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p foreground and a slightly blurred background even when the phone told me that I was not quite the right distance away from the subject. I am finding that the iPhone 11 Pro is not as “trickable.” But, I still love this mode.</p><p id="66ff">Compare the two photos below. The first one was shot in simple “photo” mode. The second one was taken in portrait.</p><figure id="2012"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*jIgvTzU1KTnVxbemGPVbUg.jpeg"><figcaption>Taken on simple “photo” mode.</figcaption></figure><figure id="5ad2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*nuO8r1PJFHNlZHyoFWJj9w.jpeg"><figcaption>Portrait mode. Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="dc54">Can you see the background blur in the second one? I had to take this photo from further away and crop it in, but the resolution is beautiful. And the subject of the photograph is really quite a work of art too. These seeds look like little glowing eyes peeking out from the womb of the pods.</p><p id="6be7">This next photo was also taken in portrait mode from a little further away (more blur in the background).</p><figure id="e1cf"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*7kknj8w3PQhDEWye2QY_bQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Portrait mode from further back. Do you see how the background is more blurred? Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="a061">And this one is sort of fun because it is right “at the edge” of possibility for the portrait mode, so some of the curly cues are in focus and others are not.</p><figure id="6269"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*wPxpimvzo7gYFXg38A0ztg.jpeg"><figcaption>Right at the edge of portrait mode. Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="1587">This last photo was taken a few weeks ago with my iPhone 10 (which, by the way, was taken on a very sunny day). I thought the clarity was fantastic at the time

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I took the photo. But, compare it to the top photo and I think you will see the difference.</p><figure id="c318"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*GNMnGjQ2XTIKwgcWuNW9kA.jpeg"><figcaption>Taken with the iPhone 10. Compare this to the top photo. Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="223e">I’ve been experimenting quite a bit with the iPhone 11 Pro’s new features. Stay tuned for future photo comparisons and tips!</p><p id="71b5">Erika Burkhalter is a yogi, cat-mom, photographer, and lover of travel and nature, spreading her love and amazement for Mother Earth’s glories, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MS Neuropsychology, MA Yoga Studies).</p><p id="0f58">You might also enjoy:</p><div id="6d90" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/which-is-real-and-which-is-an-illusion-f1f34305d890"> <div> <div> <h2>Which is Real and Which is an Illusion?</h2> <div><h3>Musings on Time</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*W9WhSTNMvVb0bIGJI1cp7w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="8062" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/above-the-arctic-circle-fd662cc76677"> <div> <div> <h2>Above the Arctic Circle</h2> <div><h3>Kayaking in Tromsø, Norway</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*vEedVSAl9An3ojZj-1y5WA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="3ae9">Story and photos ©Erika Burkhalter. All rights reserved.</p></article></body>

Acacia Cyclops Seed Pod. All Photos ©Erika Burkhalter

Nature as Art

Experimenting with the new iPhone 11 Pro

Last week, after much toe-tapping anticipation, I finally held my new gold iPhone 11 Max Pro in my hot little hands.

I remember when the iPhone 10 was released, with its new camera, and I had wandered around the yard, reveling in the clarity of the photos it captured.

Well, I have to say, without a doubt, that the new iPhone 11 Pro is better.

The sharpness of the iPhone 11 seems to be slightly better than the 10 in daylight situations. But where the difference is most obvious is in low-light situations and in portrait mode.

On a recent afternoon hike in the hills behind my house I decided to play around a bit with the new phone.

The photo above, of an Acacia Cyclops seed pod was taken in the shadows under the tree, on a very overcast day. I have slightly manipulated the photo in Lightroom (mainly by lightening the shadows). But I wouldn’t have had anything to work with if the photo were not so crisp and sharp to start with.

View from Below. Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.

The photo above is not in quite as clear of focus because I was shooting up into the shadows with the sun almost overhead (about the worst possible photography situation). But, I would still say that the clarity is quite good.

Portrait mode debuted on the iPhone 10 and probably became my most used setting. I found that I was able to “trick” the camera into taking photos with a sharp foreground and a slightly blurred background even when the phone told me that I was not quite the right distance away from the subject. I am finding that the iPhone 11 Pro is not as “trickable.” But, I still love this mode.

Compare the two photos below. The first one was shot in simple “photo” mode. The second one was taken in portrait.

Can you see the background blur in the second one? I had to take this photo from further away and crop it in, but the resolution is beautiful. And the subject of the photograph is really quite a work of art too. These seeds look like little glowing eyes peeking out from the womb of the pods.

This next photo was also taken in portrait mode from a little further away (more blur in the background).

Portrait mode from further back. Do you see how the background is more blurred? Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.

And this one is sort of fun because it is right “at the edge” of possibility for the portrait mode, so some of the curly cues are in focus and others are not.

Right at the edge of portrait mode. Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.

This last photo was taken a few weeks ago with my iPhone 10 (which, by the way, was taken on a very sunny day). I thought the clarity was fantastic at the time I took the photo. But, compare it to the top photo and I think you will see the difference.

Taken with the iPhone 10. Compare this to the top photo. Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.

I’ve been experimenting quite a bit with the iPhone 11 Pro’s new features. Stay tuned for future photo comparisons and tips!

Erika Burkhalter is a yogi, cat-mom, photographer, and lover of travel and nature, spreading her love and amazement for Mother Earth’s glories, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MS Neuropsychology, MA Yoga Studies).