Foggy Morning on Paynes Prairie
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What a total coincidence today’s photo is. I was tagged by Opal to post one of my favorite photos. Instead of digging through the files, all I had to do was shoot one with the trusty camera phone.
On my way into work, I decided to pass my normal turn and stop at the Paynes Prairie overlook. It was a foggy morning and I expected to capture some decent photos for the blog. After snapping a few photos, I started to gear up for my ride to work, but was distracted by the sun suddenly being obscured by a heavy fog bank. Quickly, I opened up the camera phone and looked up, surprised to see four palms in a row with a fog-filtered sun just above. As soon as I captured the photo, the fog lifted. Amazing.
This is one of my favorite shots. I did absolutely no retouching on this one. It’s right off the camera phone. No cropping, no levels, no sharpening. The only thing I did on the phone itself was adjust the brightness to -1 to counter the bright, fog-diffused sunlight. There’s more from this morning that I’ll load up for posting this week. Everything is dead, but it brings a new kind of beauty to the prairie.
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Finally, celebrity daddy-blogger Joe at joeprah.com has inflated my ego with a fabulous blog review. Please go visit him and tell him how awesome he is. I mean, really, how can you not want to read a post titled, Mission Impoopable?
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Wow that is one lovely picture. I’m amazed at the pictures you capture with your camera phone.
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I agree, that is one badass friggin’ photo there man. Looks like a seen along the Nile. At least that’s what I think of. BTW, quite welcome. You deserve all the acolades I can conjour. Peace my man.
Oh, I wanted to know if I could get a widget displaying how many comments I am in the lead by to put on my blog. HOllA!
this photo is amazing! i never thought someone could totally create a masterpiece with a stinkin’ camera phone.
btw, i came here by way of joe’s place. i’ll be back.
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Opal: I live to amaze my readers!
Joe: I am beginning to wonder if this has gotten to your head. By the way, I will reset the counter on the new year, so start training for the next round as comment overlord now.
Joe: Do I detect comment loading? Trying to stretch your lead? You know, if I had half a brain in programming, I’d totally make a script just for you. That would rock. I’m going to look around and see if I can find one. If I do, you have to put it on your blog.
Bronie: Welcome! Thanks for your comments – yeah, it’s a stinkin’ camera phone.
Come back anytime and bring your friends!
Pretty, pretty, pretty….as always, Peteej!
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Gorgeousness – atmospheric, moody, mysterious- I love it.
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I’m not much of a photographer myself, but I really appreciate those who are. I got here by way of Joeprah.com and have really enjoyed checking out the site. Keep it up! I’ll be back!
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Amazing. It’s lovely. You’ve inspired me to try to get creative with my phone and it just doesn’t work for me. It’s your talent and your eye, you see (but you already know that). Great work!
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Petee,
You are keeping your Quality at a High Standard and maintaining a good reputation as an artistic photographer. Thanks for sharing this incredible photo. Take care!
Nice pic. Reminds me of the old Cingular commercials. “More bars in more places…” You should contact them. That picture’s an ad campaign in the making!
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Yes, it is a great photo. Serendipity to have caught it just before the fog lifted!
Will check out the sites you mention!
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Susanne: I got lucky. Thanks!
Diane: I was pretty amazed when the shot came up on the computer screen. I couldn’t believe it actually worked out.
Karen C.: Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to more comments!
bmgmom: Well, I’m in the tutorial business now, so maybe I can teach you a thing or two. Stay tuned…
Leatherboots: I need to lower the bar a little before I get ahead of myself!
Phred: Can you hear me now?
Lynda: That’s the word I was looking for – serendipity. Being a nature person yourself, I can imagine you’ve had moments like this as well.
That is a FREAKIN awesome photo. My kids tell me the camera on my cell is pretty good, yet as I drive the long drive to work I keep thinking I wish I had my camera….maybe you will teach me to catch them as they come and whip out my damn cell phone!
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Freakin awesome – that’s the kind of response I like to get! We’ll have you shooting like a pro in no time.
It has a mysterious mood to it – well done!
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I’m still amazed it came out so well. Thanks!
you know i love phog photos! This is among the best. Keep raising the bar on the cellphone photographs.
I will join you soon. I just purchased the BlackBerry Curve!
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Thanks Jon – I look forward to your new photos. I believe the Curve has a 2MP camera, which is fine. I’m interested in hearing about its quirks once you’ve gotten used to it. My camera has a color issue – not sure how to fix it, but there’s always Photoshop.