Menoturals; Landscaping

For Nature Friday this week, I am sharing some landscape photography taken on Gopika, my Pixel 7 smartphone. I wanted to experiment a bit with exposure and light balance, reminding myself that these things are getting as clever and useful as any DSLR or smaller advanced camera.

First, that view from up the hillside, looking across the Clyde toward the Trossachs. Initially, it was taken as per the preset exposures onboard, then followed up with my altering the white balance and tone. The first is pretty but very hard and blue-toned. The second is much closer (almost exactly) to what was seen with the naked eye.

Next, I decided to try a panorama shot. I am not always fond of these more gimmicky tools, but on this occasion, I am quite pleased (do biggify to get the full benefit!).

Each one has its own attractions and bits one would wish better of. Certainly, the sharpness of the images leaves a little to be desired. As soon as one zooms much beyond 50%, things go a bit furry.

Anyhoo... next, a couple of gloaming shots taken from the park up at East India Quay in Greenock. 

The annoying thing was that this was the night before the blood moon. Then, the night following the eclipse was also crystal clear. On the night itself, though, it was blanket cloud... and snowing!!! 

😬 Hey ho...

Anyway, after every sunset must come the sunrise...