We cut short our travels in mid June, before the official start of summer, when the forecast for our mid-Florida camping area called for temperatures of 98 degrees F for the next few days, and a much higher heat index. For Florida that is a high temperature, even if it occurred during August, our hottest month.
These are some mobile phone photographs from the Butterfly Rainforest at the Natural History Museum in Gainesville, FL. I’ve worked with the phone camera for over a year, determined to become more proficient with using it taking something other than quick family photo shots. After so many years as a nature photographer using a SLR and usually a 100mm – 400mm lens or 24mm – 105mm, it took me a bit to get used to using it for travel and nature photos. I like it for photos in situations where using the SLR might not be convenient or situations where I don’t have it available. If I use camera lens 2X with limited digital zoom I find I get more consistent quality.
We are once again presenting our class Nature Photography with Any Camera on July 27 at Brooker Creek Preserve in Tarpon Springs, FL. Last year we had a lot of fun, and had a lot of questions, discussions, and conversation. We look forward to the same this year.
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