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A Techno Day

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A few years ago I would have never thought this was possible. Make a photograph with your camera in raw format. Process said photograph in camera and convert to jpg then send to your phone or tablet with the camera app, then tweak it a bit in Lightroom mobile, and finally post it here or on Instagram or Facebook.

A rake waits to be used at a neighbors house.

Both of these images were made with the Fuji X-T3 and the new Fuji XF 16-80 f4.

Earlier in the day I was shooting with the smaller X-T30 and a newly purchased 23 f2 and did the same thing with my phone and posted the photo below to Instagram. Wow! But since I needed it here on my iPad I had to transfer it from the phone to the iPad. No problem Apple Airdrop sent it right over. Pretty incredible.

Fuji X-T30 with Fuji XF 23 f2

Technology certainly has come a long way since we waited for the prints or slides to come back. For me it was a bit more instantaneous as I only had to wait about 45 minutes before I could make a print.

Fall Color in the White Mountains

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Every year a friend and I try to make it up to New Hampshire, Vermont, or Maine for foliage season. Hitting the color just right can be a hit or miss proposition as wind storms and rainy weather tend to knock the color out of the trees. This year we were pretty lucky as we were able to make it up there when the color was not totally gone. Here are a few images from our trip. At the end of the post there is a link to one of the videos I made about the experience.

Colorful leaves create a swirl in the water with a slow shutter speed
Colorful leaves swirl around in a circle at the bottom of a waterfall.
The Basin waterfall in Franconia Notch New Hampshire.
Water flows down into the Basin in Franconia Notch.
Bright yellow birch leaves stand out against a dark shaded hill
Bright yellow birch leaves stand out against a dark shaded mountain side in Franconia Notch New Hampshire.
Colorful fall leaves reflect on Lake Chocorua
Colorful fall leaves reflect on Lake Chocorua.
Mt. Chocorua reflects in the lake that bears it's name along Rt. 16 in NH
Mt. Chocorua reflects in the lake that bears it’s name along Rt. 16 in NH
Fall explosion along the Kancamagnus Highway
Fall colors along the Kancamagnus Highway in New Hampshire.

Mistakes can be Frustrating – Pay attention to detail!

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A couple of weeks ago I gave two women a morning tour in Rockport and Gloucester. We were able to come up with some outstanding images and at least two I’m really proud of. I can also say that both participants also made some outstanding images. Truly a great tour. All that being said – I am very frustrated at an image we waited 30 minutes for. The tide was on it’s way in and was not quite filling the tidal pools like we wanted. So we waited! I had my composition set but ready to move if the water did not pan out like I thought it would. No worries we were ready! Then it happened – a couple of rogue waves came in and almost got us but did just what we were looking for. I was very excited for everyone as the water finally did what we wanted it to do. I did not see the glaring error until I got home and processed the images from the day.

Waves filling tides pools on the back shore of Gloucester, MA
Waves along the back shore in Gloucester fill tidal pools in the rocks.

Everything was on target, the soft swirls in the bubbles, water flowing nicely over the rocks, everything is pin sharp – just beautiful! And then I saw it, the Twin Lights of Thacher’s Island are not centered in between the two rocks at the top of the frame. Yikes how could I miss that! Well – by not paying attention to detail is how. I was concentrating so much on the foreground I ignored where the two lighthouses were. I remember thinking about it but they were so small on the LCD I did not see where they were. Uggggh! Lesson learned, make sure all your elements are in the right place. I should have been a couple of feet to my right and both lighthouses would have been totally visible.