Southampton Common
Twyford Down
The weather has been unseasonably [1] warm (around 25° C / 77° F), and I'm still rather tired from all the driving and walking in Wales and Bristol, so I'm just going to post some iPhone photos from March with a little commentary.
My first comment, of course, is that I cannot understand why anyone still considers their phone to be an inferior device to a "proper" camera, albeit one of similar specifications. I'm still using my iPhone 12 mini, bought in August 2021 and – by using an app, ProCamera, that delivers 12 megapixel "raw" DNG files – get perfectly adequate photos in most circumstances, and have no great urge to upgrade it. It fits in my pocket, does a respectable job, and "camera" is not even its main purpose. Although I suppose anyone who insists on always using a DSLR on a tripod will find plenty to fault; but are their photos really that much better? Similarly, anyone for whom a BMW or Range Rover is their base level of satisfaction for "car" won't find much to like about our Skoda Citigo.
Radnorshire
Hergest Ridge
Hail storm approaching near Kington
I'd love a phone that had the classic set of three lenses – wide, "normal", and telephoto – and still use a "proper" camera most of the time, but I can live with what my iPhone delivers. Plus, of course, for certain ongoing projects, which by their nature require the ability to grab any unexpected opportunity that presents itself, only a phone or a very portable pocket camera will do. The dropped gloves I have been collecting – 259 so far – are an example. These three beauties turned up in March.
And, just to slip one in from April, here is the magnificent view across the Avon Gorge from our Bristol flat:
1. "Unseasonably" is increasingly a word without meaning, isn't it? How anyone can deny the reality of climate change is baffling. Although why they do is less so...