Another Weekly Photo Challenge featuring phone photography – the challenge is, Future Tense!
I don’t think taking pictures with mobile devices is THE future of photography, but I suppose it is A future; one among many.
And adding effects with apps? Another future.
So in honor of camera phones, apps and playfulness, here are nine pictures taken with my phone
(a Droid Samsung) and processed with a single app: Pixlr ‘omatic.
Have you noticed how many popular app effects are evocative of the past?
They tempt me, you can see that.
So here I am, in the present, using a technology of the future to create images from the past…
More Weekly Photo Challenge photos can be seen here.
bluebrightly 
Very evocative images….
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Thank you very much –
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Ironic, isn’t it? Love the purple/yellow image especially!
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Thank you – it’s interesting – maybe it’s a balance we need.
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The current generation swoons over everything vintage and quirky. Your photos show me even more possibilities.
Toni
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It’s definitely fun to play with these apps. Thanks for commenting!
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Especially like the one with the bird in the window and the rain. Effects are too much fun. And it is interesting how many of them are nostalgic. I remember when everything digital was about clean and crisp. Now we seem to crave texture and imperfection.
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That’s it – craving the texture and roughness – you see it everywhere. Glad you like them – & thanks for commenting (neighbor!)!
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Amber rain and a nest and colors before unimaginable! Love these images and the possiblities of a future untold.
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Thank you – this app is fun to play with.
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Very clever and creative!
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You know clever! Thanks!
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Aw sweet. : )))
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Very evocative images…and yes, reflecting the past…well done. 🙂
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Thanks Scott!
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But, of course, Lynn. 🙂
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I like the textures mixed into the photos
P.S.:
thank you for your comment at
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/chicken-mass-production/#comment-38282
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Thank you – your blog always has a lot going on, but that particular post really was striking.
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Very clever, Lynn: “So here I am, in the present, using a technology of the future to create images from the past…” Nice time continuum. I adore the bird’s nest. And the one of the road and the mountain that looks like an old travel postcard. 🙂
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Thank you Cathy. That’s Mt. Rainier from the car. They’re fun to do, and very spontaneous because you don’t have the plethora of choices that are in Photoshop or Lightroom. You just scroll through the available effects and see which ones you like best. These only have a texture effect, a lighting effect, and a border – that’s it. There are similar programs for desktops; many are free.
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It’s really cool! I don’t have a smart phone, so I can’t do any of these things!! I’m so in the dark ages! 🙂
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What a great selection, so fun and abstract! And now we get to choose the style which, back in the day, was set in concrete until the next style came along!
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Thank you – yes, the ease of it all is fun. The choices of effects can be overwhelming, but the speediness of processing on the phone makes spontaneously choosing one or two effects the way to go, and it’s fun that way.
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Impressive series of images. The color, textures, play of lights and shadows are just amazing. Your vision of the future is bright and beautiful.
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Thank you – I think your vision always seems bright & beautiful, and you do a great job of passing that on.
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As one who only uses a mobile in cases of emergency and doesn’t even know his own number I view these technological advances from a distance! I applaud your willingness to have a go – and the results are both interesting and, in most cases, pleasingly successful. The last four I particularly like – they have a spontaneity and vibrancy about them that I can’t quite explain. I think further adventures in this medium will clearly add to your range of techniques and styles.
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Having a teen (not now, but a decade ago) made it easy to be less intimidated. They are the digital natives and we, the immigrants, have to find our way. But that can be fun. I agree – it’s the spontaneity that grabs you with phone images. How to work with that…thanks you very much for the comment!
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Nicely tempted!
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I like ’em all, especially # 5 and 6 down from the top.
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Thanks John, they’re fun to do, and quick!
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Love the one of the mountain road, it stirs me.
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Thanks you. Rainier is often behind clouds, nowhere to be seen, but when it appears, it really looms. And if you drive in that direction, before too long it’s right in front of you, looking grander and grander. It’s a good couple of hours from home so we don’t do it often enough. Very, very snowy up there now though.
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