Huaweific III…

Frankly, I was hesitant to type this post really. My life here is completely out of order and at some point I was thinking that maybe I should take a vacation from posting here as well (even though I'm posting every other week). The past week had been a rigorous one with my insomnia and I've been going to work without sleep or barely with 2 hours sleep maximum, almost daily. This post will be a quick wrap.

On the other hand, the time is ticking and the closure time for Huawei's photo contest is approaching (on the 29^th) and till this very moment, I really didn't take a shot that I'm satisfied with completely. Possibly right now I have to neglect the idea of uploading a portraiture or a self-portraiture (a selfie but in a higher artistic level so to say). Meanwhile, I'm still trying with everyday objects trying to find anything that would spark my creativity but not much was there to be done. I've worked a bit to extend my usage for the panoramic options on my Huawei, and worked inside the elevator at home, but technically that was an unpleasant experience, and the image was way too dark to be edited. One of the problems here is that once you work on a special mode with the phone's camera, your options get limited with other settings. Professionals apps exist of course but, of course, I would have to pay for those (most of them). I'm really starting to question the profit of chasing such photography issues with my phone, since as per day, it seems that things push me to "own" some of those clip-on lenses for my mobile just to control the focal length and have the vision i want to, but I know there is no use of that; I'm not going to spend my time doing phonography all the time and buying such lenses is a waste of money. So, I might still give out some little trials before the deadline, but I'm almost sure, I won't be adding much to my arsenal. Thinking of uploading some of my photos that I've done with my mobile long ago for some Facebook challenge, but I'm not sure if they would be accepted since the editing was done on PC rather than on the mobile itself. Anyway, who knows, I might even just give it my back walk away altogether.

Well, I didn't bother my images here so I will try to talk about them one by one (3 of them here). The image above here is taken using a candle and two mirrors with a play of angle. One thing I regret about shooting this is not using one of the filters I've got from a friend to create stars (I would have to find a way to fix them on the phone though). This actually makes me think of re-shooting and try my luck and maybe with more candles rather than just one.

Next, there is this failed attempt to shoot a panorama inside the elevator at home. The funny thing here is that I didn't imagine that the elevator is actually filled with mirrors (an absolute nightmare for panorama shooters I believe!). Thus, I wanted to make it as a conceptual shot by shooting at lower level but apparently it didn't work as I wanted. The one above here is the best of many failed attempts. I've fitted the phone holder into my L-Bracket and then onto my monopod, and I held the monopod upside down and rotated it manually to shoot the panorama. The shake and the lack of controls made it a somewhat miserable experience. Editing the panorama above with Pixlr on the phone did not make it any better as a hideous amount of noise is introduced here.

The final shot here was taken in my workplace just before I start my breakfast there on my own desk. I'm yet to convert this to B&W and try to make it contrasty a bit. I remembered that time when I've actually shot a similar shot (sort of) for that 7-day challenge on Facebook (maybe last year or before) and I thought, why not again? One thing that makes me reluctant about this image is the presence of these brand names. I'm not sure if they would cause any problems or not. I've already tried to convert it to B&W using Pixlr and doing the work with the contrast but still, I didn't really like the results.

These three were some of the trials I've done and there were many others that I've just simply deleted. Do I still have the time to shoot more or think even further of something to shoot? That I'm not sure of. With my sleeping problems lately, and my increased "obligations" towards Duolingo (as they added the Arabic course and I'm trying to help people and contribute to the forums), I'm not sure I will be getting the time enough to complete this task. But, I will try. If only the weather cools down a bit... that would definitely cheer me up a bit. Soon I guess, I think I will give myself a break from blogging here just to recollect myself and maybe get something done with my cameras, and phone. Not sure when though…