Too much eye colour, I put my iris into some mono pictures and so now ob...

Too much eye colour, I put my iris into some mono pictures and so now obviously I have gone too far with the process

There is a film file with 15 of these loch side portraits without the coloured eyes. After initially setting my iris from the original colour pictures into 7 of the mono versions I should have stopped having gained all the information required. The original pictures are taken with the selfie camera and in processing they have been resized to that of the front camera. From 2880 x 3840p they have been enlarged to 3060 x 4080p. Yet dpi is down from 96dpi to 72dpi. The quick cut original colour iris of the eyes with a touch of brightness is not very fitting to a calm portrait, but it does show the edge of detail and the strength of separation in contrast and definition. If the pictures were from either a better lit scene, or from a better resolution lens and camera then the iris would be easier to select and better to view. By using the small iris as the target in the pictures the quality of the image is shown when a viewer enlarges the image to look just how well fitting the coloured iris appears in the images. Overall for a selfie camera on a phone the selective colour on the portraits is very good indeed.

Loch Ness quick self portraits taken in between experiencing the wonders available in, on and around this iconic location. The location chosen here was the near anonymous car scene, rather than the amazing beauty and of course the changeable wonderful views available just beyond the confines of the near anonymous vehicle. Of course we saw the monster(s) and they were very friendly and also maybe most importantly there was no ‘chompy chomp chomp’ whilst in the loch. They requested no pictures please at this time as they were scale moulting for their Winter Sheen coat, so instead you have images of the monstrous elusive me. My eyes as pictured have been edited in Adobe Lightroom both ‘Sclera’ and then ‘Iris and Pupil’ functions were jiggered with. There are 15 portraits in total in the film version, I will not load them all as JPEG files, rather a I will just share a couple of examples. The tests mentioned are to jog my memory of settings and functions and to learn how best to record a scene for my digital memories that are my proposed ‘ones and zeros’ for future viewing happiness. Tech can be kind and emotionally supportive as we all finding out, it can also fail drastically.

© PHH Sykes 2024
phhsykes@gmail.com

Meanwhile momentarily meandering if that is at all personally pose possi...

Meanwhile momentarily meandering if that is at all personally pose possible

Loch Ness quick self portraits taken in between experiencing the wonders available in, on and around this iconic location. The location chosen here was the near anonymous car scene, rather than the amazing beauty and of course the changeable wonderful views available just beyond the confines of the near anonymous vehicle. Of course we saw the monster(s) and they were very friendly and also maybe most importantly there was no ‘chompy chomp chomp’ whilst in the loch. They requested no pictures please at this time as they were scale moulting for their Winter Sheen coat, so instead you have images of the monstrous elusive me. My eyes as pictured have been edited in Adobe Lightroom both ‘Sclera’ and then ‘Iris and Pupil’ functions were jiggered with. There are 15 portraits in total in the film version, I will not load them all as JPEG files, rather a I will just share a couple of examples. The tests mentioned are to jog my memory of settings and functions and to learn how best to record a scene for my digital memories that are my proposed ‘ones and zeros’ for future viewing happiness. Tech can be kind and emotionally supportive as we all finding out, it can also fail drastically.

© PHH Sykes 2024

phhsykes@gmail.com

Panorama by Panning Shot video movie file versus still image mp4 v JPEG...

Panorama by Panning Shot video movie file versus still image mp4 v. JPEG also ‘Option 4.’

Let me first of all mention low light conditions, that being said I should introduce this as the third part of my, “How best to record a place by mobile phone?” The first part consisted of three images made using the Panorama function. The second section consisted of 7 images made in Photoshop from JPEG image file off the phone.

Option 1.

The Panorama files looked superb, when enlarged they appeared to be made up of small parts to convey light and shape in the image, a look that could appear very well in certain circumstances.

Option 2.

The original JPEG image files off the phone looked sharp and more photographic than the Panorama function created files which looked very painterly. The Photoshop Panoramas were superior photographic files, but they were created with monthly fees to Adobe for both Lightroom and Photoshop Cloud.

Option 3.

These video files are three quick representations of the scene and show the climatic condition and more of the scene in great photographic detail. To many this could be the best solution to record something of the moment that best displays that moment.

Option 4.

Finally if you have recorded and edited the above three options you can make ‘Option 4.’ which is a combination of the above three edited into a video file and if you wish you can share that files to the places that you prefer.

If you have read this far and seen the film footage you maybe wondering when I am going to mention Tilting? Only here in the description am I mentioning that Tilting and Panning gives a film file a massive advantage for recording the scene. There could also be a question of why no Landscape Format Footage in Letter Box Settings? Again the test I am looking at is limited and the Letter Box to fit say 16.9 ratio and many screens currently in use would be superb and it is ‘Option 5.’ which of course demands another visit and a complete remake of all footage with suitable breakfast loch side wearing and including my cherished ‘Pictish Trousers’. The breakfast footage is the backdrop to the still images, this footage includes the hopefully cheery, “Hello,” just before the film files play with their backdrop being a stretched version of themselves, unfortunately their focus is superb on the close shore and that gets stretched out of view.

The text below was written to accompany both, ‘Options 1.’ and ‘Options 2.’

The constant movement on the Loch helped generate the changes that direct sunlight and cloud also shape moving around the vast body of water and over and through the stunning scenic valley. The changes bring thousands of views worthy of pictures and of grand panoramas. Here I was trying out the Panorama function on my phone and also taking individual pictures to stitch into panoramas in Photoshop. I would have taken some pictures of myself at the loch side, but no panorama neither phone function, nor individually stitched could have captured my smile.

If you look briefly at either set of panorama they make for a good quick look. If you zoom in on 3 phone made panoramas you will see that the details are rendering as if with heavy oils and either a dabbing technique with a brush, or by using a palette knife. The individual pictures retain a lot more photographic detail. For all sorts of the reasons the two effects could each be considered perfect for different purposes. For me there was a quick test and now there are some results that I enjoy as they are great memory revivers. Just a few glances at the wider pictures brings back the open wonders of the landscape and it also starts a process of me remembering some of the fine details including loch side breakfast and star gazing. Thinking of Highland Hobbit Life has me generating a glow that is awe-mazing, yes amazing and somehow even more than amazing.

© PHH Sykes 2024

phhsykes@gmail.com