Before I get into this post, I hope that everyone one reading had a Happy Thanksgiving. I know that, in regards to this site, I had much to be thankful for this year. I launched in May, and just six months later I’m averaging several dozen unique visitors each day. For all of you to follow someone who posts, at most, once a week is greatly appreciated. I can only hope for similar support in 2010!
Anyway, on to one of my recent personal projects. This is quite different from most of my other posts, but hopefully you enjoy.
When my cell phone of two years broke down early this summer, I bought the enV2. Among other nice features, it came with a 2.0 megapixel camera. Not much, but it’s better than my original phone’s images. A few weeks ago, Rosh Sillars of New Media Photographer wrote of how cell phones have become a tool for street photography.
His post and corresponding podcast came at a perfect time for me since I had embarked on a similar project earlier this fall with my own phone.
It began one night in September when I walked out of my night class around 8 p.m. and caught the end of a magnificent sunset, which are pretty common in Erie. Since then, I’ve pointed my phone at the sky each time, day or night, that I was struck by an autumn sky.
Here are my favorite images of fall skies. Unfortunately, while transferring the files, I neglected to record the dates on the first few of these. Nevertheless, enjoy my slice of Erie’s autumn this year!
September -- Sunset on I-79
September -- Sunset outside Mercyhurst's Audrey Hirt Academic Center
September 6, 2009 -- Sunday afternoon at Mercyhurst Soccer Field
September -- Sunset on the east end of Mercyhurst's campus
September 12, 2009 -- Morning sky prior to kickoff at Tullio Field
September -- Evening sky en route to Egan Cafeteria
October 2, 2009 -- Evening sky outside Erie County Courthouse
October -- Sunset outside Buffalo Wild Wings on Interchange Road
October 13, 2009 at 2:27 p.m. -- Audrey Hirt Academic Center
October 22, 2009 at 6:52 a.m. -- Sunrise over Old Main
October 22, 2009 at 7:52 a.m. -- Sky and fall foliage en route to my 8 a.m. class
October 30, 2009 at 5:18 p.m. -- Sunset on I-79 en route to California, Pa.
November 5, 2009 at 4:59 p.m. -- Sunset over Mercyhurst Soccer Field
November 5, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. -- Sunset above Tullio Field during the football team's final practice of 2009
November 6, 2009 at 5:03 p.m. -- Sunset above Mercyhurst Soccer Field while recording a time lapse
November 12, 2009 at 5:01 p.m. -- Sunset on I-79
November 12, 2009 at 5:22 p.m. -- Sunset on I-79
November 15, 2009 at 3:43 p.m. -- Afternoon sky above Christ the King Chapel
Ethan Magoc is a 20-year-old photographer, reporter and videographer attending Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa. He is interested in all aspects of sports media production and runs a blog on his Web site, http://www.ethanmagoc.com
Ethan,
Thank you for the mention. I enjoyed viewing your images.
Our first digital cameras in the nineties had 1.8MP and we used them professionally for the newspapers. It will be interesting to see where camera phones go in the future. The Droid is up to 5MP!
Rosh