Here is another shot aboard the Oasis of the Seas that I took with the Platypod. I really like the low perspective it provides. These days I carry it everywhere I go. I never know if I'm going to need it, but it's so small I'd rather carry it. I can get the same perspective with a tripod, but it takes way longer and way more effort. So much effort that I usually don't bother. The Platypod Ultra is small enough that sometimes I just leave it attached to the camera as I walk around. Anyway, this was taken in the ship's area known as Central Park. It's my favorite place on the boat because it creates the perfect illusion of being in a tree line park. And when I'm on vacation, I don't mind a little fantasy, especially when it's lined with cool restaurants and a wine bar.
I know it's the middle of winter now, but all the more reason to look longingly back on the days of summer. This is a friends house in Wisconsin. On our summer holiday, my wife and I drove up from Florida. It was July, and we thought we'd get a break from the heat. Silly idea; it was just as hot and humid as way back in Florida. We even had several thunderstorms that rolled in and out, just like back home. This used to be a horse farm, but Dave and Janey have since retired. There's a large barn and still a few horses on the property, but mostly it's surrounded by farmland and these idyllic rolling hills. We enjoyed our time here and now have a new appreciation for Wisconsin. I even did a little video for them with my drone so they can use it if they ever decide to sell and move south.
Here's a shot that I took with my iPhone as we left Port Canaveral on the inaugural Atlantic crossing of Symphony of the Seas. Not bad for a two-and-a-half-year-old iPhone. I was up on the top deck without my camera as we pulled out of port. I wished I had my Sony because there was a lot of hoopla surrounding the first U.S. docking of the world's largest ship. But, as the old saying goes, the best camera in the world is the one you have with you. In my case, that means the iPhone 7 plus. I think it did a pretty good job. Nevertheless, I processed it a little in Skylum's Luminar, and this is how it turned out. I like this perpendicular perspective of the beach. It's a minimalist landscape shot, but not too shabby. One of these days I'll get around to upgrading my iPhone to a new model and get even better pictures.
