by Hector Navarro | Sep 15, 2014 | Stories
La brisa del aire acaricia su rostro, la luz de la mañana llena sus ojos de una cálida esperanza, los cierra lentamente para sentir en toda su alma esa energía de un nuevo comenzar.
Los vuelve a abrir y comienza a caminar por el andén de la estación, no le importa el tiempo ni la hora de conexión del siguiente tren, la gente a su alrededor corre contra el tiempo desesperada por llegar a sus trabajos.
Caminando sin rumbo determinado, solo disfruta la sensación de la mañana sintiendo cada paso como la marca de una tipo de una vieja máquina de escribir que va dejando un rastro en aquella hoja en blanco llamada día, Y en la cual piensa caminar una nueva historia
Antes de salir de la estación del tren, camina por el extremo del andén como si tuviera el don de detener y congelar el tiempo para disfrutar la vista del horizonte con un paisaje bello y sencillo entre el campo y el cielo.
The breeze caresses her face, the morning light fills her eyes with a warm hope, she closes them slowly to feel the energy of a new beginning throughout her soul.
She reopens them and begins to walk down the platform of the station, it does not matter the time nor the hour of the next train connection, the people around her are in a desperate race against time to get to their jobs.
Walking aimlessly, just enjoying the morning sensation and feeling every step as if it were a mark of a kind of an old typewriter that leaves a trace in that blank sheet called day, and in which she plans to create a new story.
Before leaving the station, she walks by the end of the platform as if she had the power to stop and freeze time, to enjoy the view of the horizon with a simple and beautiful landscape between the field and sky.
Editor’s Note: To understand where Chloe is now you need to understand where Chloe began her journey and where it is headed. The Reinvention of Chloe is a collaborative effort by much of the Grryo team to realize a dream our dear friend Ale began before his death. We do hope you enjoy the journey.
by Brad Puet | Sep 14, 2014 | 1000 Words, Stories
Welcome to 1000 Words Showcase for Windows Phone via the Windows Phone Experience Flickr group.
This group has many great artists and photographers and along with many mobile photography communities is rich in story.
Grryo has asked these great photographers to help curate this showcase and are very happy that they agreed. Please put your hands together for Aman, Sony, and Jean Brice. Their bios and contacts are below.
We hope to showcase the great diversity and beauty of the work shown to continue to inspire other mobile (connected) photographers/ artists within our community. 1000 Words is titled under the premise that “a photograph says a 1000 words.” Grryo believes that mobile photographers/ artists tell stories through the photographs/ images and art that represents their families, their environment, themselves. This is important because of the level of communication that is portrayed in imaging today. We look forward to you and your art. We thank you for your contribution to the mobile photography/ arts community.
If you are a Windows Phone photographer please feel free to contribute to the Flickr group.
Hot Air Balloon by Antti Tassberg
Nokia Lumia 1020
I was on my way to a near by lake to capture some sunsets when I spotted a balloon grossing the lake very close to me. To get a better view I quickly run to another location but I was late. The balloon was already too far for a wide angle lens of my mobile. Luckily an another ball flew the same route soon after the first one. I had time to plan the composition and capture a few shots before it too was too far.
Only very moderate editing has been done. Clarity and vibrance has been slightly added.
Mobile phone used for this shot
Post processing tools.
Lightroom
Flickr // 500px // Twitter // Ipernity
Good Morning Saigon by David HKM
Nokia Lumia 1020
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City – HCMC) is a city full of photographic opportunities. There’s so much going on all over HCMC that it’s hard to know where to focus your attention at times. But I’m so passionate about street photography a lot.
Because HCMC is such a densely populated city and very mixed use in regards to residential/work/dining/entertainment all being lumped together in the same areas, it’s sometimes difficult to know what is what. An example is in this photo. A lot of newspapers and magazines is put down on the alleyways right at the city downtown.
Processced with VSCO Cam
Twitter // Flickr
Whitestone Bridge , NY by Rob
Nokia Lumia 925
first time crossing this bridge in the passenger seat . it’s like i was crossing it for the first time . i didnt have to pay attention to the road.
Post processing tools: Nokia creative studio
Flickr // Instagram
Moments of Cat Lion by Pedro Bilac
NOKIA Lumia 1520
Post processing tools: Creative Studio 6.0 + PS Express WP
Flickr // Instagram
Thinking Far by Andrei Mihal
Nokia Lumia 1520.
