{"id":7352,"date":"2018-08-07T14:26:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T14:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amazing-money.flywheelsites.com\/?p=7352"},"modified":"2018-08-07T14:31:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T14:31:04","slug":"top-photographs-in-july-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/top-photographs-in-july-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Top photographs in July 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July was a very special month this year. The weather was simply amazing, constant sun, and very hot temperatures. Unfortunately this also had its consequences for nature (green grass? Where?), and for sleeping&#8230; ? But, on the other hand, a lot of photo opportunities for sunrises, as most mornings were pretty cloudless. And the ones that had clouds, were possibly even prettier!<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s take a look at which of my photographs were most appreciated on the different social media in July!<\/p>\n<h2>Top photograph in July on Instagram: Filtered Sunrise<\/h2>\n<p>All pictures that are selected this month are kind of the same. All of them were taken on my way to the railway station, early in the morning. All of them were taken with the iPhone 8 Plus and ProCamera.<br \/>\nAnd still, this one is a bit different&#8230; I drove by this meadow, and was already on the lookout, because I knew that the sun was rising with a golden shine. And, I had also seen the mist that was hanging in some of the meadows. And then, I saw this wonderful combination of the sun, the trees, and the mist.<br \/>\nSo fired up ProCamera, and took this first picture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7356\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7356\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7356\" src=\"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/60611D7C-9939-473B-98F6-3B8DDF0C8FDE-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Filtered sunrise wide\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/60611D7C-9939-473B-98F6-3B8DDF0C8FDE-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/beheydt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/60611D7C-9939-473B-98F6-3B8DDF0C8FDE-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/beheydt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/60611D7C-9939-473B-98F6-3B8DDF0C8FDE-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filtered sunrise wide<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I loved it! But at the same time, I wished I had some kind of telelens to get in just a bit closer. And, I don\u2019t like the zoom feature of mobile phones, as they are digital zooms, and thus are simply degrading the quality of your picture.<br \/>\nBut then, I remembered why exactly I choose the iPhone 8 PLUS over the regular one: the second lens. This is actually a lens with longer focal length, and is used in portrait settings and such. Or, whenever you switch to 2x zoom!<br \/>\nThe result of that? Well, not bad, considering the likes it received on Instagram&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BlKMvjugcA1\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:37.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BlKMvjugcA1\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Filtered sunrise \u2800 .\u2800 .\u2800 .\u2800 .\u2800 .\u2800 .\u2800 .\u2800 #naturephoto #main_vision #landscape_captures #awesome_earthpix #natureaddict #rsa_rural #awesomeearth #skyporn #sunsetsniper #skylovers #sunrise_and_sunsets #sunsets #sunsetlovers #instasunsets #all_sunsets #igbelgium #antwerp #belgium_unite #travelbelgium #instabelgium #iphoneography #iphoneonly #iphonesia #focalmarked? #foap #eyeemphoto #rijkevorsel #yogateacher #earthfocus<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">Een bericht gedeeld door <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bjornbeheydt\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Bjorn Beheydt<\/a> (@bjornbeheydt) op <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-07-13T05:01:35+00:00\">12 Jul 2018 om 10:01 (PDT)<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Top photograph in July on 500px: Balance<\/h2>\n<p>Each month, when I start writing this monthly overview, I copy the text from the month before, and start removing the parts that I don\u2019t need, and basically adjust the titles and write new text. Lazy? Perhaps, but it also brings conformity \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nThis month, I can even go a step further, and leave a small part of the text:<br \/>\n\u201cDifferent picture, and yet, very related. This is basically the same place, but on another time of day, and from another point of view.\u201d<br \/>\nThe picture that topped the charts on 500px is basically in walking distance from the picture that won on Instagram. It\u2019s just a few 100 meters before the field with the trees. And, obviously, a little earlier, and on another day.<br \/>\nDriving by the street there, and looking to my right, I noticed how the street split up the landscape in two, and the sky, well, it did kind of the same.<br \/>\nSo out came the iPhone with Procamera! This time (as most of the time for my landscapes), I used the standard wide angle lens.<br \/>\nWith regards to postprocessing, I added some extra oomph to the picture by sliding the saturation slider north-bound. A nice sniff of shadow-fill and contrast finish the whole thing, ready to become a 500px winner.<br \/>\nI love this picture, but looking back at it, I wonder why I didn\u2019t put the road exactly in the middle&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class='pixels-photo'>\n<p>\n    <img src='https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/267201633\/m%3D900\/v2?user_id=9319993&#038;webp=true&#038;sig=abc236da62737819e7c989707b2271a477d75a83200cc72a1a4635feb49dcbc3' alt='Balance by Bjorn Beheydt on 500px.com'>\n  <\/p>\n<p>  <a href='https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/267201633\/balance-by-bjorn-beheydt' alt='Balance by Bjorn Beheydt on 500px.com'><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js'><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Top photograph in July on Steemit: Corny Sunrise<\/h2>\n<p>This one is pretty straightforward. See the sun rising. See a cornfield with pretty green colors. Emergency brake the car (I was alone on the street, I checked!), and pop out the iPhone with Procamera ready. Next: use the car as a step to reach over the corn while still being able to comfortably view the iphone screen and push the shutterbutton.<br \/>\nPostprocessing? Yes. Take a wild guess! Added some saturation, filled some shadows.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7353\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7353\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7353\" src=\"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B18A2739-FE9E-462D-B761-1C289F92413D-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Corny Sunrise\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B18A2739-FE9E-462D-B761-1C289F92413D-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/beheydt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B18A2739-FE9E-462D-B761-1C289F92413D-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/beheydt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B18A2739-FE9E-462D-B761-1C289F92413D-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corny Sunrise by <a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/beheydt.be\/photography\u201d\">Bjorn Beheydt<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Funny thing, I never expected the Cory sunrise picture to become a big success, but I tried it anyway. It didn\u2019t reach the top on 500px and Instagram, but it did get into the top 5 for July on those two platforms. Besides that, I also submitted the picture onto several of the Stock Agencies we work with, and it got sold a few times already.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite? I Can\u2019t really choose between \u201cFiltered Sunrise\u201d and \u201cBalance\u201d. What\u2019s your favorite? Or did you spot another one on my profiles that you liked better?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July was a very special month this year. The weather was simply amazing, constant sun, and very hot temperatures. Unfortunately this also had its consequences for nature (green grass? Where?), and for sleeping&#8230; ? But, on the other hand, a lot of photo opportunities for sunrises, as most mornings were pretty cloudless. And the ones [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[944],"tags":[1164,1165,1170,1177],"class_list":["post-7352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography-en","tag-500px","tag-instagram","tag-photography","tag-stock-photography"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B18A2739-FE9E-462D-B761-1C289F92413D.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbkKxJ-1UA","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beheydt.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}