Posted by Buck Ward on September 30, 2011 at 6:21 PM
I finally succumbed and bought my first smart phone, an iPhone. It replaces my old worn out ultra-compact point-n-shooter. I chose the iPhone so I could get The Photographer's Ephemeris app, which isn't available for Droid. I've come to rely on it on my PC.
I'm looking for good apps for weather radar and for tides, and maybe something to aid with the iPhone's camera and photo albums.
Any suggestions?
Posted by Luke Ormand on September 30, 2011 at 7:52 PM
DOFmaster is nice in the field to help you choose the right aperture based on the focal length, subject distance and other parameters. I also recently got snapspeed which was free (I think that's no longer the case). It's from nik so you know it's good - but to be honest I haven't played around with it much.
There is also PS express which is a nice little app from Adobe that's free and lets you make some nice changes to your photos
With respect to weather - I was using the weather channel app but it has been rendered useless basically - the radar map can't load and the app crashes frequently. I currently use accuweather which is decent - haven't tried out others but WeatherBug is always popular. Hope this all helps
Posted by Eva McDermott on September 30, 2011 at 8:05 PM
With regard to apps not loading correctly, I have found once I upgraded to the latest iPhone software rev a lot of apps stopped working. Scripts don't work anymore (even NPN). I should have left well enough alone. I too have photographer's Ephemeris app. Have not found a good tides apps yet so interested to see what people suggest.
Posted by Jim Sabiston on October 1, 2011 at 12:36 AM
Buck,
I have the Photoshop Express, Snapseed and Hiptamatic apps, but the best is the Camera Genius app. My last two blog posts go into these a bit:
No single app has everything I want and I often find myself jumping from app to app using the specific features of interest in each, but Camera Genius is the best if you are only going to get one.
I use the Weather Underground app and never had an issue, but I usually wait until the upgrades are a couple of weeks old before I load them. Any bugs tend to be ironed out by then.
Hope that helps.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on October 1, 2011 at 2:19 AM
Add ProHDR to the excellent list that people have posted. I use that app more than anything. The iPhone 4 has a built-in pseudo HDR feature and it's not very good. Pro HDR actually takes two images and merges them into one for you. The example I posted shows a regular iPhone shot, and next to it is the Pro HDR version. The bright spots are the reflection of the lights behind me, btw. I ditto Photoshop Express too: it sharpens and saturates nicely for you as well as crop and straighten and all that stuff, another must-have app (and Photog's Ephemeris of course!).
There is one other: GorillaCam by Joby. It gives you a self-timer, IS, Press-Anywhere (to take the shot, so does Pro HDR) and even TIME-LAPSE! Great app.
Enjoy! And don't forget to double-click your home button to reveal all of the apps that are running... you can press and hold one and they will start jiggling, thus allowing you to close them completely to free up ram. Sort of a Task Manager feature.
{Sorry for all the edits, my typing is horrendous, lol)
Posted by Kate Silvia on October 1, 2011 at 8:44 PM
I second the Snapseed recommendation. And I also recommend Iris Photo Suite and PRO HDR. Autostitch does nice panoramas too.
Tide Graph 2.4 is a GREAT app for tides. I rely on Star Map 3D for views of the night sky. I prefer the Weather Underground App to the Weather Channel app because I find the radar more reliable. i like Theodolite for elevation, horizon line, bearing and azimuth and a compass.
Happy App Hunting!
Posted by Paul DeCesare on October 2, 2011 at 2:06 AM
i like Theodolite for elevation, horizon line, bearing and azimuth and a compass
Great app!! Just bought the Pro version!
Posted by Luke Ormand on October 2, 2011 at 5:05 PM
Buck,
For a couple examples of images taken with the iPhone 4 and processed a little (I loaded mine onto my computer and made adjustments in CS5) check out these posts:
Posted by Buck Ward on October 3, 2011 at 11:49 AM
Thanks everybody for these suggestions. Keep 'em coming!
I've been on the road, so I just now am having an opportunity to digest this. I've downloaded a couple of the suggested apps, but haven't really had a chance to put them through their paces yet.
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8 repliesI'm looking for good apps for weather radar and for tides, and maybe something to aid with the iPhone's camera and photo albums.
Any suggestions?
There is also PS express which is a nice little app from Adobe that's free and lets you make some nice changes to your photos
With respect to weather - I was using the weather channel app but it has been rendered useless basically - the radar map can't load and the app crashes frequently. I currently use accuweather which is decent - haven't tried out others but WeatherBug is always popular. Hope this all helps
I have the Photoshop Express, Snapseed and Hiptamatic apps, but the best is the Camera Genius app. My last two blog posts go into these a bit:
www.essentiallight.blogspot.com
No single app has everything I want and I often find myself jumping from app to app using the specific features of interest in each, but Camera Genius is the best if you are only going to get one.
I use the Weather Underground app and never had an issue, but I usually wait until the upgrades are a couple of weeks old before I load them. Any bugs tend to be ironed out by then.
Hope that helps.
There is one other: GorillaCam by Joby. It gives you a self-timer, IS, Press-Anywhere (to take the shot, so does Pro HDR) and even TIME-LAPSE! Great app.
Enjoy! And don't forget to double-click your home button to reveal all of the apps that are running... you can press and hold one and they will start jiggling, thus allowing you to close them completely to free up ram. Sort of a Task Manager feature.
{Sorry for all the edits, my typing is horrendous, lol)
Tide Graph 2.4 is a GREAT app for tides. I rely on Star Map 3D for views of the night sky. I prefer the Weather Underground App to the Weather Channel app because I find the radar more reliable. i like Theodolite for elevation, horizon line, bearing and azimuth and a compass.
Happy App Hunting!
Great app!! Just bought the Pro version!
For a couple examples of images taken with the iPhone 4 and processed a little (I loaded mine onto my computer and made adjustments in CS5) check out these posts:
Reeve's Bay
sunrise
I've been on the road, so I just now am having an opportunity to digest this. I've downloaded a couple of the suggested apps, but haven't really had a chance to put them through their paces yet.