I'm starting to love my phone images. I don't have the latest and greatest phone but my close-ups and sill life images and shooting my artwork has become so much easier than trying to set up the camera gear, so I'm going to try to do more still life images, where the depth of field can be sharp throughout because the phone (at least mine) keeps everything sharper than my expensive gear unless I drag out the tripod, and set the camera at f18 or higher and I STILL can't get everything sharp. The macro settings are too fussy.
That, and I'm working up to maybe my 500th ship. I have, as of this date, photographed 428 freighters, tugs, barges and coast guard cutters, with, I think, four river cruise ships thrown in, so It would be nice if I could hit that 500 mark in 2025. For that, I definitely need the regular camera gear.
I hope everybody enjoys their photographic journey in 2025.