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28-Dec-2024 Paul

02 < 1/4 Mile

Reminds me more of spring yet here we are just past the winter solstice. Fortunately the air temperatures are well above freezing.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro
1/7s f/1.8 at 6.8mm iso1250 full exif

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Canon Image Challenge03-Jan-2025 16:50
If I’m in the portrait mode, which I use a lot, I can change both the F Stop and focus point even after I take the shot using Apple’s editing software on the iPhone. But I can’t seem to find a way to lock the focus in challenging environments such as this. If I’d had a strong contrasting foreground subject it might have been successful. Who knows, not me, not yet anyway. Paul
Canon Image Challenge02-Jan-2025 18:55
No focus locking? I've never checked the iPhone's bag of tricks for that.

Dave
Canon Image Challenge02-Jan-2025 15:27
T - Paul shoots with a Apple Smart phone, and a fixed f/1.8 lens. He needs the camera he sold to shoot in M mode, where he can adjust the lens independent of everything else.
That said, the phone did a really good job of capturing this scene, combining multiple photos.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge02-Jan-2025 06:56
Jim, that sounds like a fine solution to me...if M/distance is available, there should be no complaint! (I guess...and I guess against Paul at my peril). Traveller
Canon Image Challenge02-Jan-2025 03:37
Dave,
If you mean a person as a "photographers aid" you would probably have to leave that person in the scene when you shot, then take him/her out with software. The phone camera needs something with contrast to focus on. Once it is gone, the phone camera will start searching. The only real chance is to use a digital camera in the M mode where you adjust the focal length to a large number.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge01-Jan-2025 20:04
Could a photographer's aid have lent a hand to focus on before shooting?

Dave
Canon Image Challenge31-Dec-2024 11:55
Not being able to get a clean focus with all that diffused light does not surprise me. Why do you torture your poor iPhone so? (but that being said, You couldn't focus even on a medium far streetlight and then swing down for the shot with some quickness?)

Regardless, this image catches the moodly.Noir.ish feeling you were seeking...it is evocative and very good. Traveller
Canon Image Challenge31-Dec-2024 03:30
Jim there is a Astro mode on the iPhone pro models. And it is automatically activated when the phone is put on a tripod with a dark sky, it switches to a 30 second timer. I’ve watched a few YouTube videos on using it but I’ve not attempted using it yet. Not sure about the focusing method but I think it’s automated. Now that I think about it I recall the guy touching the screen to focus on a distant foreground object. Next time we go camping in the flint hills (dark sky area) I’ll give it a go after I rewatch the video a few more times. Paul
Canon Image Challenge31-Dec-2024 02:35
Paul - my comments on the Pixel 9pro may not apply to the iPhone 16 pro.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge31-Dec-2024 02:34
Paul - good question. I just looked at my Pixel 9 Pro - it has a manual focus in the Astrophotography mode per a search on Google. A search says " astrophotography mode on a Pixel 9 is accessed through the "Night Sight" feature, it's not exactly the same thing; astrophotography mode is a specialized setting within Night Sight specifically designed to capture detailed images of the night sky, automatically activating when the phone detects a dark enough setting and a steady camera, essentially taking multiple long exposures to capture stars clearly; whereas "Night Sight" is a broader low-light photography mode that can be used in various dimly lit environments, not just for stargazing.
Key points to remember:
Access:
You access astrophotography mode by enabling Night Sight on your Pixel 9, but the phone will automatically switch to astrophotography mode when it detects a suitable night sky scene.
Functionality:
Astrophotography mode takes multiple long exposures to capture details in the night sky, while regular Night Sight adjusts settings for better low-light photography in general.
Use case:
Use astrophotography mode specifically for capturing stars, galaxies, and the moon, while use Night Sight for everyday low-light photography.
Take photos in low light or at night on your Pixel phone or tablet
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It is not clear if this is their "manual focus" mode.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge31-Dec-2024 02:27
Paul - good question. I just looked at my Pixel 9 Pro - it has a manual focus in the Astrophotography mode per a search on Google. That said, I cannot find it.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge30-Dec-2024 21:29
Mr guest, please please please educate me on how manual focusing is done on the iPhone. Don’t take my comment as sarcasm because it’s not, if you know something I don’t on manual focusing on a iPhone please let me know since that’s a feature I’d love to have. I know you can select a focus point by touching on the screen but even that failed. I deleted the OOF photos but I may drag one from the trash and post in pending. Paul
Guest 30-Dec-2024 17:30
Did you try manual focus?
Canon Image Challenge30-Dec-2024 15:06
I then stepped out into the middle of the street and tried shooting up the street to catch more streetlights but the camera wouldn’t even focus. 4 tries and all failed. Paul