pniev
Student for life
Just got back from vacation so I need to catch up! This year's vacation trip was non-DSLR. Brought the Fuji XP1 with 18-35-60mm, spare battery, SD-cards in my backpack. I left light meter, flash at home. Although I brought a lightweight tripod, I did not use it much (the people I travelled with were rather impatient ;-) ).
I must admit I was more used to quickly making shots with a DSLR than I thought I was. The LCD and the EVF of the Fuji were hardly useable in harsh light circumstances and I underestimated parallax errors in close-up (wrongly assumed I could rely on the adjusted indicator in the OVF). It also took me some time to get used the checking the position of the exposure composition dial (which easily rotates accidentally). But these minor annoyances were compensated by the fun factor and the weight. I happened to switch between four exposure settings: 1. fixed aperture, auto-shutter, fixed ISO; 2. fixed aperture, fixed shutter, auto-ISO; 4. fixed aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. Although I used the 18mm more often than expected, the 35mm was definitely my favorite. I only used the 60mm to shoot a dragonfly, and some elk.
Some shots from the trip:
Mesa Verde just before thunder and rain hit us (photo taken from driving car, so I remained dry). The grey clouds combined with the light on the trees was spectacular).
Arches:
Yellowstone Lake:
Trainride Durango-Silverton:
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Wheels:
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Thunderstorm (again):
Well-camouflaged insect:
Geyser and bacteria:
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Mormon Temple at night in Salt Lake City:
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Alamosa Sand Dunes. Took this one with the camera around my neck so I could not compose properly:
Thanks for looking.
Peter
I must admit I was more used to quickly making shots with a DSLR than I thought I was. The LCD and the EVF of the Fuji were hardly useable in harsh light circumstances and I underestimated parallax errors in close-up (wrongly assumed I could rely on the adjusted indicator in the OVF). It also took me some time to get used the checking the position of the exposure composition dial (which easily rotates accidentally). But these minor annoyances were compensated by the fun factor and the weight. I happened to switch between four exposure settings: 1. fixed aperture, auto-shutter, fixed ISO; 2. fixed aperture, fixed shutter, auto-ISO; 4. fixed aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. Although I used the 18mm more often than expected, the 35mm was definitely my favorite. I only used the 60mm to shoot a dragonfly, and some elk.
Some shots from the trip:
Mesa Verde just before thunder and rain hit us (photo taken from driving car, so I remained dry). The grey clouds combined with the light on the trees was spectacular).
Arches:
Yellowstone Lake:
Trainride Durango-Silverton:
View attachment 73144
View attachment 73145
Wheels:
View attachment 73146
Thunderstorm (again):
Well-camouflaged insect:
Geyser and bacteria:
View attachment 73147
Mormon Temple at night in Salt Lake City:
View attachment 73148
Alamosa Sand Dunes. Took this one with the camera around my neck so I could not compose properly:
Thanks for looking.
Peter