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November saw trips to China and Bahrain as well as further trips locally in East Lothian and Edinburgh. I've selected this shot of the main straight at the Shanghai International Circuit in China.  Using the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and the Fujinon 14mm f2.8R I selected a low viewpoint and an aperture of f16 to increase the depth of field so the image was sharp from front to back.  The low sun partially hidden in the haze surrounding the circuit adds to the atmosphere in the shot. We also had the opportunity to test two on Fuji's newest lenses and also bought an adapter to fit Nikon lenses to the X-Pro1.  CLICK HERE to see the November 2013 archive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but we get a small fee for every click thru from Google and this helps support this blog - th...

October 2013 was dominated by a 10 day trip to Japan for the Formula One race at Suzuka and Round 6 of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Fuji Motor Speedway.  This enabled me to climb Mount Fuji and spend some time in Tokyo to see and photograph some of the sights. This shot of Mount Fuji with a snow cap was one of the first shots I took on my newly acquired Fuji X-Pro1 and I decided this was a good omen. However it wasn't a good omen for the race, which was curtailed due to heavy rain. Returning to Scotland and I soon got out and about with the X-Pro1 to capture some autumnal images for the MacLean Photographic portfolio. CLICK HERE to see the October 2013 archive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but we get a small fee for every click thru from Google and this helps ...

September was another busy month for travel. Arriving back in the UK from Brazil at the start of the month we were soon off again to Budapest in Hungary, Austin in Texas and Le Castellet on the Cote d'Azure in France. Staying in the centre of Budapest enabled me to take an evening walk out to the Danube with the X100 and a tripod to get a long exposure shot of the traffic crossing the Liberty Bridge.  This is my favourite shot from September. Also in September, when I was at home, I spent some more time exploring our new home in East Lothian; finding more and more photographic opportunities at every turn.  Also there was one last trip to Grantham to clear the old house before it was finally sold. CLICK HERE to see the September 2013 archive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert...

July was a busy month that saw trips to Austria, Denmark and Scotland as we prepared for our relocation the following month to Dunbar. The third round of the European Le Mans Series took place at the Red Bull Ring in the Styrian Alps.  In the centre of the track is a statue of a bull leaping through a ring.  The sculpture is made of rusted iron and the horns are made of gold.  The second evening at the event saw a beautiful sunset and I walked over to the statue to capture this image on the X100. After the event I spent a couple of hours in Vienna before heading to the airport to catch my flight home. A short trip was made to Odense via Copenhagen to attend the funeral of Allan Simonsen.  Denmark is a country I've always wanted to visit and I intend to return at some point in happier circumstances. CLICK HERE to see the July 2013 Archive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

June was the month I travelled to Le Mans for the world famous 24 Hour race, the biggest event on the FIA World Endurance Championship calendar.  I had the opportunity to spend a day travelling north of the city.  This is an image taken from the bridge over the River Sarthe of the old town of Beaumont sur Sarthe. The first few posts in the early part of June was taken up with images from our trip to the Isle of Mull.  The later part of the month saw the first review of the three month test of the Fujifilm X100S. June also marked the passing of Allan Simonsen, the Danish driver lost his life in a crash in the early stages of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  I was fortunate to count Allan as a friend and I was proud to have known him.  This was the last shot I took as I left the grid before the start of the race.  RIP Allan, you wont be forgotten. CLICK HERE to see the June 2013 Archive --------------------------------------------------------------...

May saw me travel to Belgium for the FIA WEC at one of my favourite circuits in the world,  Spa-Francorchamps, and my first trip to Imola for the European Le Mans Series which was also a personal journey to the site of Ayrton Senna's crash in 1994 and the memorial to my racing hero on the inside of Tamburello Curve. However the highlight of the month was our annual trip to the Isle of Mull in Scotland which saw one of my ambitions ticked off when we saw wild White Tailed Sea Eagles on my birthday.  However my favourite image from the month of May was this shot of the waterfall on the trip up to the ridge below Ben More, the highest mountain on the Isle of Mull. The image was taken on the Nikon D800 and 17-35mm f2.8 lens.  The 30 second exposure was acheived by using a Lee 10x Big Stopper ND filter and a tripod. CLICK HERE to see the May 2013 archive ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

April was the start of the racing season with the first FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series event at Silverstone.  However I have chosen as my favourite shot from April this image of the roof in the departures hall at Kings Cross train station in London.  I was on my way back from Le Mans after meetings and was waiting for my train back to Grantham when I spotted this shot. Luckily I had the Fuji X100 in my bag and a duly got the image. CLICK HERE to see the April 2013 archive   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY CLICKING THE GOOGLE ADVERTS It doesn't cost you anything to click on an advert but we get a small fee for every click thru from Google and this helps support this blog - thank you for helping ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL ...