I’m getting a lot of e-mail about my photos, and I thought it was time to write about the new iPhone 11 Pro and the new three-lens camera and how it has or has not affected my photography.

The new camera is a leap forward for sure, it is easier to use and the new wide-angle lens plays well into my specialty, which I call Emotional Landscapes.

All of my photographs are about emotion more than technics, it really is about what

I see, not just what the camera sees. I pay little attention to settings or rules like the three elements, etc. If I like the image, I think of composition and I shoot.

I only take pictures that I feel emotionally and in my heart.  About half of the photos are taken with my Canon 5D, most of the morning landscapes (this one) with the iPhone 11.

I am not prepared or even close to giving up my Canon, whose wide frame and big glass lenses do things the iPhone cannot do. But the gap is getting narrower all the time. Still, the Canon lenses with their big glass are able to do things a smartphone can’t do, even one as advanced as this one.

But for the first time, I see my iPhone can do things the Canon cannot do.

The Iphone’s color power and depth of field are amazing, the pictures have a depth and feeling to them which is unlike any other camera I have used, including the Canon. Look at the delineation in this photo of the grass, the hills, and the morning mist.

There is also something emotional and lonely about a lone Sheep, and Izzy caught that for me in this photo, which took in a wide area that made her look solitary and alone.

It depends on the light, of course, but when this camera hits, it’s a home run. You can’t make the adjustments you can make with an SLR camera, but the camera does a lot of that work.

iPhone portraits are rich in color and detail, but I still prefer the Canon 85 mm or 70-200 mm for my portraits, there is a softness and feel to them that digital cameras don’t have yet. And with the Canon, I have much more control over exposure and aperture.

Don’t assume that all of my colorful landscapes are from the iPhone, it’s about a 50-50 mix. If you’re asking me (which many of you are) if the camera alone is worth an upgrade, I would say yes, absolutely,  especially if you are serious about your photography.

This camera would cost thousands of dollars if sold on its own.

This three-lens system is a huge step forward, very different from the Iphone X or 8. It is also very simple to use. The iPhone 10 camera wasn’t.

I think the critics are correct in saying that if photography is not your prime concern, there’s no reason to upgrade. if it is the main concern, upgrading is definitely worth it, if you can afford it.

I’m just beginning to figure out what this new three-lens camera can do, so far, I am impressed well beyond my expectations. This photo is almost 3-D in its depth.

I hope this helps.