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My summer at Mallorca beach with the Fujifilm Xpro 2
woensdag 31 augustus 2016
It was the first time that we went there but definitely not the last time! What a gorgeous place with the small, hidden beaches, nice people, amazing food but most of all, the very clear, almost emerald water! A real sight for sour eyes! A lot of my days at Mallorca started with watching a beautiful sunrise and capturing images with my children who are also Fujifilm freaks. My son has the Fujifilm X-E1, my oldest daughter the X-T1 and the youngest has also an X100S. I guess you can call us the Fujifilm Family ;)
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| Image of me and my son captured by my daughter and her X100S. |
For this vacation I brought the Fujifilm Xpro 2 and the X100s, the Fujinon lenses 16-55 F/2.8 and of course... the Lensbaby Edge 80! Ever since I became the proud owner of the Fujifilm Xpro 2, I fall in love with this camera every day a bit more. It's so amazing! No matter what kind of photography you are shooting, portraiture, nature or street photography, the Xpro 2 nails it every, single time! Low light or harsh sun light is no problem for this camera. Along with the Fujinon 16-55mm, it's the perfect combination for city trips or vacations. The 16-55 is an amazing lens. Tack sharp and fast. It's as good as a prime! But don't underestimate the power of the "old" X100s! This little "perfect for my handbag" camera is like magic! Every single shot is a keeper! The X100s makes me think, stop and be more creative because I only shoot in Jpg with it.
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| Our room with a view during the Blue Hour - Xpro2 + Lensbaby Edge 80 |
The Lensbaby Edge 80 is one of my favorite and most used Lensbabies. I really love the tilt-shift effect of it and the bit of drama and painterly feel it gives to my images.
I shot a lot of images this summer. Not only at Mallorca but also in London and the Netherlands, where i live. I will dedicate a next post to my trip to London. For now, I stick with my Mallorca images. All images are shot in JPG because is was to lazy to edit all the images in RAW ;) But thanks to the amazing dynamic range of the Xpro 2, that's no problem.
Hope you'll enjoy watching the images and thanks for viewing!
Just a last short note: Beware... It's a huge share ;)
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| Beach of Mallorca - Xpro2 + Lensbaby Edge 80 |
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| X100s at the sandy beach |
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| Xpro 2 + Lensbaby Edge 80 |
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| Xpro 2 + Fujinon16-55 F/2.8 |
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| How beautiful can a sunset be! - Xpro2 |
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| The dynamic range of the Xpro2 is amazing! |
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| Fresh melons at the beach |
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| X100S - That blue water! |
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| After a long day of photographing, it's time to take a rest in the emerald sea ;) |
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| Those water bikes! Xpro2 |
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| The tilt shift effect of the Lensbaby Edge 80. |
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| On our way back... The Netherlands through the window of the airplane. - X100s |
Street photography in Valencia with the Fujifilm XT1, Fujinon & Lensbaby
maandag 4 juli 2016
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| Lensbaby Edge 80 |
For this 3 day trip, which is actually to short to visit this gorgeous place, I brought my FujiFilm XT1, the Fujinon 16-55 F/2.8 and the Lensbaby Edge 80. The XT1 was a rental since my 60 pound dog jumped on my own XT1 a few days before my trip and left me with a cracked LCD. I can't tell you how heart broken I was after I saw that my beautiful and beloved Fuji was mashed up by my dear dog. I will never know why he jumped on the table where my camera was. I guess he thought that he had turned into a cat but luckily my dog didn't get hurt. A camera can be replaced, my dog can't.
Anyway.. Thanks to the fantastic Fujifilm Customer Service in Europe, I had a spare XT1delivered the next day and my broken Fuji was taken care of. :) This is one of the things why I like Fujifilm so much: If you have a camera or lens problem, they'll fix it sooner than you can spell "Fujifilm".
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| Fujinon 16-55 F/2.8 - Streets of Valencia |
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| Streets of Valencia at noon. Fujinon 16-55 F/22 |
To bring the XT1 (the Xpro2 wasn't out yet) along with the Fujinon 16-55 and the Edge 80 was a good choice. I don't like to bring to many lenses while I'm on a city trip. Too many lenses gives too much noise in my head of what lens to use. I rather focus on my vision and image than to be busy with making choices and changing lenses. This distracts me from my actual goal: to capture life how I see it.
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| Museum of Art & Science - Lensbaby Edge 80 |
In my previous trip to Paris, the 16-55 has proven to be a good choice and in Valencia it showed again that this lens is a real work horse! Normally I only use primes but for city trips, my go-to lenses are one zoom and one prime. The Fujinon is fast, accurate focus, amazing colors and tack sharp. It's a bit bulky but I've taken it for granted because of the amazing IQ. The Lensbaby Edge 80 has always been one of my favorite Lensbabies, so this was an obvious choice to bring along with me (since the Twist wasn't out yet). The Lensbaby helps me to create more artistic images.
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| Little Venice - Fujinon 16-55 |
I will certainly go back to Valencia to shoot some more but here you have a little impression of this fun city trip.
For now, I'm going to pack by bags and gear because within a few days my Fuji Xpro2 and me will take off to Mallorca to shoot some underwater scenes. I'll keep you posted. ;)
Have a great and wonderful summer!
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| The beautiful paintings in the Cathedrals at Valencia |
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| I really love the architecture of the cathedrals |
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| Museum of Art & Science - Lensbaby Edge 80 |
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| The streets of Valencia. Even here you see the police on every corner of the streets. |
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| This is a different kind of art. Sand castles at the beach |
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| Every where you look there are growing oranges in the trees. |
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