Taking pictures with my phone is generally something I avoid doing. Usually I do have a camera by my side and that allows for a bit more creative freedom when the moment comes to take something. But there are times where I'm not thinking that creatively, it's just not part of the intent. There may be a moment that just looks kinda nice or stands out to me, or perhaps just in that second I want to capture the surroundings. Whether it's nice light, a particular environment, or just a spontaneous decision while walking around. During summer I didn't really take anything. I wasn't really feeling it, so I didn't have the camera around for the most part. The few times I did get out, I was trying to stumble across new things. The above image I just took in a building stairway while watching an insanely strong storm, managing to capture the lightning striking nearby.
Moving into a new area, I saw a nearby park that had this beautiful design to it. It's still a park I haven't explored much. A place I intend to enjoy a bit more as the weather shifts. While there is a bit of greenery around the area in the image, during the height of summer it takes quite a bit of walking under the intense sun to actually reach. Not the most comfortable location to get to! I'm thinking of some fun ways to recapture this area though, perhaps with some vintage lenses on a full frame camera. Maybe some fun swirly bokeh with the Soviet glass I have that produces some fun character. I think there's opportunity here for fun portraits with the correct lighting for the highlights.
Sometimes it's the softness of light that captures my attention. Sometimes I don't always have the gear to capture it in that moment. Needing a wider focal length that I just don't have, so I opt for capturing it anyway with the phone. I liked how soft this daylight was. I could imagine on a very wide lens and a mist filter it'd come out beautiful. Light is something I typically pay strong attention to, I love the way it rolls off, how highlights provide depth, or how light interacts with the shapes around. I would easily waste endless rolls of film shooting night lighting, and it's something I've tried to minimise over the years due to those increased costs of film stock and developing itself.
Lastly, this is a former cascade in a botanical garden I aim to properly capture again. I didn't have the camera with me at the time. But I liked the old feeling of the area. It had that empty Soviet feeling to it where history remained out in the open, though somehow completely forgotten in time.