Smart Phones... dang good cameras!

I remember when smart phone came out with their cheesy little cameras , really not good for much. Those days are long gone. The camera systems they build into smart phones are incredible now. Even my older Samsung galaxy S5 comes takes some pretty good shots... Its got a 16MP camera built into it! That kind of imaging size is actually bigger than the Pentax K20D I use to post many of my pics here. Granted you don't have the interchangeable lens but still. You can really do some seriously nice work. And its easy and fun. No bag of gear, no extra cost, many imaging apps are available to customize pics in your phone..

Thought I would start a thread just for smart phones and tablets... Post some pics, what can you do with yours?

al

snowstorm out the back door today....

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Of Course you can't forget our furry friends


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Great idea for a thread Al, a lot of people don't realize how good these phone cameras have gotten in the last 10 years. Here is a totally random colleciton of phone shots. I can't say I'm very artsy with the phone, but it works.

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Don't forget about phone's ability of panoramas!
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They look pretty good to me Matt! I like the baseball field and rainbow shot alot there!

A few random pics from my cell phone. Only cropped slightly so they would be upright when attached.

My cousin and her daughter
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Museum Mammoth Display in Victoria, Vancour Island
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Sunset over Lake Whippoorwill
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Lake Eola at Christmas time.

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Lake Eola at Christmas time.

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Pat where was that taken? Where is Lake Eola? A city scape on a Lake Shore at night. Thats magic.
AL

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Pat where was that taken? Where is Lake Eola? A city scape on a Lake Shore at night. Thats magic.
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Downtown Orlando Al. My sister was in town and I took her to see the Christmas decorations at night. It was really cool. :)
Pat

I will often use my phone to pano places I'm shooting.
Great Falls Va., Bosque del Apache NM., Sunflowers, MD..

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Love that last one Stan! Phones are so good for Panos.

MGM Maryland.

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Random Note9 Pics in my photo gallery. No PP, SOOC:

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1967/...9eee544d_b.jpg20180923_183908 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1976/...05cc5229_b.jpg20180922_161652 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1956/...7c2a92b9_b.jpg20180924_214646 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1926/...bc050057_b.jpg20180922_161612 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1954/...fe361699_b.jpg20180921_163342 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1948/...73c125e3_b.jpg20180921_163543 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1978/...c38abd14_b.jpg20180918_125802 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1968/...b12cd048_b.jpg20180908_143457 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1913/...a4198880_b.jpg20180915_095951 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1906/...28b8e56a_b.jpg20180908_143216 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1927/...f447495d_b.jpg20180911_095133 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr
Had to try it in an aquarium settings lol.

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1902/...1177406d_b.jpg20180908_140724 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1974/...4a004d0a_b.jpg20180901_062824 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1904/...64a7742c_b.jpg20180901_111927 by Ricardo Vasquez, on Flickr

I am very satisfied with this camera. The super slow motion feature is super fun to play with. 960fps in your pocket! Selective focus, pretty powerful PP options if you want and a laundry list of other stuff. Still putting it through its paces but so far so good.

Love the image Ricardo but really love the one of you and your kids...that one is special!!
Pat

love being able to control exposure and ISO on the newer smart phones. It makes it easier to get all the colors and not wash out light colors.

I don't like the fact that with my phone 8x12 is about as big as I can print to have it turn out nicely.

I also like the fact that I can get closer to the subject with the cell phone than I can with a DSLR without using extension tubes.