If I’ve said it once, I’ve said a thousand times – American Airlines has to be one of the worst companies in the world. If I didn’t have to fly with them, I wouldn’t. My last experience has to have been one of my worst yet. I just got home a little while ago… 8 hours late. The flight was … Continue reading
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VSCO Golden Era of Analog
I was pleasantly surprised the other day to find out that VSCO released the fifth installment of its film emulation software. They called it “The Archetype Films Collection” describing what’s inside as “mass market consumer film emulations, from the golden era of analog.” If you’ve visited my blog before, you’ve probably seen one of these … Continue reading
Everglades at 70-200mm
It’s been a while since I posted any pictures taken with my Canon 5D Mark III. Indeed, it’s been a while since I’ve used it at all. That’s not good (although it does say a lot about how much I like my Fuji kit). I moved to Florida in July, but so far I only … Continue reading
Seeing infrared in Joshua Tree
On a recent visit to Los Angeles, I decided to take a solo road trip back to Joshua Tree National Park. The desert park was the staging ground for my first 5D Mark III shoot a couple years ago. This time I wanted to take my X-Pro1 for a real landscape shoot… albeit a relatively … Continue reading
Fuji 23mm – first impressions
I could barely contain my excitement this morning. It’s not everyday that one heads so eagerly into the office… but knowing something special was coming in the mail for me made it that much sweeter. Ever since buying my X-Pro1, I’ve been looking forward to Fuji releasing its 35mm lens equivalent. So I ordered the 23mm … Continue reading
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VSCO Slide film emulations
According to the website, VSCO’s fourth pack is dedicated to “current and discontinued slide film emulations that produce rich and vivid tones” – it does not disappoint. The pictures in my last post were all processed in Lightroom using this latest VSCO film pack. In the past, I’ve posted several examples of different VSCO film … Continue reading
X-junior
A couple months ago, I made an unnecessary purchase. I wanted a mid-size camera to keep in my work bag and take with me everywhere. The 5D is obviously too big, and the X-Pro1 doesn’t work either (I’m too protective). Because I already own a small point and shoot, there was no pressing reason for me … Continue reading
American Airlines blows…
I say it every time I have the misfortune of flying with them, but American Airlines has to be one of the shittiest companies in the world. I can’t remember the last time I took a trip with them that wasn’t marred by some problem or another… lousy customer service, incompetence, broken seats, no food, no … Continue reading
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Thoughts on my Canon 100mm
I finally decided to buy my first macro lens about six months ago. I chose the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, a lens I’m growing increasingly fond of after each use. It’s also a lens with a rather steep learning curve, at least for me. Perhaps that’s only true because I had zero macro experience before buying this piece … Continue reading
Thoughts on my Fuji 14mm
I’ve had my X-Pro1 for about five months now, and I’d like to think I’ve put it to good use. Up until recently, all I had was the 35mm lens, which I’m very fond of. I’ve been wanting a wider lens for a while, but I was torn between Fuji’s 18mm and the 14mm. The … Continue reading
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VSCO B&W film emulations
I’ve posted several times already on VSCO film emulation, showing examples of the various color presets. This time, I’m showing examples of the B&W presets from all thee packs. There are other +/- variations for most presets shown below, but most of them are grainy or faded. Some people like that look; obviously I don’t. … Continue reading
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Point and Shoot – Sony DSC-WX80
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
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