Images: Smartphone apps produce autumn beauty
Mums in my backyard in Glenview on October 31st photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone. The blurred soft effect and saturated color was created using the Camera360 app for Android with tilt-shift selected.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Trees and side mirror reflected on my black car in Busse Woods in Schaumburg on October 29th, photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone. The saturated color was created using the Camera360 app for Android with HDR (High Dynamic Range) heavy selected.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Trees in Forest Preserve District of Cook County off Dundee Road in Wheeling photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone, using the standard camera app with the white-balance set to sun instead of AWB, that would have reduced the natural fall colors.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Scarecrow, mums, and pumpkin on my front step in Glenview photographed on November 4th with an HTC EVO smartphone. The denaturation of all colors to black and white beside orange was created using the Camera360 app for Android with color-shift mode selected and screen selector moved over the orange flowers before clicking.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Mums in a planter by my front door in Glenview on October 23rd photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone. The blurred soft effect was created using the Camera360 app for Android with tilt-shift selected.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
One of the first fall blooms in the Chicago neighborhood of West Rogers Park.
MADHU KRISHNAMURTHY/mkrishnamurthy@dailyherald.com
Step boards leading up a tree in Cook County District Forest Preserve east of Des Plaines on October 24th. The weathered positive on a negative image was created using the Pinhole Camera setting with Retro Camera for Android.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Trees west of Des Plaines in Cook County on October 31st photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone. The extreme wide-angle fish-eye look was created using the Camera360 app for Android with fish eye selected.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Hoffman Estates water tower near Whispering Lake in Hoffman Estates photographed on October 27th, with an HTC EVO smartphone. The extreme color range and saturation of the trees and sky was created using the Camera360 app for Android with HDR (High Dynamic Range) selected.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Trees and side mirror reflected on my black car in Busse Woods in Schaumburg on October 29th, photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone. The saturated color was created using the Camera360 app for Android with HDR (High Dynamic Range) heavy selected.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
A tree at peak color located west of Des Plaines in Cook County on October 31st was photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone. The slight increase in saturation of the trees leaves was created using the Camera360 app for Android with HDR (High Dynamic Range) low selected.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
A topiary plant indoors at Chicago Botanic Garden located in Lake County on October 30th, photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone. The worn, old style photograph look was created using the Little Orange Box setting with Retro Camera for Android.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Colorful leaves in Lombard shot with an iPhone using the Hipstamatic app.
Bev Horne/ bhornve@dailyherald.com
The changing leaves on a tree in the Morton Arboretum in Lisle shot with my iPhone. An app called Camera+ was used to make the colors very vibrant.
Bev Horne/ bhornve@dailyherald.com
A colorful tree in Wheaton shot with iPhone and made more vibrant by shooting it with the Hipstamatic app.
Bev Horne/ bhornve@dailyherald.com
Sometimes the colors that fall brings are not bright reds and yellows, but are frosty white. The first frost on my car on an October morning inspired this photo. This was photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone using the Retro Camera app.
Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
A variety of fall colors visible in Veteran Acres Park in Crystal Lake. Fall is a great time of year to visit the park for taking photos or long hikes. This was shot with an HTC EVO smartphone using the Retro Camera App.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
A variety of fall colors are still visible in Veteran Acres Park in Crystal Lake. Fall is a great time of year to visit the park for taking photos or long hikes. This was shot with an HTC EVO smartphone using the Retro Camera App.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Freshly fallen leaves float on a puddle in a parking lot in Arlington Heights earlier this fall. Falling leaves and rainy days are just part of the autumn season.This was shot with an HTC EVO smartphone using the Retro Camera App.
Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
Trees are displaying their fall colors at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. This was shot with an HTC EVO smartphone using the Retro Camera App.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
A variety of fall colors are still visible in Veteran Acres Park in Crystal Lake. Fall is a great time of year to visit the park for taking photos or long hikes. This was shot with an HTC EVO smartphone using the Retro Camera App.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Trees are displaying their fall colors at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. This was shot with an HTC EVO smartphone using the Retro Camera App.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
The bright red leaves of this maple tree surround the green of another nearby tree that hasnt turned yet on the west side of Carpentersville. The color saturation was created using the Little Orange Box setting with Retro Camera Plus for Android.
Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
Using the Retro Camera Plus app on an HTC EVO smartphone, these maple leaves are in stark contrast to the deep blue sky. This particular camera setting on the app, called Little Orange Box, cranks up the color saturation more than normal settings.
Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
The bright red leaves of this maple tree are juxtaposed near a fire hydrant on the west side of Carpentersville. The color saturation was created using the Little Orange Box setting with Retro Camera Plus for Android.
Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
A leaf on a burning bush in Geneva was the first to change from green to a vibrant red this fall. This was shot with an HTC EVO smartphone using the Retro Camera App.
Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
Leaves float in a pond at Heather Ridge subdivision in Gurnee. This is an HTC EVO smartphone picture of the fall weather using the Camera360 app and the Enhancement Special Effects. ¬
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Golden leaves wave in the breeze on a street in Heather Ridge subdivision in Gurnee. This is an HTC EVO smartphone picture of the fall weather using the Camera360 app and the Dreamlike Effects. ¬
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Pumpkins sit with the leaves on a lawn in Libertyville. This is an HTC EVO smartphone picture of the fall weather using the Retro Camera app.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
A bright red oak leaf rests on the bright green clover filled grass of the Hidden Lake forest preserve in Downers Grove. This photo was taken with a an HTC EVO smartphone using the free FxCamera app in the SymmetriCam mode.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
A bright red oak leaf rests on the bright green grass of Hidden Lake forest preserve in Downers Grove. This photo was taken with a HTC Evo using the free FxCamera app in the AndyWarholizer mode.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Leaves on a car window photographed with an HTC EVO smartphone. on November 8th. The increase of color saturation was created using the Camera360 app for Android with High Dynamic Range low (HDR) selected.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
A leaf photographed through a magnifying glass with an HTC EVO smartphone using the standard camera app on November 8th.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
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