GNPA Alpharetta Chapter Meeting: What can I do with Photopills?

Title: What can I do with Photocells?

Speaker: Ümit Yüksel

Description:
PhotoPills is a powerful app for smart phones (Android and iOS) to plan and pre-visualize photographs of nature, skies, and cityscapes. Planning includes exploring both the best time and location of events such as wide- and narrow-angle sun rise/sets and moon rises, star trails, the Milky Way, eclipses, and others. Or, if you can photograph any of them when you are going on a pre-determined trip. The app also helps you select a field of view and a fitting lens, among others.
In this introductory demonstration we will first learn the individual functions, called “Pills”. Next, will plan for some of the above mentioned scenarios you are likely to photograph.
Most of this presentation will be live on the app. You are encouraged to bring your smart phone pre-loaded with the PhotoPills app and follow along, no prior experience with the app is necessary.

Speaker Bio:
A protein chemist by training, Ümit is a scientist and an inventor who worked as a research scientist both in academia and industry. He authored 24 research & 14 review articles in peer reviewed publications and has 11 US Patents. Currently semi-retired enjoying his hobbies.
As self-taught photographer he enjoys the photographic process as much as the end result. Photographic interests are nature-at-large: from macro to astro and all creatures in-between. He is long time, active member of Cobb Photographic Society where he held various leadership positions including presidency, and a GNPA member since its founding and its current vice-president.
He has led workshops in astrophotography, macrophotography, and color management. He regularly participates in group exhibits with CPS and participated in the 2-year touring exhibition titled Nature’s Generosity by Wilderness Photography Foundation.

We plan to showcase your photos on TV in the meeting room prior to the speaker presentation. Please upload up to two nature photos that you have taken on the following link by noon the day of the meeting. The files must be in JPG/JPEG format and a maximum of 1200 pixels on the longest side.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wazstW0ehvPaqBEqbag-eDASXDri3Un9?usp=share_link