I was coming back home from a hard day, with a lot of things on my mind. The subway arrived and I remember I said to myself: “Just my luck, traveling on the old wagons”. As I was watching the near wagon I saw this man thinking far away. I was an impressive scene because you could see a of mix emotions on his face, the result of many things hanging from his soul. I just took my phone, shoot and promised to myself never complain about traveling with an old subway train.
Used Fhotoroom to add the BW filter.
Instagram // Facebook // Twitter
It’s a dogs life! Surfers Paradise by Tony Coney
Nokia Lumia 1020
The east coast of Australia, one of the most precious beaches in the world. Located on the glitter strip of the Gold Coast.
Every Morning around 6am I did my morning walk down the beach as the sun rises up. On this particular morning as the sun warmed the air it caused a natural affect of beach spray. It looks like fog but its natural water vapour in the air warming as it crosses the land.
As I walked closer to Surfers Paradise I came across a wondering dog in search for some company. I followed him for some time until he spotted a seagull and darted into the coastal bushland.
I took this photo on my Nokia Lumia 1020. I used the auto settings on the Nokia Camera Beta App. Most of my photos are shot just using the auto settings. I rarely need to change setting unless I am taking close-up which I then use the manual macro settings.
Instagram // Twitter // Flickr
Foggy Sunset over Norris Dam by Tad Reeves
Nokia Lumia 920
This was taken at Norris Dam, just north of Knoxville, Tennessee. I had just finished a group mountain bike ride with my co-workers in the sweltering heat, when suddenly a cold-ish wind blew through and ended up whipping this bizarre, thick mist on the lake. The sunset trying to peer through it all made for an absolutely surreal scene.
I applied just a touch of sharpening in the phone to bring out the sun rays a bit, but otherwise it’s right out of my Lumia 920.
Flickr // Website // Twitter
Untitled by Trọng Khanh Nguyễn
Nokia Lumia 520
I like to see everything from above it to the little. I’ve taken two steps and pairing them with photoshop.
Facebook // Flickr
Shooting the Rapids by Massis Sirapian
Nokia Lumia 1020
The story of the picture is that I spend most of my summer holidays in Finland, to see my family-in-law (and also because Finland is a great country!).
We go to North Karelia and there is a very famous spot for rodeo kayaking and shooting the rapids: Ruunaa.
We had shot the rapids a couple of years ago, but this year, I wanted to test my special gear, attaching ND filters to the 1020. But when I saw this boat arriving towards the bridge from where I was capturing the rapids, I quickly dropped the ND filters to shoot them, handheld.
I used Nokia Camera (I only shoot RAW), underexposed a bit, and used tap to focus.
I processed the DNG in Darktable (I use Linux on my desktop PC, and darktable is a GPL equivalent of Lightroom).
And that’s it 🙂
Flickr // Twitter
Family Stroll by Christophe Brutel
Nokia Lumia 1020
I went that day to one of the two local lakes to execute one more shot in my#365withLumia1020 project. The sky and reflections were beautiful as usual, and I was actually focusing on the sky, the boats ashore and tree silhouettes when I noticed the ducks slowing coming in my field of view in what seemed to be the perfect setting. I just had to press the shutter button, post process and here is the result.
Post processing: RAW file processed in Lightroom 5.5
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Curators
Aman G., Germany
Twitter // Flickr // Tumblr // 500px // Mobile Photography Blog
Born in Ethiopia, escaped from a civil war as a child in the end ‘70. Grew up in Germany… loved the Nokia N95 8GB with its fantastic Image quality back then, but my real mobile photography obsession began late december 2012, when i bought the Lumia 920. I shoot to freeze the moment, …addicted in details. There’s no real concept behind my photos… i see the moment and love the fact to have my weapon in my pocket to catch that moment…. Any where… any time.
Sony Arouje, India
Flickr // Tumblr site of my Lumia 920 photos // Instagram // Twitter // Facebook
By profession I am a Software Architect working in Banglore, India. I am very passionate about photography. I started clicking from 2007 when I bought my Nikon DSLR camera. I never explored mobile photography until I bought the Nokia Lumia 920, it got an awesome camera. I realize the power of mobile photography and I kept my DSLR aside and started shooting in my Lumia 920. I love street photography and majority of my photos are from the streets of Bangalore.
by Grryo Community | Sep 12, 2014 | Stories
Creating Time-lapse Videos with Instagrams New App Hyperlapse by Matt Coch
Hyperlapse is a brand new time-lapse app from the makers of Instagram. There are plenty of other apps already available to shoot time-lapses, some much better than others. I currently rotate and use three different apps myself for various features and situations.
