My weekend was chill. On Sunday, I went to drop off a roll of film and had an hour to kill so I googled the closest hiking trail and found Eaton Canyon. I've never been but apparently my heartmate gone camping there when he was a wee Boy Scout. Adorable and I'm jealous because I wanted to join the scouts when I was a kid.
Anyway, I was very excited to learn that the park had a beautiful waterfall but I was bummed I didn't have a decent camera on me except for my iPhone with only 25% battery life left. Blah! I also knew I wasn't gonna go far because I had my man-heals on. So, instead of a full-on trek, I just bounced around the base of the park to get a small does of nature. It was invigorating to be alone and yet, it felt so lively at the same time, just hearing the sounds of birds sweeping by and rattling bushes. I was kicking it with my new tree buddies!
After an hour has gone by, I walked back to my car—but before that, I busted out my iPhone and hurriedly took a few snaps with a new iPhone app I got called ClassicTOY. I used the double exposure setting and kinda dig it. The rest were taken with the fail-safe CrossProcess.
Off topic, what are some awesome camera apps for the iPhone you guys recommend using other than Instagram and CrossProcess or Hipstamic — are people still using Hipstamic? And if you're on Instagram, find me, I'm dabito.
Alright, after hanging out with nature, I was back in my car, jamming to Jeff Buckley's Everybody Here Wants You. Which is seriously my jam du jour! Can't get enough of his voice. That's it. Hope everyone had either a relaxing or crazy fun weekend!
these were taken with your iphone? I never would have guessed that...
ReplyDeletei would never have guessed that either. The first one is so stunning!
ReplyDeleteYou are waaaaay too adventurous for me!!! ^_^ Everything you just said you did woulda scared me silly!!...Alone on a hike? Not this girl!! And in heels no less!! ^_^ Admiring your ambitious and adventurous heart...sorta kinda, you crazy person! Ha! Ha! Don't you know this is bear season, and there's crazy people out there?!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI just got an iPhone 4 a few weeks ago and have started spending way too much time on it! I tend to prefer apps that let me take pre-existing images and process them, like Instagram and Crossprocess. I usually take shots quickly with Camera+ or almost DSLR, which are similar to the native Camera on the iPhone. Later on I use the other apps, and then upload when I have wifi because I'm trying not to use up my data (failing though...)
ReplyDeleteTiltshift Generator is quite good too if used well. I'm going to give this Classic Toy a go!
Ah! Saw some of these on instagram, love that one with your shoes in it! Very adventurous to hike in 'man heels'!
ReplyDeletePersonally i love instagram and almost exclusively use that- but i know a lot of other people swear by other things!
Looks like I have yet another reason to buy myself an iphone.. And how rad it is, to be able to take such a hike so close to your home. Nice to get tagged along thanks to your pictures!
ReplyDeleteoooo sheeesh i LOVE the top photo
ReplyDelete@ Rhianne Yep! The iPhone is wonderful camera!
ReplyDelete@ Siobhan Thank you!
@ PoetessWug Haha. It's a very family friendly trail. No bears, only rattlesnakes. You'd love it!
@ teresa Congrats! The iPhone is a time-killer. I love it. Thanks for the tips!
@ Belvedere Thank you so much. So happy you like them! I need to get a pair of proper shoes to see the waterfall next time. What are other people swearing by? I wanna know! :D
Wow, those photos are so cool! BTW - still loving my leather satchel that I got from you. So many people have wanted it but I am never going to part with it. Ever.
ReplyDelete@ Iris Thanks for coming along. The iPhone is awesome.
ReplyDelete@ Justina Thanks, babe!
@ Annie B You have no idea how happy I am to hear that. That's fantastic! Thank you!
i have been using "shake it" a lot. i like the way it makes everything contrasty.
ReplyDeleteoh, and i am coming back to LA in october!
@ Drew I'll check that out! I like to shake-shake it! Woo hoo! It'll still be nice and warm in October.
ReplyDeletei have classictoy app, but can't seem to get rid of the vignette around the double exposure image. did you just crop it out or is there a setting for getting rid of it? just curious. love your pictures!
ReplyDelete@ Tula It's my new favorite app but don't know how to get rid of the vignette either, so I cropped it into a square. It works. And thank you!
ReplyDeletevery cool pics
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