Studio lighting mode.
After the test run the other day my son opted for the Studio Light portrait mode in the iPhone 11 Pro, donned a favorite shirt, combed his hair and voila! The shade of the orange tree makes for soft, diffuse lighting on what was a very sunny day. We only get 350 of those a year in Scottsdale.
iPhone 11 Pro snap, SOOC. The Portrait mode automatically blurs the background and the degree of blur can be changed in post processing.
You are never too old.
Seen at Harvard University.
Panny LX100.
Double, no less.
Before you get carried away with the beauty of Scottsdale, Arizona, a few words of warning from this resident are in order:
iPhone 11Pro snap.
Lovely architecture.
It was a full half mile after I shot past this building that the synapses kicked in and said this is something worth checking out.
It’s unclear what the original use was but it is being lovingly restored in the original Spanish style. A new cobbled forecourt has been laid down and work proceeds on the facade and interiors.
Except for one click keystone correction in LR (Develop->Lens Corrections->Basic->Vertical) these are SOOC. Or should that be SOOiP? (Straight Out Of iPhone).
iPhone 11 Pro snaps.
Lightroom workaround: LR was shutting down on a first boot with the iPhone connected. I discovered that if I plug in the iPhone and steer it to the Photos app before invoking LR, all is well. That and standing on my left foot with my right arm extended upwards. Thanks, Adobe.
Made in England, no less.
I generally alternate the make of tire on my 1975 BMW motorcycle between German Metzelers and British Avons.
One thing of note since moving to the hot Arizona summers from the Bay Area three years ago is that rubber and batteries take a beating over the warm months, where the garage temperature can rise to 130F. On my nephew’s suggestion – he is also a keen rider – this next summer will see me drain the gasoline from the tank and move the bike for display in the air conditioned indoors. The summer months are too warm for riding in any case, and this will save wear and tear.
Anyway, my last front Metzeler lasted but 7,000 miles compared to 12,000 or so in the Bay Area. My riding style is no different and pressure is maintained carefully, so I can only think it’s the heat that is causing the reduced life expectancy.
So on a rare rainy day in Scottsdale it was off to MotoTire with my wheel and new front tire for installation and balancing.
While both tires are tubeless, I have to use tubes with the old, spoked rims on the bike, which leak air. It’s the one thing I would change on the bike if I could, as a puncture with a tubeless tire is far slower – and hence safer – than with a tubed one. Don’t ask how I know.
We will see how the new Avon holds up. I make it a point to buy tires online from a high volume dealer, meaning I get fresh rubber. The molding of this one back in the land of tea and cricket was just 4 months ago.
One strange quirk is that the factory always specified English inch sizes for tires of that era. The closest metric size does not fit well within the wheel well, making for lots of garage language when replacement is due.
I never cease to wonder at the speed and expertise of the mechanics who do this work. Ten minutes and $20 later the old tire is removed, the tube replaced, the new installed, inflated and the wheel assembly balanced. Amazing.
iPhone 11Pro snaps.