So I had to give the camera in my new iPhone 7Plus a tryout. My favorite place to go for photos is Bay Area Park, just down the way from here. I took my trusty G15 along as well. The intention was not to have a full photo session but rather to give it a quick try. Over the years people have asked me to take photos with their cell phones. It was always a "just push that there button" type of experience. They were happy and I was happy to help. Now that I have one of these gadgets it is time to figure out what the camera can really do. My son Robert and his wife have the 7 Plus models. They are presently on a vacation with the two youngsters. Rob is an accomplished photographer. He told me the other day that he didn't take his nice SLR on their vacation because the phones were so good. The photos he has sent are quite nice. My ambition is to see what I can get out of the 7 Plus over the next few weeks.

Anyway, I digress. One thing I noticed is that taking photos is a fidgety process. You have to keep in mind where the lens is when you are holding it so you don't obstruct it. It is definitely a two hand process. One hand to hold the phone and one to trip the shutter. I found that somehow I was also starting the video recording on several occasions. I took a couple landscapes and several panos. I also took some with the G15. Must admit that the whole session was poorly planned at best. I can do better. That was enough for me because I wanted to go back home and put the images into Lightroom and see what I got.

The biggest pain in the a$$ with the iPhone is getting the photos transferred to Lightroom. My main computer didn't want to let me transfer. I pulled out an old laptop and found it worked so I came up with a work around that was a little involved, but effective. Today's photo is a pano I took at the park. It looks pretty nice. My quick evaluation is that the colors are punched up a little bit. I punched it up a little more in Lightroom. It is a pleasant result. My theory is that this camera is decent enough for very good photos to be displayed on a computer screen. That is what most people do today. Heck, just look at us!