Fireworks

August 09, 2015 in Fujifilm

Every year we are treated to ten straight days of fireworks during the Calgary Stampede. Our condo balcony overlooks the Saddledome and Stampede grounds giving a pretty decent angle of the nightly stampede fireworks show. The last few years I feel I have taken the same photos over and over so this time around I my goal was to try to capture them differently.

There are lots of tutorials on the internet/youtube (Try this one), so won't get into the technical details. I shot the first one with the Fuji XF 18-135, the second with the Fuji XF 55-200 and the third with the Rokinon 8mm.

Introducing Keltie!

April 14, 2015 in Fujifilm

When my wife's family decided to get a Labrador puppy last fall I was excited to be able to take some photos of her. Little did I know that puppies do not stand still and are full of energy, which resulted in a lot of blurry photos. The two below were the only decent ones of her as a small puppy.

Keltie in September 2014 (Fuji X-T1, 55-200mm)

Keltie in September 2014 (Fuji X-T1, 35mm F1.4)

Fast forward seven months.... The snow has melted and Keltie has learned to play fetch (she is also four times larger). While we were visiting last weekend I was able to wear her out and get some photos of her being somewhat still. All were shot with X-T1 and 56mm F1.2.