Tag: Fuji X-T1

Playful Verdant Moments

Part of the joy of photography, is seeing familiar places in new ways.

No matter how long I photograph, I always enjoy those moments of seeing the world around me anew. I think that discovering familiar places in new ways opens not just our eyes, but, more importantly, our minds. It’s almost akin to a moment of meditation that enables us to be in the present and escape the mundaneness of much of our lives.

This particular image came from a bit of this openness to new inputs…

Verdant Serenity

It’s not that this is a superb photograph, as there are numerous flaws in the way I put this together. Despite its flaws, this image still draws me in, as it tells me of Nature and her delightful green palette. The interplay between sunlight and leaves creates patterns and shades of green that pull my mind into the image; and with that pull I find serenity.

I hope that you also find peace within your day!

Sunday Abstract

Experimentation is key in photography, whether to create abstract images or push representation into different realms.

I have always felt that experimentation is a key part of my photographic journey, as it opens up the possibility of creating images beyond the direct observation of the physical and into that of our mind’s eye. Part of these discoveries go into the realm of abstract imagery.

I would like to share one of these images from about 8 years ago…

Forest Aberration

The technique to create this image is pretty straightforward in that I used a bit of linear movement with a 1/6 second exposure. As I wanted to preserve the directionality of the trees, I kept the motion along the same lines presented by those same trees. With a bit of experimentation the diagonal that is near the bottom of the image was preserved, allowing the lower right hand to almost create its own separate space in both color and shapes.

The juxtaposition of the yellows of the leaves and the blue, green and dark orange in the lower section provides a pleasing interplay, giving the eye an opportunity to discover more in the overall presentation.

On the technical details, I shot this with a Fujifilm X-T1, at f/10 to get the aperture to the 1/6 second mentioned earlier.

Instant Grammar v2 – 10/365

Clear leaf, fuzzy leaf

A slight modification with this one, as it’s not an iPhone shot, but rather one of the first images with my new camera, a Fuji X-T1.

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Leaf Peeping

Technical Details

This image was captured with a Fuji X-T1 using a Fujifilm 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 XF R LM OIS WR lens.  Exposure settings were f/5.6 at 1/280 second and 640 ISO.