I must confess

I recently took a paid assignment and as much as I tried I could not avoid changing lenses, I needed a wide angle in order to get the shot. I’m disappointed that I was not able to keep to my New Years Resolution and challenge for 2014. Ok it was a tall order but I was hoping I could make it. Unfortunately I could not risk not getting the shots that the client needed and I was not prepared to risk this for my NYR. Oh well that’s the way it is. I have confessed but not given up. I will continue shoot with 1camera1lens, this was a little hiccup in the grand plan.

Location Salon group shot.

I guess I should at least show some of the shots and the various post processed images.

Fuji X-E1 and my X100 hard at work

I have been rather busy over the last few days shooting Paddocks House. The second new boutique in the House collection chain. Having had the pleasure of shooting the fist hotel I was very pleased to be invited back to shoot the second hotel. The trusty Fuji X-E1 and the X100 combination worked a teat again. I use the 18-55 on the X-E1 for the wide shots and the X100 for the details and macro. Sometimes I will put the 35mm f/1.4 on the X-e1 if I need.. For me the details shots are undoubtedly my favourite for a shoot of this type. However this time round I have taken some time out and continued to push the boundaries of HDR abilities for my own work. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have had spending 2 days creating them.

What follows is a collection of images from the hotel shoot and I have practiced HDR.

Fuji X-E1 on a gorilla

Just a quick post. Dug out my little gorilla pod bought some time ago, I think years. I bought it with the DSLR in mind but it was never man enough to hold all that weight and long lens. Hey things have changed and I have a little Fuji X-E1 and an X100 hundred that will make use of it. Took

so how did the gorilla perform