Spherical Distortion

2013-01-28
Thanks for all the comments on my previous few photos. I really like the ultra-wide angle lens, and I had fun getting those shots. Let's hope other people like them too - I uploaded most of them to istockphoto.
Today's photo isn't quite as impressive. A true desperation shot, I grabbed a bowl-like flower vase and turned it upside down in front of our backsplash in the kitchen. I used my iPhone and the Average Camera Pro app, which takes multiple photos in a row and averages them together to get a single low-noise image.
It's a pretty awesome tool, although still a hack. The ability to do purposeful long exposures is by far the biggest thing I want on my phone. I'd gladly get rid of my Canon S95 if my phone could do that.

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