January Title - "Lioness through the Glass"

How I did it -

This image was photographed with an iPhone 4. The Lioness was sleeping against a outdoor window at a Chicago Zoo. The ambient lighting was shady daylight. I used the Hipstamatic app with the John S. Lens and Kodak film settings. This resulted in the square format and creative edge. For the sharpening. used an app called Iris Photo Suite. . Then I converted the image to B/W with NIK Silver Efex Pro in CS5. Sometimes I can do all the editing in the cell phone.

COMMENTS: 

David Halgrimson	For a phone shot, it is really well done. The boarder works as well. I feel it is cropped too close as it takes a little looking to know what the subject is. The overall tones are a bit flat so nothing stands out. For me it does not carry much interest.
Mohammed Arfan Asif	Considering that it has been taken with an iPhone and all the image editing tools used it works to give a certain impact and feel to this image. But still for me it is too tight a compo. I like the border used.
Jerry Hug
Paul Hoffman	For an iPhone this is brilliant, all the detail is there. We placed in the frame the the tight crop and that paw is beautifully placed. Outer frame does help the image. Very nice image.
Kit Snider	Nice capture. The very tight crop and placement in the frame give the feeling that you could just reach out and touch the cat. Great detail throughout and good conversion.
Roc Godec	Phones allow us to use several photo tools and built-in cameras are better and better. It's a nice composition and there are nice tones. You make nice photo and I like it although I usually don't like pictures of captured animals.
Jim Baker	I continue to wonder at the images you are getting with your iPhone.  This image is cropped a bit tight for me but it does make the viewer feel very close.  The animal’s fur is shown in great detail emphasizing  the overall  sharpness of the image.  You might increase the contrast a little.

Member Bio

Jerry Hug - Biography Jerry’s works have appeared in the Chicago Cultural Center, the main Rotunda of the Thompson State of Illinois Building in Chicago, Brickton Gallery in Park Ridge, Bloomingdale Park District Museum, William Koheline Gallery at Oakton Community College, Johnson Galleries in Santa Fe, NM, The Clearing and the Hardy Gallery in Door County, WI, the Des Plaines History Center in Des Plaines, Illinois and the Graue Mill in Oakbrook, IL.　 His works have been nationally published and are in included in various private collections on the North Shore. Jerry has won various awards for his photography through the greater Chicago area.　 In 2001 he was commissioned to produce a series of Historical Places in Maine Township, which was funded by a grant from the State of Illinois.　 Jerry teaches Digital Photography at The Clearing in Ellison Bay and the Chicago area.　 Jerry is from Des Plaines, Illinois and is also the president of CACCA (Chicago Area Camera Clubs Association) for 2008-2009.　 To see some of Jerry’s latest work see his Blog as listed.