around the city seeing stuff.

Made a lot of pictures, mostly with the iPhone.