Smart-phones & Birds & Photography

[Jeff Cashdollar]

My birthday was May 12th and I received an iPod4. After just a few days of playing, reading and playing some more. I am in love with the photography and bird apps. It does not have to be an iPod. Any handheld tool with a camera will work. Tell me about your favorite birding and photography applications. Post some images as well.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Using a Smart-Phone, photo app named Perfect Picture ($1.99). I captured Peaches (Sun Conure) in the kitchen on my wife's shoulder. This app allows for such technical adjustments as:
Brightness/Contrast
Gamma
Exposure
Levels
Hue/Sat/Lightness
Color Balance
Sharpen
Denoise
Red Eye
Spot Healing

I applied crop, denoise, sharpened and adjusted exposure - still playing and learning.

ps - loaded Sibley Field Guide, ver 6.1 on the Smart Phone.

[Norm Dulak]

My birthday was May 12th and I received an iPod4. After just a few days of playing, reading and playing some more. I am in love with the photography and bird apps. It does not have to be an iPod. Any handheld tool with a camera will work. Tell me about your favorite birding and photography applications. Post some images as well.

Jeff:

Get iBird Explorer Plus. It's a terrific app, which also plays the songs of most North American birds. And it's now half price ($9.99) because of a spring sale.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Thanks Norm,..love the Irish Blessing.

[Norm Dulak]

Using a Smart-Phone, photo app named Perfect Picture ($1.99). I captured Peaches (Sun Conure) in the kitchen on my wife's shoulder.

And here's Herbie, our Red-headed Mexican Amazon!

I used the camera in a new iPod Touch 4G (a wedding anniversary gift from Linda ). Then I e-mailed the image to myself, opened it in gmail, dragged the image to my desktop, and applied DeNoise 4 and some touches in PS CS5 (modest crop, levels, SH and smart sharpen).

It's cool that we can always have our smart phones and iPods in our pockets wherever, we go. And one never knows what the cameras in them might capture.

[William Malacarne]

Sorry, I just couldn't resist....

Bill

Jeff:

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields.

Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your back and the rain fall softly on your fields.

Photographers Blessing

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Norm,..I love the picture of Herbie, he is adorable. Nice job combining the Smartphone and CS5.

The apps are getting better and so are the cameras. I will post another shot soon.

[Brian E. Small]

Jeff,

I can HIGHLY recommend BirdTunes..............you'll find it in the iTunes app store.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Brian, I loaded it today and provide more feedback once I play a bit. My initial thoughts are it is great!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Our Green Cheek Family Member - Charlie

Picture edited with Smart Phone Perfect Photo: Levels, Noise, Crop, Saturation and Sharping.

[Norm Dulak]

Jeff,

I can HIGHLY recommend BirdTunes..............you'll find it in the iTunes app store.

Thanks Brian. Linda and I now have it on our iPods, and it's terrific for bird songs.