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Giveaway: What camera was this image shot with?

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July 7, 2010
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I shot the below image of the Maroon Bells in Aspen last weekend. What camera do you think I used to capture this photograph?

Maroon Bells July 2010

Maroon Bells, July 2010


What was the image shot with?

  • iPhone (63%, 80 Votes)
  • Point and Shoot (18%, 23 Votes)
  • Nikon DSLR (9%, 12 Votes)
  • Film (6%, 7 Votes)
  • Canon DSLR (4%, 5 Votes)
  • Micro Four Thirds (2%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 127

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Here are the giveaway rules:

  1. Select one option from the above poll and vote.
  2. Leave a comment below with your name and your email address and explain what you chose and why. If you don’t want to write a long explanation, just say what you voted for.
  3. Only do the above once, duplicate comments will be disqualified.
  4. In a couple of days I will close the poll and select everyone who gave the right answer.
  5. I will then randomly pick a person from the selected list and announce the winner.

The prize is Scott Kelby’s Digital Photography Book Vol. 3 – will ship it anywhere, even internationally. Good luck! :)

Related posts:

  1. Maroon Bells
  2. Sunrise at Maroon Bells
  3. Worldwide Photo Walk 2010 – Location
  4. Nikon 16-35mm f/4.0 VR Image Samples
  5. Case Study: Night Shot
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is a professional photographer based out of Denver, Colorado. He is the author and founder of The Mansurovs, along with a number of other online resources. Read more about Nasim here.

Comments

  1. 1
    ) Adham Kurbanov
    July 8, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    Its iPhone 3GS shot) Well quality says for pic. Other cameras could shoot more clear. Give away might be with purchase of new iPhone4)) iPad u had before )))

  2. 2
    ) Avi
    July 8, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    Since you shoot with Nikon, I’m gonna say it was shot with a Nikon DSLR. Seems too easy though 8-)

  3. 3
    ) Tom
    July 8, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    I think it is lower resolution, the edge of the mountains/sky seems sharp and the rock in the mountain face seems like lower resolution as does the floor of the lake in the foreground. But I could be way off!!!

    Voted for iPhone.

  4. 4
    ) Nema M. Roshan
    July 8, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    IPhone
    specially at this size ;)

  5. 5
    ) NanOnaN
    July 8, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    I think It is iphone. As u shoot with nikon dslr, “nikon” option seems too easy:). Plus colors of the pics also seems not as rich as in dslr.

  6. 6
    ) Russell
    July 8, 2010 at 10:29 pm

    I vote the iPhone. There is no reason why, in good light, an iPhone couldn’t have taken this shot, and it’s more fun than if you used the D3 . . .

  7. 7
    ) robert
    July 8, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    i think it was an iphone :)

  8. 8
    ) Marat Yeshtukov
    July 8, 2010 at 11:32 pm

    Well, is seems to be an iPhone, otherwise it’s D700 that you used for some other photos of the place.

  9. 9
    ) WebMonster
    July 8, 2010 at 11:39 pm

    I know you are not Canon user. It doesn’t look like it was iPhone orpoint and shot. My guess is Nikon

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      ) Nasim Mansurov
      July 15, 2010 at 2:03 am

      WebMonster, you won the book! Please contact me as soon as possible with your address, so that I could ship the book to you.

      Thank you for participating in our giveaway!

  10. 10
    ) Husnora
    July 8, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    iPhone
    The quality is very good though.

  11. 11
    ) Gyula
    July 9, 2010 at 12:51 am

    I would say it was taken with an iPhone.

  12. 12
    ) Jahongir
    July 9, 2010 at 12:59 am

    well detailed and less saturated colors, CANON DSLR!!

  13. 13
    ) James
    July 9, 2010 at 1:28 am

    I’d say, iPhone.

  14. 14
    ) Jahongir
    July 9, 2010 at 1:53 am

    Definitely, iPhone :)

  15. 15
    ) Lilantha
    July 9, 2010 at 3:00 am

    This kind of a picture was taken by one of my friend by using iphone. Therefor I vote for iphone.

  16. 16
    ) Coby
    July 9, 2010 at 3:31 am

    I also think it was taken with an Iphone.
    Nikon would be too easy somehow…

  17. 17
    ) Alen Ajan
    July 9, 2010 at 3:48 am

    Salam,

    I voted for iPhone because SLRs have higher dynamic range

  18. 18
    ) Charlie
    July 9, 2010 at 3:49 am

    Gotta be an iphone!

  19. 19
    ) JohnS.
    July 9, 2010 at 4:00 am

    Lots of people are saying it was taken with an iphone so…
    I’ll vote for a point and shoot just to be different. In truth this photograph could have been taken with any of the choices you offer.

