The Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Devices Photo Challenge (new title) theme for the fourth Monday of the month is “Challenger’s Choice” (with some parameters.) This week my choices are a combination of three of the themes: Travel, Abstract, and Night Photography. One of them is all three, the others are Travel + Night Photography. All were taken on the Miami-Chicago leg of our flight back from Costa Rica.
Night photography with an iThing can be difficult, at least for me. It did get easier once someone showed me that the flash could be turned off, but it can still be a challenge. So I was particularly happy with how these photos turned out, despite the fact that we were seeing snow again after a week in 90-degree heat. I don’t usually post so many photos, but I thought the all worked well for the challenge and wanted to share them.
All the photos were edited on Picasa. I neglected to jot down my edits, so I apologize for that. I hope you enjoy the photos nonetheless.
Back in the cold and snow
Coast of Lake Michigan with downtown Chicago at the top
Chicago at night
Abstract of Chicago from the sky
This, that and the other thing 
Janet, first it’s exciting that you used the new title–many thanks. I do agree about night photography–it’s truly a challenge. I like all your images for different reasons, but especially these. The first for its abstractions and illusions. The third for its clarity and juxtaposition of the wing to the lit city. Well done. Happy photo challenge.
It would be nice if there were some concise way to do the title in one or two words, but since that doesn’t seem to work, I’m good with this, although Phoneography Challenge will still be my fond nickname for it. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and have a week filled with great photos (and no snow, although that may not work for tomorrow night.)
janet
Yes, yet another forecast for snow: the good news is that the rain and snow keep the water table up. Enjoy the signs of Spring.
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Awesome – just love shots from airplane windows. These are beautiful.
Thanks very much, Dawn! I took lots of window shots on the way down and back, some of which turned out really well, some of which didn’t. So much also depends on where you’re sitting in the plane, which side you’re on and the cloud cover or lack thereof. I like clouds shots, though, so… 🙂
janet
When you get all the ingredients in place it is magic. 🙂
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Great captures from the plane window! Love it 🙂
Wow, fantastic photos from the air!
Thanks, Angeline. I just kept taking one photo after another because the view looked so amazing. Didn’t really need them all, but they’re easy to delete. 🙂
janet
I like the second image the best. The view is spectacular and the reflections captured just add to its charm 🙂
Thanks for stopping in and commenting, Uresha. I appreciate it. Glad you like the photos.
janet
Love the colors of 3. Sometimes just need to embrace the reflections don’t you think?
Carol, I love reflections and take lots of photos of them. This was peripheral, but still fine.
jaanet
Terrific ‘plane shots, Janet ! – immensely interesting to an Aussie …
Very nice collection. Great catches.
Thanks so much, Meredith, for coming by and commenting as well. 🙂
janet
Love “Chicago at Night.”
Thanks, Mary. 🙂
janet
Beautiful! I always end up sitting by a dirty window and my photos don’t turn out well at all. Yours look great. 🙂
I know what you mean about the dirty window! 🙂 I usually take the aisle seat (since I usually fly Southwest and they don’t assign seats). But on this trip, we had assigned seats and Shannon told me to take the window. I’m glad I did and glad I wasn’t a few rows further up or I would have just seen the wing.
janet
That’s usually my luck, dirty window or wing. 🙂
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Really cool photos Janet! I think Iphoneography is a special kind of art. I actually ordered a book published a few days ago, by an everyday poet I admire, that only consist of Iphoneography (if I understood it right.)
Have a great day!
/Maria
Hi, Maria. I don’t know that iphoneography is that different. There are things you can do better with a camera and things that are if not better, easier, with a phone (such as carrying it around and being able to take shots any time.) But ultimately, you’re taking photos and dealing with the positives and limitations of whichever thing you’re using. I have a lovely, still-mostly-new Nikon that is so much more complicated than my old non-digital SLR that I’ve not taken the time to figure it out yet, but I use my phone and iPad all the time.
janet
That was kind of what I meant 🙂 The simplicity of using a phone, or iPad open ups the world of photography for more people. I believe that is going to show us more “real life” photos. Which is the kind of photos I usually appreciate the most.
all the best,
Maria
I see how you meant different and you’re right. Have a great day!
You as well 🙂