While relaxing at the hotel pool my daughter just tried if an iPhone can swim… Surprisingly my phone survived (just sending from my phone right now). Yes, also holidays can be stressing… and my phone stays at the room for the rest of the week…
Just found another cool iPhone App: Peak Finder (Alps). It provides you realtime information on the mountains surrounding you. As an example, here a photo I took last year in the Swiss Alps:
And here the result from Peak Finder, when I enter the exact same viewpoint:
Just in case you thought/looked after the same: The new iPhone, with its quite acceptable photo capabilities but in particular for its HD video quality just scream for an option to get mounted on a tripod. This will make the video look much more pro than the usual shaky handled motion.
First I thought to DIY, but then I found this mount for only 10USD:
Very simple but very effective. You just slip the iPhone (3 or 4) in and you’re ready to screw it on almost any mini or maxi tripod.
For even greater versatility I use it with a GorillaPod that stands, hangs, grips almost everywhere…
NB: No, I’m not paid by them, and no, my main camera gear is still Canon 
With iOS 4.1 Apple implemented a HDR (high dynamic range) function for the built in camera of the iPhone 4.
Cameras have much more restricted capabilities to cover differences in light than the human eye.
To overcome these limitations HDR means to take several exposures of the same subject. Each exposure is taken at the same aperture but at a different speed. Apple is using 1 underexposed image, 1 normally exposed image and 1 overexposed image. Right after the shot these 3 images are combined to 1 single photo. This image now shows a much higher dynamic range as the standard image you would obtain. Look at some test shots here, comparing normal to HDR:
Normal:
HDR:
Normal:
HDR:
Posted from Bogis-Bossey, Vaud, Switzerland.
…. and from my iPad too….
