This morning I wanted to replicate the same shot that got me into digital photography 20 years ago. Again, used my smartphone and the rays are lens flare and not a filter. I've included the original shot taken on a Sony Mavica floppy disk-based digital camera 20 years ago for comparison.
Just been for a constitutional around Folkestone Harbour with my smartphone on what was a bright but rather blustery Monday morning. Perhaps I should get myself a proper camera . . . Oh, wait . . .
Captain Kirk, we're now approaching Planet Folkestone. Shall I raise shields
Panoramic mode taken on my drone and created in a 360-degrees type app. Yes, it's not exactly original stuff but wanted to do my own take on it for the first time, especially with a contrail-free clear blue sky on what was a fine calm Sunday afternoon. Note the small bit of sea mist at top right corner of the globe making it appear like cloud sitting on a planet.
Earlier on this afternoon, I went on a bike ride to Sandgate to pick up a retro film camera and found myself taking photos of the setting sun on my iSamsony smartbone as I rode through The Lower Sandgate Road on the way home. It's only just now my frost-bitten face and fingers have come back to life. Note a slight light pillar caused by sunlight being reflected in ice crystals that makes up cirrus cloud.