  20. 20
    ) Tom Sweet
    July 9, 2010 at 4:26 am

    No matter what camera you used, it shows that the photographer is more important than the equipment. It’s a beautiful shot.

    I voted for the iPhone.

  21. 21
    ) Girish
    July 9, 2010 at 4:57 am

    I vote for “Point and Shoot”
    I feel DSLR shots more rich in colors and contrast. I use point and shoot and very offen the shots are similar to the above image.

  22. 22
    ) Ahmad Ali
    July 9, 2010 at 5:18 am

    Iphone, all other options are too easy or too hard.

    Reflection in the water is not crisp as it should be with high resolution DSLR.

    The framing is awesome though. : )

  23. 23
    ) Chris Dorney
    July 9, 2010 at 5:37 am

    iPhone. due to the look of the resolution. But this could be the cause of post-processing. Hmm…lol.

  24. 24
    ) Giovanni
    July 9, 2010 at 5:51 am

    Iphone without doubts. Quality and size drive me on this choice.

  25. 25
    ) janel
    July 9, 2010 at 6:34 am

    Just a hunch…it looks like it was taken during the day rather than during the golden hours, and during those times you would have used the “big guns”.

  26. 26
    ) Jabari
    July 9, 2010 at 6:58 am

    Film or a DSLR would have captured more detail (leaves, rocky edges, etc), as well as some point-and-shoots. It could be because it’s a reduced sized jpg though. My vote is for the iPhone…

  27. 27
    ) carl kjeldsberg
    July 9, 2010 at 6:59 am

    I favor Iphone, but could be a point and shoot.

  28. 28
    ) Tio Pernas
    July 9, 2010 at 7:20 am

    I think it was taken with IPhone.

  29. 29
    ) Troy Roberts
    July 9, 2010 at 7:23 am

    Comparing it to your previous photo of the Maroon Bells (shot with your Nikon) there is way less detail in the reflected image and also in the image in general. This was shot with an iPhone 4 is my final answer.

  30. 30
    ) D
    July 9, 2010 at 7:26 am

    IMO, it’s film

  31. 31
    ) Kristoffer Karlsson
    July 9, 2010 at 7:47 am

    Point and Shot.

    The pine trees lack a bit of detail and contrast. Could be Iphone as well but I vote for P&S.

  32. 32
    ) NikJ
    July 9, 2010 at 8:53 am

    I vote iPhone due to low rez.

  33. 33
    ) Jim
    July 9, 2010 at 8:59 am

    I think your D700 would have better DOF detail. I vote for the iPhone.

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      ) Nasim Mansurov
      July 15, 2010 at 2:02 am

      Jim, you won the book! Please contact me as soon as possible with your address, so that I could ship the book to you.

      Thank you for participating in our giveaway!

  34. 34
    ) Aaron Priest
    July 9, 2010 at 9:11 am

    I say film because hardly anyone else has! Haha! I’m going to be very impressed, and not overly surprised, if I find it’s an iPhone 4 though. It’s amazing the quality some of these tiny sensors and lenses are getting, especially at small apertures.

  35. 35
    ) munisa
    July 9, 2010 at 11:48 am

    Intuition has told me it is “I-phone”. Another reason I chose it is because I know nothing about photography besides enjoying it :)

    ___
    Aw, there is a prize and its a book!!! I really hope I’ll win so I can learn ab. photography :)

  36. 36
    ) roman
    July 9, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    I vote for the iPhone. because SLRs have higher dynamic range.

  37. 37
    ) Cory Chuchna
    July 9, 2010 at 2:00 pm

    I think it was a Canon P&S. But I would hope that you would also have taken some higher end gear on the trek to that location.

  38. 38
    ) Aaron
    July 9, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    I think it is an iPhone. I have one and this image looks very familiar to me. :)

  39. 39
    ) Ray
    July 9, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    You metioned that you were in Gleenwood Springs and my assumption is that on the way back you probably stopped by Aspen (same road…haha). You said you carry only two lens and a FX body. Since one the the lens is the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G which looks the one you took the pic with. So my guess is Nikon DSLR!

  40. 40
    ) Shahnoza
    July 9, 2010 at 6:01 pm

    Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

  41. 41
    ) Rod
    July 9, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    Not as wide as your previous photo so why would you take a second shot, especially when the sun is high (small shadows made by the trees), with a DSLR if you knew this one would be a less appealing photo? My rational is, this was done to prove that some cheaper camera can also take interesting pictures.

