Daily Archives: September 4, 2010

iPhone 4 Photo Shoot ~ Downtown Fayetteville, NC, 09/04 1

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The Market House from the south side of Hay Street I just returned for my photo shoot. I’m off loading now will review and then upload to flickr. There is lots of promise here. Now, I’ll get to compare Pro HDR with the HDR feature of iOS 4 and then ultimately  HDR Pro releases after iOS 4.1

I really enjoyed taking pictures tonight. It makes me want to get sunrise shots in Fayetteville. Anyway, I have uploaded 34 pictures from the area of downtown Fayetteville. To my surprise, HD Pro [and the iPhone 4] took low-light [night actually] shots well. There is evidence of noise—graininess apparent in my night shots; but, I think they work.

A few more pictures:

iPhone 4 ~ iOS 4.1, the next iteration 2

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Last Wednesday, 09/01, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs announced the iOS 4.1 software update will be available next week. The release day I have found through my Internet searches is Wednesday, 09/08. Apple says the iOS 4.1 Software Update is the first major update to iOS 4, bringing Game Center, new iTunes features, high dynamic range [HDR] photography, and more to iPhone. I’m most interested in the HDR photography feature.

Pro HDR So much so, that I purchased [for $2] what seem to be the most popular HDR App at the App Store [Pro HDR] to take a few experimental photos. I like what I see.

The Apple HDR in 4.1 will take 3 photos and then blend those. The Pro HDR currently blends 2 photos, with impressive results. My anticipation is a subsequent release will use 4.1 features for even better pictures. In addition to experimenting with this app, Pro HDR has other features that are useful. I look forward to sharing photos using this technology from my iPhone 4.

To whet your appetite take a look at these: