Again, the best camera is the one you have on you at the time.
Contemplation
Category: Photos
Balancing
I don’t regret many things. But disposing of both my Fujifilm X100s and X100F are two decisions that I’d like to revisit.
This photo was taken with an X100s back in 2014. Inspired by the photography of GXace, I found myself sifting through old photos that perhaps I’d dismissed in the usual cull. This one jumped out.
There is so much to love here. Aside from my beautiful family, it’s the dynamics. A mum taking care of the tribe in a foreign country. Kids doing unpredictable kid stuff. And the vibe. The illuminated lift contrasted by a dull lobby.
Why did I miss this gem associated with our many Japan travels? I think at times we look for the obvious. We relate to the photos that suggest fun, laughter, excitement and opportunity when travelling. The more realistic, perhaps even sombre or mundane moments slip through the editing process.
Then, many years later, you remove the sentimentality of the travel and seek the composition, unencumbered by the need to prove why you spent the money to go half way around the world. Now, it’s all about the moment.
I miss my Fujifilm rangefinders. Their simplicity allowed for these moments to be captured.
Highlight
I’ve taken inspiration from GXace, an amazing YouTuber who produces sublime, emotional pictures of the mundane, often urbane surrounds. Please, I urge you to look at his channel. Amazing.
Trees
Loving this film experience. One of the experiences with film I’ve lost touch with the fact that over a month or so of clicking away, I’ve forgotten what I’ve taken! So, the arrival of the freshly scanned negs is greeted with both anticipation, and curiosity.
Red
Sometimes you can just stumble upon a composition that is so obvious, it feels staged.
Back to film
Nice to try film again.
The Olympus OM2 has become my fave camera at the moment. It’s pretty, compact, brilliant to operate and iconic. Every other brand of 35mm SLR owes their compact line up to this engineering marvel of the 70s.
Thank you little OM2 for allowing me to rediscover the beauty of photography, and the mystique of B&W film.
Shadowy friend
Seeing stars
Wine glass
Just Magnificent.
I have tended to overuse the panorama feature of the iPhones, but it remains one of the most capable stitching algorithms on the market.
Seriously?
Yep, a lighthouse photographed at an angle. Couldn’t resist.
you know what, if you’ve not owned a X100 series camera then you don’t know how much fun it is to take cliche’d photos.
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