And the computational power of the newer iPhones make difficult outdoor lighting a whole lot easier with the amazing dynamic range they capture. I shoot Pro Raw files that are huge but contain mountains of information.

Since the last snow in early March I’ve photographed and identified 45 species of wildflowers (angiosperms) and the cone of one gymnosperm, non flowering plants (Mormon Tea) with the cameras of the 14 Pro Max and my “shelf” of plant reference books in the Kindle app on the same device. The books alone comprise thousands of pages so it would be quite inconvenient to hump hard copies. While navigating the offtrail wilderness the Avenza gps app has been amazing with its tracking and guidance features. The detailed maps are very legible to me.
We have also photographed two diamondback rattlesnakes, a tiger rattlesnake and one Gila monster during the same period and even made a short video of one the diamondbacks.