I had big hopes for Colorado. My cousin was having his bachelor weekend up in Breckenridge and I was planning on staying a couple extra days to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. As it turns out, I could barely make it out of the cabin and I cut my trip short. It seems I caught … Continue reading
I’ve never been to Colorado before, and I wish I could stay longer. It’s really beautiful out here. I brought my Fuji with me… but I won’t be sharing any pictures of the Rockeis with you just yet. I barely made it back to Washington earlier today from my trip to Trinidad and Tobago. I’ll be writing … Continue reading
That’s what we call the subway in DC. It’s usually very crowded and often not working in certain places… but overall it’s not too bad (if there’s a stop near you). Maybe if I used it more often, I’d be singing a different tune. A few weeks ago, I went to run an errand near … Continue reading
A while ago I decided I wanted to get a new point-and-shoot camera, particularly one with Wi-Fi capability. I’ve also been wanting to try out a compact from Sony for some time now… in fact I was torn between a NEX and my X-Pro (although I have zero regrets). I ended up buying a DSC-WX80. I … Continue reading
As I was walking home from the bar this weekend, I pulled my little camera out of my cargo pants and started shooting from the hip. It didn’t help that I was drunk… or maybe it did! You be the judge. Continue reading
These are some of my favorite shots from the past couple weeks that never made it into any of my other posts. All of them were shot with my Fuji X-Pro1 and 35mm lens before minimal processing in Lightroom. I just ordered the 14mm and look forward to putting it to use! Maybe the next … Continue reading
Just in case you haven’t seen them yet… Part 1 – Fuji X-Pro1 – normal shots Part 2 – Canon 5D Mark III – normal shots Part 3 – Fuji X-Pro1 – infrared shots This final post features HDR shots that I took with my Mark III at the Washington Tidal Basin on Monday. These … Continue reading
My last two posts featured ‘traditional’ photography. That’s not necessarily true for this one. If you’re not someone who frequents my blog, you might not know that I recently started experimenting with infrared photography. So needless to say, I had to bust out my Hoya filter on the last leg of Monday’s shoot. I should have taken … Continue reading
My ‘primary’ camera on Monday’s Tidal Basin shoot was the Canon 5D Mark III, one of the main reasons being the versatility of the lenses. As opposed to the 53mm equivalent my Fuji lens gets me, with my Canon I have a 17-105mm range and the ability to shoot 1:1 macro. A fellow photographer suggested I buy … Continue reading
I woke up early today, before dawn, to go to the Washington Tidal Basin and take some pictures. The night before, I’d gotten my kit ready: tripod, flash, Fuji X-Pro1 with 35mm lens, Hoya RM72 infrared filter, Canon 5D Mark III, 17-40mm lens, 24-105mm lens with weak polarizer filter, 100mm macro lens. I left shortly before … Continue reading
Thanks to some helpful people online, I’ve been learning a bit more about infrared post processing lately. I’ve also learned that if I want to get the best possible results, I need to convert my camera to use it exclusively for that kind of photography. I’m not ready to do that just yet, which is not necessarily … Continue reading
I love the spring. Surely I’m not alone… The weather in DC truly blows most of the time.The only exceptions come in spring and autumn. I took some pictures two weeks ago on ‘the first day of spring’ but it was cold and windy, plus there wasn’t much to shoot. It just started getting really nice outside … Continue reading
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