The Perfect Cure for Jet lag!

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My first day back in Scotland after ten days in Japan was spent fighting to stay awake with the jet lag. So I decided the best remedy was to grab the camera bag and head out to Ravensheugh Sands for some late evening photography in the bracing conditions.

The day had actually been very miserable and I suspected the rainy conditions that we had in Japan for race day had followed me half way round the world.  But as 4pm approached the rain stopped and the clouds parted to give some sunshine for the final couple of hours of the day.

Taking the Fuji X-Pro1 and the Fujinon 60mm f2.4 and 14mm f2.8 lenses I was able to capture the following images of the scene at Ravensheugh, there was no one else about. It certainly kept me awake for a few more hours.

Fuji X-Pro1 + Fujinon 60mm f2.4 - 1.7s @ f20 ISO200

Fuji X-Pro1 + Fujinon 14mm f2.8 - 25s @ f20 ISO200

Fuji X-Pro1 + Fujinon 14mm f2.8 - 1.2s @ f20 ISO200
Another Milestone Reached
This blog post is the 300th I have produced since the 1st January 2013 and I am on course to reach my goal of 365 posts this year.  

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to visit and read my daily updates and please continue to visit the MacLean Photographic blog to see if I can get to the 31 December with an average of one post per day in 2013.

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Comments

  1. Anonymous25 October 2013 at 03:22

    Hi. Very good advice indeed! One question though: I can't help but ask myself whether you use ND grad filters in your landscape shots? I'm surprised how you manage such a good output in such high contrast scenes. Thanks!

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  2. Macsport25 October 2013 at 05:37

    Thanks for the feedback. I do indeed use ND grads for my landscapes. These shots were taken using a Lee 0.6 (2 stop) soft ND grad.

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    1. Anonymous25 October 2013 at 06:44

      Thanks, but you never know with the amazing dynamic these days. Did you adopt the smaller factor Seven5 Lee system, or are you still using the bulky 100x100 kit? I'm on the verge to switch myself.

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    2. Macsport25 October 2013 at 07:00

      Still using the larger 100 kit. I have looked at the Seven5 system but I have invested a good sum of money in the 100 system which I use with my Nikon's as well so can't justify spending more on a second filter outfit at the moment. Maybe in the future.

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    3. Anonymous25 October 2013 at 07:33

      Thanks Jeff!

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