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iPhone Friday

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Howdy everyone! These are a few iPhone images from last week’s trip to the National Parks of Utah. They were all processed using Snapseed. If you missed the Snapseed video I did for the good folks at Google, you can watch it here (make sure to visit the site to see the embedded YouTube player).

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iPhone Friday – nXnw via Instagram

If you have followed me on Instagr.am (@JustinBalog) you have probably seen these images, and a whole bunch more from Moab last week. They were from the 2nd Annual North by Northwest Photo Jamboree (#nXnw). What is nXnw you ask? Well, it dates was back to Austin, TX in 2011. Photographer and friend, Dave Wilson was kind enough to organize a photo-walk when I visited. Ever since then, we have organized epic photo expeditions with other photographer friends of ours. Last year was Oregon, this year was Moab.

The lesson I have learned from these adventures is a simple yet profoundly powerful one. Art is an incredible force. Without it, I never would have met any of the guys from the #nXnw adventures. Heck, until they arrived at the airport, I had never met most of them. After four full days of shooting the Utah desert, with very limited sleep, you become good friends rather quickly. That is what Art can do. It can take your world and expand it in the most amazing ways. All we have on this ball of rock are the human relations we create and maintain. They are the greatest gift the world has granted us. Art is the great uniter that builds strong bonds between good people. So go out there…make some art, meet new people and I guarantee you will create great friendships.

Here are the links to the member of the #nXnw team. I recommend you check out all of their work. It will be time well spent.

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iPhone Photography Moab

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I shoot many of my bike ride photos with my iPhone. That being said, I thought I would share a few images I made while mountain biking in the Utah desert last week. I’ve mentioned it before, but the mountain bike is an incredible tool to extend the range of the landscape photographer. The places I can reach in a day by bike would take me three days to hike to. If you haven’t considered getting into mountain biking, I suggest you do. You’ll love getting healthy by exploring the world. I also guarantee you will make great friends that will last a lifetime.

Me sporting an unnecessary ‘Mean Face’

Justin Balog Mountain Biking

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The short story is I needed a quick snack so I popped into the store and grabbed what looked like a great apple. When I went to pay for this mythical fruit I was shocked when the clerk asked me for $3.95! After some clarification, it turned out she was right. You’re looking at 1lbs organic Honey Crisp. My question to you is, are apples supposed to be that big? Or, are they genetically engineered?

Have a great weekend!

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As you might know, I ride my bike and shoot iPhone photos a lot. There is just so much beauty you experience when you are out on the trail or riding over mountain passes here in Colorado…heck, anywhere for that matter. I often say that the mountain bike is the ultimate photographer’s tool because it can extend your working range by miles. I’d encourage everyone to go for a ride this weekend. You’ll feel better, I promise! Even if you don’t, I hope you all have a great weekend. I will see you back here Monday. If you missed my last lesson in iPhone Photography, you can catch it here. As for today’s image…well it is a simple iPhone shot processed in Snapseed (B&W conversion and a bit of tilt shift).