Mundus pulchrumJan 22, 2023
MicheleV_AK
This photo was taken with a cell phone. It's a view of Mt. Redoubt according to the photographer, but I think it might actually be Mt. Illiamna. Thanks to @irenedavis for spotting it. #Alaska at sunset.
📸 Stefan Nilsson
Jan 22, 2023 at 9:39pmWeb
Show threadKitsyJan 22, 2023

@MicheleV_AK

Wow, that's beautiful!

Show threadIrene DavisJan 22, 2023
@MicheleV_AK That is lovely, but I'm pretty sure it's Iliamna, not Redoubt--Redoubt is a single cone.
Show threadMicheleV_AKJan 23, 2023
@irenedavis This photo was taken from the park next to the Kenai Senior Center and I know you can see Mt. Redoubt from there as I live in the area. I was going by what the photographer said, but it most certainly could be Illiamna.
Show threadIrene DavisJan 23, 2023
@MicheleV_AK I grew up in Kasilof and I remember Redoubt as more symmetrical. Either way, it's a lovely picture and makes me homesick!
Show threadMicheleV_AKJan 23, 2023
@irenedavis It could be either one, depending on the angle, but I get what you are saying. I haven't ever taken a photo of Illiamna from Kenai. Sorry you are homesick!
Show threadRuth Fuhrmann 📯Jan 22, 2023
@MicheleV_AK
So beautiful! 😍
Show threadAviva GaryJan 22, 2023
@MicheleV_AK pretty
Show threadB59RJan 22, 2023
@MicheleV_AK Yes, wonderful photo, love it! One day a friend asked me what I would consider my best camera. And I had a few. But the answer wasn't long in coming. 'The one I almost always have with me,' I told him. 'That's my #smartphone camera! My best #camera these days.
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Show threadMicheleV_AKJan 23, 2023
@b59r I have to agree with you. It's been forever since I had an actual camera, but I never took photos that looked as good as the ones I take with my iPhone. However, I just bought a clip-on telephoto lens because I want better photos of wildlife. Haven't tested it yet.
Show threadCool Grey MatterJan 23, 2023
@b59r @MicheleV_AK I have this same ongoing debate with myself: smartphone or my digital camera (a Fujifilm)? Granted, the Fujifilm is compact, weighs almost nothing, and the quality is excellent, so that I can take super sharp hirez potentially frameable or book-quality images. But i don't carry the fujifilm around with me all the time. I carry my phone everywhere. So I ask myself: What's more important: the photo itself, that i can share instantly with whoever might enjoy seeing it, or the hires image that I have to take the time to offload, process, save, upload, etc BUT I've got a near-perfect, printable (and potentially saleable) image? Lately, the smartphone is winning. I'm lazy.
Show threadMicheleV_AKJan 23, 2023
@coolgreymatter @b59r I know there are really good, high-quality cameras and photographers that can take stunning photos. I've posted many of those fantastic photos on my feed. The only time I used a professional camera was back when I worked for The Nome Nugget, the pre-cell phone era. Now, so many are using drones to get these really close-up pics of animals, etc. It's all about convenience for me.
Show threadSFborn1940Jan 22, 2023
@MicheleV_AK Great shot! Cell phone photo technology is amazing.
Show threadMeidasRomiJan 23, 2023
@MicheleV_AK cold poetry!
Show threadGwenJan 23, 2023
@MicheleV_AK Stunning.
Show threadOle NkareiJan 23, 2023
@MicheleV_AK Beautiful, your mountain. But this one attached is of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain the the world, snowcapped throughout the year, right on the Equator (🔥💥🌟), taken also by a cellphone outside my home in Kenya. Come, I will introduce her to you, directly!  
Show threadMicheleV_AKJan 23, 2023
@olenkarei1 How gorgeous!! Truly, Kenya is on my bucket list and has been for years. 😀
Show threadOle NkareiJan 23, 2023
@MicheleV_AK It will be my great honor and pleasure to welcome you to Kenya. Karibu sana ("Very Welcome" - in our Kiswahili language)💗
Show threadMicheleV_AKJan 23, 2023
@olenkarei1 When/if I get the opportunity, I will let you know and thank you!
Show threadBG McKay (Brian) 🇨🇦Jan 23, 2023
@MicheleV_AK @irenedavis
Wonderful shot