Critique 2019 Octoberfest - Commodorefirst (Wade) - Hardcore - 2018 ipad 6 at widest setting - October 31, finis, or as I say as a musician Fine.

[Commodorefirst]

Crazy I am. Traveling will be. Star Wars recently watched I have.

Ok enough of that.... As stated traveling a lot, will have my ipad for ease of uploading, no camera gear on these trips, so I decided to participate this year using my 6 gen ipad 2018 model. Usually I travel so much I have never participated, well solution found, I always have my ipad.

 

[Gordo]

Hi Wade - welcome! This will interesting to watch, phone/ tablets cams have come a long way from the early days.

 

[Commodorefirst]

Oct 1

Ok, first image, early am, at a local Dr.’s Office, it just was there for the taking. And is this cheating or allowed sharing both color and b&w version?

Love the symmetry of the windows.

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Post work with built in iPad software. 7:30 am

 

[LyndeeLoo]

The symmetry is great, Wade, and I think I'm partial to the black and white image as, to me, it gives a nice strong contrast. Happy Oktoberfest!

 

[Palouse]

A cathedral to good health!

 

[Kry27]

Certainly cheating, you got to decide. You can post any version as long as it's the b&w.

 

[acnomad]

Strange is this panel-like object you call a camera. Yet, a wonderful image have you caught with it. Strong is the force in this one.

 

[Chris101]

Do you hand hold or use some sort of support? I look at photographing with an iPad similarly as I would to using an 8x10 view camera. The black and white is ok, but unlike reds and greens, blue and deeper blue sing for me!

 

[Gordo]

This is going to be fun - I haven't really paid attention to photos from tablets. Cool tool to have when traveling.

Of the two, I'd prefer the color.

 

[Commodorefirst]

Do you hand hold or use some sort of support? I look at photographing with an iPad similarly as I would to using an 8x10 view camera. The black and white is ok, but unlike reds and greens, blue and deeper blue sing for me!

Hand hold all the way. I have a cover that gets in the way and flops around.

 

[les_au]

i like the black and white version, interesting choice of gear

 

[Commodorefirst]

i like the black and white version, interesting choice of gear

Well, I have plenty of gear, but traveling a lot this month, so the iPad will ease the daily uploads, but I will for sure miss the dof abilities of my primes and wide aperture lenses.

 

[Palouse]

Well, I have plenty of gear, but traveling a lot this month, so the iPad will ease the daily uploads, but I will for sure miss the dof abilities of my primes and wide aperture lenses.

When you get home your old gear will be sooooooo welcome.

 

[Commodorefirst]

Here are some threads with iPad photos from Summer and last Winter travels. For those curious about iPad images I have taken prior to this challenge.
https://www.nikoncafe.com/threads/wisconsin-kickapoo-river-valley-and-driftless-area.317801/

https://www.nikoncafe.com/threads/feels-weird.314041/

Now, day 2.... hmmm....

 

[Commodorefirst]

Ok, was traveling around St. Louis, and then three hours on the road to our home down in Southeast Mo. I remembered that the Bollinger Mill state historic site is nearby, and while I have imaged it many times with good gear I gave it a whirl with the iPad. Sheesh, even wide angle is not wide enough, so I opted for a shot above the porch much like my doctors office yesterday, and no, this is not a theme. Backing up was not an option, so here is a wide angle vertical with the iPad. A B&W conversion is here in the bucket area, I like the color tones of the bricks in color: https://www.nikoncafe.com/threads/2019-octoberfest-bucket.318680/#post-4046000

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[Palouse]

Nice, even with the keystoning that is quite the façade. They certainly don't make and lay bricks like that anymore.

 

[acnomad]

no, this is not a theme. Backing up was not an option, so here is a wide angle vertical with the iPad.

Theme or not, I once again like the symmetry and contrast in your composition.

 

[Chris101]

It may not be a theme, but the composition of your first two shots surely suggests that you are up against a goliath image. I like it!

I think the words said The C????? Milling Company?

 

[Commodorefirst]

It may not be a theme, but the composition of your first two shots surely suggests that you are up against a goliath image. I like it!

I think the words said The C????? Milling Company?

I don’t recall, inside the building is a gift shop and area that talks about the mill, and history of the building. Update: Ahhh, Cape County milling, https://mostateparks.com/page/54947/general-information

 

[djh63]

I'm really impressed with the first couple of images Wade. Photography is, after all, much more about imagination and ideas than it is about gear.
Although I am normally very much a black and white guy, I strongly prefer the colour version of your first picture - the sky, the glass and the stonework all work wonderfully together. It is just screaming out for a cloud reflected in that glass!
Number 2 is another good effort. The limitations of shooting a fixed focal length, huh?!
Looking forward to seeing more.