Lytham Time lapse iPhone images.

Here are a few iPhone images taken whilst i was waiting for a time lapse set up to complete.

As you can see from the above image i had 4 and a half hours to kill...

The Kessler Cineslider. So far I'm pretty impressed with this bit of kit. Each time i take a time-lapse it gets tweaked and set up slightly different. Using lighting stands and moveable heads with the aid of a spirit level helps no end in getting the shoot straight from start to finish. 

My old Nikon D700 is now used for the time lapse work.  

Lytham green and windmill. 

The Isles of Shetland.

iPhone 4s 1/15 f.2.4 ISO500

Working in the oil and gas industry I have spent my fair amount of time on the Isles of Shetland.

It has felt like a second home at times, and over the summer of 2014 I was spending more time there than at home.

iPhone 4s 1/270 f.2.4 ISO50

I feel privileged to have had the chance to spend so much time on such a gorgeous island, even with the brutal weather for 9 months of the year, this does not bring the spirit of the local inhabitants down.

The local people that I encountered and worked with, were amazing, lovely people. They appear to have a different look on life and take things in their stride.

Living in such remoteness they have became resourceful with the weekend evening entertainment, with the party busses which tour round the island villages, visiting the bars on a pub crawl - fancy dress in mandatory!

They sell Puffin poo to tourists....it is a delicacy!!

They breed miniature horses,

iPhone 4s 1/1700 f.2.4 ISO50

They dress up as Vikings and after spending a whole year, and thousands of pounds on building the most detailed / intricate wooden boat…. they set fire to it.

iPhone 4s 1/300 f2.4 ISO50

The airport of Scatsta was closed for two days, as an employee was getting married and so all the airport personnel attended the wedding.

iPhone 4s 1/20 f.2.4 ISO160

The island attracts many hill walking enthusiasts and photographers, but it is clear to see why.

With the unique landscapes,

(not a single tree to be seen though as it is too windy and the ground being peat),

migrating puffins, stunning beaches and many different festivals through out the year.

I could happily spend my days later in life, up on a hill, on the Shetland isle away from the problems, hustle and bustle of normal life, enjoying each day as it came.

Fuji X-PRO1 1/600  f.5 ISO 200 at 14mm

Note - 

At the present moment in time, if you are looking to visit, I personally would recommend the Isle of Lewis or Skye, only because Shetland is currently having a gas plant being built, with another on the cards and so the main towns are bursting with contractors. If you were to hire a little cottage away from the towns then I am sure you wouldn’t even notice.

iPhone 4s images were taken with the standard camera app and so the meta data shown is not controlled by my self. All images edited using the in phone Snapseed app. 

iPhone 4s 1/120 f2.4 ISO50

iPhone 4s 1/60 f2.4 ISO64

iPhone 4s 1/540 f2.4 ISO50

 iPhone 4s 1/2000 f.2.4 ISO50

iPhone 4s 1/2000 f.2.4 ISO50

iPhone 4s 1/120 f2.4 ISO3200

 iPhone 4s 1/15 f.2.4 ISO400

Wind Turbine instalment.

Recently i spent a week rebuilding a wind turbine. Interesting work scope seeing the guts of these great machines that line our landscapes. 

Apologies for only having iPhone images.  

A view of Lancashire from the top.

Patiently waiting.

This morning I was patiently waiting for the sun to rise in a cool location.

Here was the view behind me. 

10 points if you can guess where i am....

Hope you have a great day.

Lee

Bye bye iPhone 3Gs.

With upgrading my phone to the new iPhone 4's. im saying good bye to my 3G's. 

I will certainly miss the little camera, which was hard to focus, most of the time wouldn't expose correctly but it certainly was full of character and life.

iPhone project.

I have for some time really fancied doing a little project.

I am always snapping away with my phone.

To aid in the inspiration - i was talking with some friends who, view my images on facebook and i quote, "my images are only good as my camera is an expensive one."

So this certainly gave me a kick up the backside to get cracking..

The iPhone does not focus well, its rough round the edges and struggles to expose correctly...

but we all love it! 

NO fancy trickery, NO computer photoshopping just honest good fun.