    So I think it would be either point and shot or iphone, since you have mentioning iphone a couple of times lately I’m also going with iphone.

  42. 42
    ) Asrorbek Toshev
    July 9, 2010 at 6:34 pm

    I also thought it’s either iPhone 3G or 3GS as agreeing to other readers. If you know where to shoot and how to shoot the camera is not that much important. Adham says you might purchased iPhone 4. I don’t know whether you upgraded to iPhone 4 or not, but I know you used Blackberry 8900 phone too:) http://mansurovs.com/cell-phone-photography

  43. 43
    ) Avaz
    July 9, 2010 at 8:24 pm

    Canon DSLR

    Your comment was a bit too short. Please go back and try again.

  44. 44
    ) Kerry
    July 9, 2010 at 7:40 pm

    I’m going to say a new iPhone4. Those things have incredibly good picture quality for a phone and it would certainly be unexpected.

  45. 45
    ) Eric
    July 9, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    We all agree on iPhone ;-) Too much sharpening, not enough definition in my eyes.

  46. 46
    ) Peter Jensen
    July 9, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    I said IPhone for the reason that it is great but not super.

  47. 47
    ) Morten
    July 9, 2010 at 10:39 pm

    IPhone as I don’t see D700 taking this image.

  48. 48
    ) Ben Linowitz
    July 9, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    I think it was taken with an iPhone.

  49. 49
    ) Henry L.
    July 9, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    I would choose the Canon DSLR indefinitely , because of the quality of the photo is superbly similar to the Canon DSLR’s photo quality.

  50. 50
    ) Don
    July 10, 2010 at 12:38 am

    I think it was plain old film (and then scanned …)

  51. 51
    ) Kaspar
    July 10, 2010 at 6:39 am

    It has to be something different from what you normally use, otherwise I do not see the point to this poll. Therefore, I voted for iPhone.

  52. 52
    ) George Gutierrez
    July 10, 2010 at 11:55 am

    It was a Nikon… only Nikon can produces such a great image. :O)

  53. 53
    ) Mani
    July 10, 2010 at 7:45 pm

    Voted for IPhone :)
    Sometimes simple tools can give beautiful results …

  54. 54
    ) Tao Jiang
    July 10, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    I think it should be iPhone

  55. 55
    ) Kyle
    July 10, 2010 at 9:53 pm

    This picture was taken with an iPhone. That much is doubtless.

  56. 56
    ) Elisa Wehner
    July 10, 2010 at 10:14 pm

    I think it was taken with an iPhone~

  57. 57
    ) Ryan Fessler
    July 11, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    Totally an iPhone.

  58. 58
    ) Anna
    July 11, 2010 at 11:46 pm

    I think this was iPhone because of the resolution.

  59. 59
    ) Peng
    July 12, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    I voted for an iPhone. I think you would carry a Nikon DSLR and an iPhone on that particular day.
    iPhone takes great pictures if there is enough light.

  60. 60
    ) Andrew Prasetyo Jo
    July 13, 2010 at 1:14 am

    profiled you as a photographer who usually proud of their gears and results, and now asked this question. Looking at all the options, only the iphone that will give people a “nah.. cant be right” which about 30% of the people will not vote rationally. However, people arent that dumb. They will choose the most unrealistic one, and vote for that(reverse psychology). After given some thoughts, i’d say that it was taken by an iphone coz you yourself was amazed by how good the result is coming from an understated camera phone.

  61. 61
    ) Tair
    July 13, 2010 at 2:30 am

    I think for a professional SLR camera colors are not deep enough, it’s definitely not a film shot, i’m shooting using Zenith from time to time and I know what kind of colors appear on the film, unfortunately i didn’t use iPhone camera, but i think it could easily be it, however my final answer is Point and Shoot camera!

  62. 62
    ) Dmitriy Pantyukhin
    July 13, 2010 at 8:09 am

    iphone. Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but it would be really awesome if it’s really an Iphone!

  63. 63
    ) George
    July 13, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    film, The light was well controled and the shadows are deep and rich.

  64. 64
    ) Nuraan
    July 14, 2010 at 1:41 am

    I think its film.

  65. 67
    ) Jaime Aniversario
    July 20, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    I would think this was shot with a nikon dslr

  66. 68
    ) sarena
    July 22, 2010 at 7:30 am

    i think this was shot with an iPhone :)

  67. 69
    ) Camille Rico
    July 26, 2010 at 7:46 am

    Film. It doesn’t look so digital.

  68. 70
    ) KimP
    September 3, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    iPhone.. cause they are hot hot hot. I don’t have one but I have seen a lot of young folks fb accounts and the photos are so good! :-)