TiltShiftGen: MonoPhix

Went to Longwood yesterday and in the afternoon, after lunch, I went back to the conservatory to make some iPhone images with the idea of processing them with TiltShiftGen~ the selective focus app. Actually I felt better about the  images I made with the iPhone than I did with the "big" camera.

When I returned home I worked on a couple images and applied the selective focus areas. Then I got caught up watching the amazing images from Japan: an unimaginable disaster and tragedy...So I did not finish them off. Today was a terrific day, I spent the day attending the John Barclay~Tony Sweet seminar, at Goucher College, sponsored by the Baltimore Camera Club.
When I got home tonight I finished these off in Crop'n'Frame for the borders and signature. The opening image was made using the app Diptic, to arrange the images.

Bonjour..

Well it was another Thursday night and I met Carolyn and her daughter Stephannie at Bonjour in Mt. Washington for a delightful crepe dinner of smoked salmon, and a complimentary glass of wine. Oh and a strawberry crepe for dessert! Bonjour is just yummy! Its a good thing maybe I didn't discover until now....I took home a sticky bun, and I have to say it was the best!The desserts displayed are just over the top beautiful to look at through the display case.

I was showing Stephanie how to use the iPhone camera and made a few shots while sitting at the table of a wine glass and processed it in Bad Camera.

It rained like crazy all night last night and all day today and when I left Bonjour I drove past the street where camera club normally meets on Thursday night, but it was blocked off due to flooding..so no camera club tonight...

I was working all day today on my presentation on iPhoneography for Penn Camera and played around with TiltShiftGen...checking out it's functionality and options for creativity. The camera takes a straight shot then asks you if you want to use it. If you confirm yes, then a group of adjustment sliders appear where you can adjust, focus points and out of focus areas, blur amount and location, vignette, color sat, brightness and contrast.
I like it very much and find you can get somewhat of a Lensbaby look from it. The shot here is of an antique doll in my den...a willing subject. ; - ) Notice the areas of sharpness on her face and then the blur around the face....as a result of the settings I chose in TiltShiftGen.