During our last trip to Mexico, I was busy shooting many pictures of everything that looked interesting, and everything looks interesting in Jalisco. I was armed with two cameras that represented the widest possible spectrum in terms of camera quality and price.
On my shoulder was a Canon EOS 5D Mark II – a 21 megapixel monster that produces stunning digital images (and even high-def video.) It’s a professional-level SLR camera, big and heavy compared with any normal consumer-type camera. The quality is worth dealing with the size and weight.
In my pocket was my other camera. Or I should probably say, “camera.” My iPhone.
It isn’t even possible to compare the two cameras. But they each produce some very different-looking images and I found myself going to the iPhone camera frequently because I knew it would produce a very interesting effect.
I put together a collection of some of the images I shot with the iPhone during our time at the various distilleries. The images are definitely meant to be “artistic” and “fun.”
I’ve been having a lot of fun playing with the iPhone camera, and I’ll certainly continue. It’s a nice break from the ultra high quality of the Canon 5D, and its limitations can actually add to the creative process.
View the entire gallery of iPhone images.
Great pics! I particularly was amused with the pic of Tres Mujeres baño with the tell-tale stain coming out from the Caballero’s side. I’ve seen way too many baños that were not near as sanitary as this one likely was! After imbibing perhaps too much, it’s strange what you will see on floors of baños – dead, alive or in an altered state of consciousness.