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But all of that changed with the travel associated with the pinball and jukebox repair.\u00a0 I need to be able to check e-mail, traffic, add reminders to a to-do list, check appointments, and find myself when I get lost out in the plains of eastern Colorado.<\/p>\n
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I opted for an iPhone 5 because it is the lesser of two evils (the other being Android), when it comes to privacy controls.\u00a0 I don’t want or need some corporation watching over me or delivering ads to my screen.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Moss on an un-rolling stone.\u00a0 This photo is slightly out of focus.\u00a0 And there is a finger.<\/p><\/div>\n
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I went for a hike down Forsythe Canyon to test out the iPhone’s camera.\u00a0 I’ve been wanting a point-and-shoot option instead of lugging around 6 pounds of DSLR camera gear and lenses.\u00a0 I don’t expect the iPhone to replace my DSLR, but there are times I want to be traveling light.<\/p>\n
As a camera, it’s not very ergonomic.\u00a0 The lens is right at the edge of the case where you hold it.\u00a0 My fingers kept getting in the way.<\/p>\n
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With HDR. Sky and dirt in the background is better.<\/p><\/div>\n
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The camera comes with an HDR (High Dynamic Range) feature that takes multiple exposures and combines them. Based on the examples above, it seems to help with blown-out skies and highlights.\u00a0 This is a feature I wouldn’t mind having on my Canon.\u00a0 But that is pretty much the only feature the camera has.\u00a0 There are probably apps available that will give the camera more features.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Gross Reservoir reflecting the sky<\/p><\/div>\n
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As I hiked down the canyon to Gross Reservoir, I checked the built-in GPS.\u00a0 Since I didn’t have cell service, it wasn’t much use.\u00a0 It showed me where I was on a blank grid.\u00a0 When I returned home, I bought an app for $20 that would make it more like my Garmin GPS, a full-featured GPS geared towards hiking and biking.\u00a0 (See Gaia GPS<\/a>.)\u00a0 It will allow me to download maps for use when I don’t have cell service.\u00a0 My Garmin hasn’t worked well since it dropped from my backpack and cracked the screen several years ago.\u00a0 This will be a nice replacement if I can keep it from getting damaged.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gross Reservoir<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n We’ve had a lot of snow and rain recently. The creek in Forsythe Canyon (which I’m referring to as Forsythe Creek), was flowing at a high rate.\u00a0 There is a waterfall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Waterfall along Forsythe Creek<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n At the bottom of the waterfall was a 3-foot mound of bubbles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mound of bubbles (and another view of my finger)<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n There is naturally occurring foam in some creeks, but this had to be soap suds.\u00a0 Some individual bubbles were 6 inches in diameter.\u00a0 My guess:\u00a0There are about 100 homes in the Forsythe Canyon area. With the heavy rains after two years of drought, the rain water is rinsing the leach fields of septic systems.\u00a0 Think of how much detergent and soap is used in a hundred homes.<\/p>\n I have a cool video of the bubbles, but I’m not there yet with getting it uploaded and posted on my website.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mourning Cloak butterfly<\/p><\/div>\n I wasn’t impressed with the iPhone’s digital zoom.\u00a0 This Mourning Cloak butterfly has no detail.<\/p>\n I had my Canon DSLR camera with me as well.\u00a0 This final photo was taken with it.\u00a0 One of my favorite flowers.<\/p>\n Pasque Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I recently upgraded to a smartphone.\u00a0 I had been holding out because I couldn’t justify the need or the expense. When I am working from home, in engineering mode, I’m sitting in front of the computer all day.\u00a0 I’ve got … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>