iPhone photography – Page 31

Today’s photo

4 December 2021 / Photography, Red / iPhone camera apps, iPhone photography, photography, Photos 2021, red, square

Silver tone red rose — Silvertone red rose

Rain on the shed

27 November 2021 / Photography / black and white, composition, iPhone camera apps, iPhone photography, John Hedgecoe, photography, Photos 2021, silvertone, The Shed

There is no chance today to get out for a walk – I have collected some twigs and sticks, dried them out and was going to test my twig stove with them today, soot, smoke everything. But there is too much rain.

I have been reading a John Hedgecoe photography book, all film no digital it is that old, but it is still relevant, just looking at his photos helps with mine.

I wanted to expand my black and white techniques and manipulating contrast. Here is one of the results.

Rain on a shed wall Silverstone image — Silvertone rather than straight B&W with increased contrast to bringing out the rain drops.

The Silverstone comes from an iOS camera app filter.

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Walking today

26 November 2021 / Walking / black and white, coffee, food, iPhone photography, Kirkby Green, lightweight walking, Lincolnshire, outdoor gear, photography, Photos 2021, walking

The route I took today was out near Kirkby Green.

I found a spot out of the wind – after the rain stopped – for lunch. Tinned mushroom soup, buttered sourdough bread and coffee. The smoke was because I used some hexamine solid fuel tablets to heat the soup and water, but once I used them I remembered why they we still in my fuel box several years after I had bought them.

Compared to the Fire Dragon gel fuel the hexamine tablets gave off pungent fumes and left a sooty residue on the mugs and stove. OK for a standby, lasts forever, fuel but not for everyday use anymore. The British Army used it for years and the first outdoors stove I bought when I was at school, from the military surplus department in Millers of Grays, was an army folding cooker which included eight large blocks of hexamine.

Hiking haversack load out — Hiking haversack load – including a lightweight poncho

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Last day of my leave

22 November 2021 / Walking / coffee, iPhone photography, lightweight gear, lightweight walking, Lincolnshire, outdoor gear, photography, Photos 2021, River Slea, Sleaford, walking

Although I had to work yesterday and this morning – today is officially my last day off.

I thought a walk along the disused Sleaford Canal and coffee in the autumn sun was a good plan for the day.

One useful bit of kit I do not mention is the fold-up stool. The steel and canvas construction is strong and it comes with a canvas sleeve that makes it easier to pack. It is heavier than an aluminium equivalent but this stool is more compact and stronger.

Having a comfortable seat for my breaks, easily makes up for the extra weight carried.