On The Job Landscape Photography

I have had this phone for less than a year and I am still learning how to use it. I'm fairly 'old school', and by that I mean that I use my cell phone to place and receive calls, and texting. (I have to admit, my daughter taught me about that.) I never use my cell phone as a GPS navigation device, although it does have an application for that, or to send e-mails, or post updates to Twitter or Face Book.

As far as utilizing the camera, most of the time I use it to show my family where I was working and what I saw, however, lately I have discovered that the quality of the pictures rivals that of my digital camera.

Maybe one of these days, I will step into the light and actually use my phone for more than simply reaching out and 'touching' someone, (for those of you who remember that catch phrase...)

None of these pictures have been photoshopped, however, I have cropped a few so I could upload them. I could have imported them into Photoshop and touched them up, but I wanted to present these pictures the way they were taken. I don't profess to be anything close to a professional, but with a bit of work and time, (all of these pictures were taken during my work as a Traffic Control person, so there was little time to set up the shots,) I could produce some really good photos. Imagine what can be done with a top of the line camera!

This was the view that greeted me after the early morning fog burned off. You will have to forgive my composition of these two shots - the best angles are the ones you see. I did try for different angles, but unfortunately the view without the wires and pole also didn't show the "God Light". So I prayed that the 'intrusion of the modern world' was overshadowed by the light streaming through the trees and would only appear to the viewer's eyes after the second look.

These next two were taken on Kawkawa Lake Road (pronounced Caw Caw wa) in Hope, B.C. ...Again, this was taken in the morning as I was setting up our job site for the day. I always manage to find a few minutes to record some of the more spectacular or memorable areas that I travel to.

This mountain was so inspiring I took the chance that my phone would be able to deliver a shot worthy of the view, and I honestly have to say that I'm not disappointed with how this turned out.

These next photos were simply shots of pretty colors. I'm rather like a Jackdaw or Crow in the respect that bright colors and shiny objects capture my attention and elicit an "Oh...isn't that pretty!" 

I must profess my ignorance of proper plant names, I don't know what some of the rose varieties are, I just thought they were lovely and wanted to share them. 

I realize that I have quite a collection of eclectic photographs! There are just so many things that I find beautiful and interesting that I am constantly snapping pictures whenever the situation and time allows, and this article is the perfect vehicle to share them with others!

Sometimes the composition of the picture is perfect, and all I have to do is click the button...at least that is what I thought when I took these next photos.

Thank you for joining me on my photo journey, it was a pleasure to share my pictures. I have been told that next week our crew will be travelling from one end of the Fraser Valley to the other, so I will do my best to remember my camera! I just never know what I will find around the corner...

Come join me!