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Sunset on the Oregon Coast Sunset in Bandon, Oregon, earlier in my "Victory lap" circling the Western U.S. and Canada, celebrating the release of my California Landscape Photography guidebook.  I've been mostly taking a vacation from social media as well, simply enjoying the stunning locations. www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com #landscapephotography   #LGG4   #visitoregon

Capturing the Light Lori Hibbett captures sunlight hitting the tip of a nearby peak Saturday morning in the Golden Trout Wilderness, California. ‪ #landscapephotography   #backpacking   #highsierra   #LGG4

Yellow Cactus in the Sweetwater Range I drove from Bridgeport in the Eastern Sierra around the back side (east) of the Sweetwater Range this week, and found these yellow cactus blooming.   #wildflowers   #easternsierra   #Nevada   #LGG4   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Mobile Phone Pictures From the Weekend Apparently compact digital camera and DSLR sales are down lately, and it's easy to see why.  Mobile phone cameras (and their sensors) have gotten pretty darned good. #mobilephotography   #LGG4   #photography   #workshop   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Mobile Phone Images from a Visit to Bodie I added over a dozen more photos from my workshop in Bodie last weekend to my LG G4 album. #LGG4   #mobilephotography   #travel   #photography   #workshop   Bodie Photo Workshops 

Raw vs. JPG for Mobile Phone Photography It's well established that RAW format gives you higher quality and more flexibility in DSLR photography, but is it useful for mobile phone cameras?  I investigate that in a new blog post:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/06/lg-g4-raw-vs-jpg-mobile-phone-photography.html #mobilephotography   #LGG4   #Android   #RAW   #photography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Found On The Trail A very colorful toad encountered on a hike on Ebbetts Pass yesterday.  This image was captured using manual exposure, saved in RAW DNG format, then adjusted using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom mobile on Android.  #closeup    #wildlife #photograph #lgg4 #outdoors #hiking #sierranevada #california www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Brewing Storm The weather looked perfect for a great sunset when we arrived in Bodie for the night portion of our workshop last Sunday, but we soon found out that there were other things in store for us...   #LGG4   #Android   #photographyworkshop   Bodie Photo Workshops

Exploring an American Ghost Town I received a preview unit of the new LG G4 smartphone last week, just in time for a workshop I was leading last Wednesday in Bodie.  The first photo is an unedited HDR mode photo, the rest went through my usual workflow of making a few minor adjustments in Adobe Lightroom.   These were some of my first photos taken on the phone, so I mainly used Auto and HDR modes.  The HDR mode was critical to eliminating blown out skies and evening out the uneven lighting indoors.   Over the following days I started exploring the option to shoot close-ups, work with RAW file output.  The RAW output offers increases quality when you have time to post-process it, and a matching JPG for when you don't: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2015/05/18/new-lg-g4-smartphone-review-raw-file-output/ I have 34 samples in my LG G4 album so far, mostly from the afternoon walking around Bodie:  https://plus.google.com/photos/+JeffreySullivan/albums/6150346956545894305 I...

Sample 4K video, LG G4 smartphone. Crisp, high resolution, good color, great image stabilization.  One 4K video created nearly 150MB in roughly 40 seconds, so the ability to add microSD internal storage up to 2TB is important. On YouTube: https://youtu.be/AmhhGI4d0zA   #LGG4 #G4Preview   #android   #sponsored https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmhhGI4d0zA&feature=autoshare

Another LG G4 Sample Photo LG G4 smartphone photo, shot in RAW and adjusted in Adobe Lightroom.   More Samples:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/05/new-lg-g4-smartphone-raw-file-review.html There is a ‪#G4Preview‬ Tour underway to introduce people to this phone hands-on. Follow @G4Preview on Twitter for the latest Tour locations. #landscapephotography   #sponsored   #LG   #LGG4

The New LG G4: RAW Files From a Smartphone? Here's my first impression of the new LG G4 after a few days use, and the RAW output in particular is really impressive... http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2015/05/18/new-lg-g4-smartphone-review-raw-file-output/ There is an LG G4 Preview Tour underway to introduce people to this phone hands on.  Follow @G4Preview on Twitter for updates on the latest #G4Preview Tour locations. #review   #LGG4   #smartphone   #sponsored   www.MyPhotoGuides.com