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[madcrow]

Art is not created by the tools used. Your friend must run with a very artistic crowd if he/she thinks this is humdrum and any given individual could create it.

Probably right about the cell phone aspect as a tool. Give Michelangelo a basting brush and a tin of cheap watercolours and see what happens.

Trevor, Thanks for feedback, much appreciated.
Maurice.

[madcrow]

Phone cameras have many in built features like one click HDR etc. So in recent time of advanced technology your friend may be right, especially when what is photographed is a nearly still thing. But in the case of moving things he may be disproved. Keep critical friends only, not cynical ones

Nandakumar, thanks for feedback, much appreciated.
Maurice.

[madcrow]

I guess in a few months I can join the discussion of some cell phone photographers here. At the moment I only have an industrial type of cellphone and never really want to go into the smart phone market for a while. But it has been awhile, so I am choosing a smart phone smarter than yours truly this weekend. Perhaps I can let go of my P&S and give it to one charitable institution around here called "husband's new acquisitions".

Anyway, explanation about ignorance of cell phone technology taken cared of, I will say, your shot here is very nicely composed. I guess that is the only way you can utilize cell phones as to picture quality -- composition.

Izzie, thanks for feedback, much appreciated.
Maurice.

[John 2]

It's not about the tools but about who's using them.

[madcrow]

It's not about the tools but about who's using them.

John, thanks for feed back, much appreciated.
Maurice.