Typically when I shoot a time-lapse, I find my subject matter, set my frame rate within the app, lock my phone onto a mini tripod, press record, and wait. My time-lapses on average usually run about 30 seconds of video which can take up to an hour of actual recording time to achieve, depending on my camera settings. What makes Hyperlapse different from other time-lapse apps is its simplicity and ease of use.
Open the app and it opens straight to the record screen. No options, no settings to change, just a record button.
While in record mode, their are two small timers running at the bottom of he screen. On the left, the timer tells you how long you have been recording in real time. The timer on the right tells you the run time of your time lapse footage. That’s a really nice feature that I’m surprised other time lapse apps don’t have. Most only tell you how much footage has been shot.
But here there’s no second guessing. After your done recording and press stop, you are prompted with the only option you’re given to control and edit your time-lapse. Pick the speed you want it played back at. You can select 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, and 12x speeds. You are allowed to preview your footage at the different speeds. But choose your selected speed wisely, because once you do, there is no going back.
The footage is then processed, saved to your camera roll and you are asked if you’d like to share your footage or start a new time lapse.
For whatever reason, if you choose not to decide what speed you’d like to save your footage at you do have the option of clicking the red ‘x’ in the top left corner after shooting your video. You’ll be asked if you’d like to edit later or delete the footage completely.
That’s all there is to it.
But how does handle? I took Hyperlapse for a spin on a recent trip to Coney Island in Brooklyn and put it to the test. Where the app truly excels is with its built in automatic digital image stabilization. What does that mean? It enables you to handhold your phone while taking your time lapse. No more tripods! With this stabilization technology the app almost begs you to move while recording your video to some pretty amazing and exciting results. In my test videos all scenes were taken while hand-holding, something I would never even think about attempting with other time lapse apps. I’ve edited my sample videos together below using iMovie.
All in all, Hyperlapse is an amazing simple and easy tool to use to capture time lapse video. Although it has limited, almost no options or settings to fine tune your video it makes up for lack of features with its digital stabilization, opening the doors for new types of time lapses. Although I prefer to have as much control as possible on my final images and videos, the freedom to just shoot and focus on the subject matter and not worry about settings here is welcome. Hyperlapse may not be good for all time lapses because of its lack of features, but it’s a welcome new app to add to my tool bag when I’m out and about shooting. Have you played with Hyperlapse yet? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. I’d love to know what you think.
by Rachel White | Sep 8, 2014 | Stories
Only this time, tears of hope. Tears of freedom, of wonder and possibility. No more squandering of life. “I don’t live in sadness anymore.”
She leaves the tears to dry on her face and rises, gathering her things slowly and methodically. In her minds eye, the boy now grown smiles and reaches out for an embrace. In pictures such as these, his face is small and wide-eyed; Innocent… and in an instant he becomes the man who leaves his mother as it should be. Kiss him on the cheek. “You’re the best thing I’ve ever done, my love. Now, go and live! Make mistakes and learn, love and mourn, run and fly. Be happy, my baby boy. And remember to call your mother.”
He never forgets. Every Sunday since the day he flew out of her arms and into his own life.
And now, another life emerges. Chloe leaves the heavy cloak of anxiety and regret in her seat on the train. Another burden left behind. She need not know the future or curse the past. Only today, and now. Today is everything. She steps off the train, onto unfamiliar ground and possibility…
Editor’s Note: To understand where Chloe is now you need to understand where Chloe began her journey and where it is headed. The Reinvention of Chloe is a collaborative effort by much of the Grryo team to realize a dream our dear friend Ale began before his death. We do hope you enjoy the journey.
by Josh St. Germain | Sep 5, 2014 | Josh St. Germain, Stories
Yesterday, EyeEm published a blog post that announced the new missions in partnership with The Huffington Post. They announced three new ways to participate which can be viewed on their FULL BLOG POST. What immediately grabbed my attention was the third mission. They are calling for photos about meaningful stories from EyeEm members. Who better to get involved than the Grryo community!! I’d love nothing more than to see our community members be selected and published in the world renowned Huffington Post.
So, this is your call to action!! Let’s show them the power of storytelling through our images. Below is all the info on how to get involved…
“The third way to become a part of the story is sharing your photos in a new EyeEm album called Huffington Post Stories. Simply tag your photos about stories that you would like to tell with The Huffington Post and we will be looking through this album, connect you with The Huffington Post and you may get the opportunity to blog about your story to a large audience.
We truly feel like this is just the beginning of something special. Your photos will always have attribution along with a link, so the exposure that you’ll be getting is immense. It’s a win for you, the photographer, and for journalists. That’s what makes us proud of this announcement.” – EyeEm Team
