X-Pro Tour (part 2) Villages of France This is part 2 of my continuing X-Pro Tour of images from my travels, stories behind the photos, and my thoughts and experiences with the Fuji X-Pro2 (I posted Part 1 on May 13) In the captions I’ll provide the story behind the shot along with technical info (non-tech folks just ignore the part at the … [Read more...]
X-Pro Tour- London, France
X-Pro Tour (Part 1) London, France Having just arrived in France via London I'll be using these travels to launch a new series of photos along with captions and a little writing from various locations on my blog. I’m calling the series X-Pro Tour (also available via XProTour.com ) There are a few reasons behind this series, not the least of which … [Read more...]
Fuji X-Pro2, A Love-Hate Relationship
A Pro's Story of the New Fujifilm X-Pro2 Updated Feb 7, 2017 See updates with red headings, green text This post is the prologue for what has become my continuing series of the Fujifilm X-Pro2, XF lenses, and X-Pro Tour of images from my travels, stories behind the photos, and my thoughts and experiences with the Fuji X-Pro2 system in many … [Read more...]
Bokeh in Perspective
Bokeh in Perspective Why all the Hype? So what the heck is bokeh and what is all the hype over it? First, let’s define it. Bokeh refers to the aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas in an image*. Usually it means the specular highlights although I’ve seen bokeh used to refer to any area that is out of focus. To be specific it only … [Read more...]
Is The Mirrorless Honeymoon Over?
Is the Mirrorless Honeymoon Over? A Year With The Sony A7 System My last mirrorless post was about my “Wow!” moment with the A7R II and why I switched to mirrorless after decades of using DSLRs. It’s been about a year and now that the honeymoon is over, do I still like using my mirrorless system? Short answer: Yes. Like any successful … [Read more...]