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Jim: 5 Things I Learned This Week
- Difference last trip to this one. WAY better pictures.
- The AF on the Sony A6300 is not as fast as the Fuji XPro2. X Pro 2 has better autofocus than a DSLR. First mirrorless camera that has even come CLOSE to that. Testing with kids.
- The Fuji 10-24 is the bane of my existence. Not on lens roadmap. Blow drying in hotel.
- SOOOO many landscapes are missing the “soul” of the shot. Include a person, a boat, a cactus, a rock, whatever.
- A wet lens ruined two of my favorite compositions
Nick:
Slowing down, and getting accustomed to more time for the shot
Less is more.. I only used two lenses
Pack your coat in your carryon
Nick : Why every photographer should visit iceland at least once
- The light
- The light lasts forever this time of year.. Forget about golden hour.. Its more like golden three hour, and the sunsets last forever giving you more time for compositions
- The sky is always changing.. Sometimes for the better, sometimes to crush your hopes but it keeps you on your toes and is fun to shoot in.
- The people
- Everyone speaks english and is very friendly and helpful, they are used to dealing with lost americans
- The subjects
- The island is just packed with photogenic mountain peaks, glaciers, icebergs and even raindier
Doodads of the Week!
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- Jim: THINGUMA
- Nick: Canon 70-300mm L for Landscape photographers
Great podcast !
I’m sorry to hear that you had problems with the X-Pro2 electronics – the kind of issue that would make me crazy. I went to Iceland last year with my X-T1 and luckily was able to shoot a lot of waterfalls without the camera breaking a sweat.
By the way, you said that the 10-24 was the only wide angle lens in the Fuji lineup, which is not totally accurate. You also have the 14, 16 and 18mm primes. And not all lenses in the lineup are weather sealed, actually it’s a minority of them. I had the 14mm with me in Iceland and although it’s not weather proof, it performed perfectly with the occasional help of a rain sleeve. You can check out a few of these images here : http://www.lebur.photography/#/islande/
Good point. I forgot about the primes. I have the 16mm prime, but it just wasn’t wide enough for shooting those waterfalls. I’d REALLY REALLY like to see Fuji release a kick-butt f/2.8 wide angle zoom.
The idea of needing a subject for the story in your photo is excellent. What do you think of an entire podcast episode for this, with perspectives from each of the hosts on the type of photography they focus on? For example, having a subject in landscapes, in portraits, in travel photography, and so on.
OK. You win. Iceland is on my “bucket list.” (And I’d like to win a thingama.
Keep on inspiring…
Hi. Great podcast! Your guest mentioned a tip of one reflector and one flash he carries around in other his travels and simply asks the people to hold them to get a great shot. I am wondering exactly what flash and what reflector he is using. Thanks.
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