Sometimes, living in the San Fernando Valley isn't so bad. Not when I look up in the sky and see gorgeous colors like this.
Big picture vs. detail
I love chasing light while walking around my neighborhood with my camera and my iPhone. Yes I look like the crazy camera woman cruising around the neighborhood with multiple cameras, but sometimes just using the camera in my iPhone just doesn't match my vision.
I was drawn this this purple Gladiola flower, and started off by taking an overall image of the flower. I used my iPhone for the image below (no filter, this is straight out of the camera):
And this is the image I posted on my Instagram (using the X-Pro II filter):
But as I love the details of flowers and petals, I had to get in closer to make a macro image. This is the result (edited in Lightroom 4):
Which do you like- the big, overall flower pictures straight out of the iPhone and on Instagram or the detailed macro? Why? Let me know In the comments below.
Online galleries and thoughts
Currently, I am checking out Zenfolio for my gallery needs. I have dappled in this site to host some galleries for my Fine Art, Fine Art-Flora and Travel photography such as the image above. I'm interested in your thoughts on going to an outside site to see more of my work.
Please leave your thoughts in the comments section!
Thanks for stopping by!