17.03.2026
Tried pushing the iPhone (and my skills) to the limit on this one.
Birds in flight are tough enough, but with an iPhone, you’re mostly just hoping for the best. I fired off a lot of frames in RAW, knowing the sensor would meter for the bright sky and leave the bird in shadow. Shooting RAW at least gives you a chance to recover shadows and highlights.
Zooming in tight was basically impossible, so I shot wide and planned to crop later. This isn’t a bad result, all things considered. It’s heavily cropped, and I used maximum shadow recovery to pull out detail in the pelican, which gives it a slightly “crispy” look—pretty much the classic sign of heavy shadow recovery.
Still, for a bird‑in‑flight shot on an iPhone, I’m pleasantly surprised.
Observing color 🟠
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I‘m a bit ill today. So here‘s a shot from Sunday.
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Magnolia season
This church/school has shown up before, but I can’t resist its lines and how it looks in flat black-and-white. It ended up being the only photo I took today, grabbed during a 4-mile walk with the dogs. Trying to shoot while juggling two dogs is just about impossible—especially with my two unruly ones. The rest of the day has been all office work and no shooting, sadly.
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Nature \ Nature
Today is voting day in Wiesbaden! Go vote 🗳️
The sticker with the Dackel reads „Hier ist nur der Dackel braun“ which translates to „here only the Dackel is brown“. Brown was the color of the NSDAP, and we don’t want any Nazis here - no matter if they’re brown or blue.
Not many pictures today, just one blurry snap from through the train window.
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Smooth mood
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Art by a homeless guy I've seen around Wiesbaden a few times. Daniel took a picture of him and these works, he wasn't around today but I felt the art pieces in front of the empty store had ... something.
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