It’s been a while….
Since I last wrote on this blog I have a new camera. The X100vi is amazing, and I’ll keep it for travel and an everyday carry camera. But, I needed more flexibility with focal lengths. I stuck with Fuji and got the XT50, and after having it for a couple of months I’m really happy with it. It’s basically an X100Vi with interchangeable lenses.
I love the sensors on this range of Fuji cameras. Going from regularly using 16mp to 40mp is a revelation, and allows me to capture so much detail. Similarly the jump from micro four thirds to APSC sensor allows for much greater freedom when shooting low light. Fuji have managed to pack a lot into a small package. I paired the camera with the Fuji 15-50mm which is great for just about everything, especially landscape photography, and Fuji the 35mm lenses which is fantastic for street and portraits (not that I do much portraiture).
I haven’t quite been out as much as I’d like in the last few months, but hopefully that will change now. Also, it’s autumn – which anyone knows is the best time of year for photography so I’d be stupid not to.
I’m going through a black and white phase. Mostly because when I have been out it’s been in bright sunlight so taking out the colour helps to concentrate on the subject (at least for me).
The photo above is a new local discovery on the Moorland down the road. It’s nice to still be finding new things over there. I’d love to know how these trees ended up looking like this. I’m going to try and get some different angles from above. I’ll also try from the other side. To help with that, I’ve bought a new drone. It’s the DJI Mini 4 Pro. I had planned to use it only for photography. However, since I have a DJI Pocket 3 and some DJI mics, I might try and dabble with some video.
Maybe I’ll end up on Youtube…. not really.
Shaun Madill Photography 