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On a beautiful Thursday evening after finishing work I decided to walk to Chatelet station to catch the RER out to the airport instead of taking the Metro.  This was the right decision as there were plenty of people out enjoying the sunshine in the Jardin des Tuileries.  This offered me the perfect opportunity for a spot of street photography with the Fujifilm X100. The Jardin des Tuileries are located between the Louvre and Place de La Concorde.   Created by Catherine de Medicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was eventually opened to the public in 1667, and became a public park after the French Revolution. In the 19th and 20th century, it was the place where Parisians celebrated, met, promenaded, and relaxed.   CLICK HERE for more on the Jardins des Tuileries With the X100 I set about capturing a number of candid images.  The X100 is perfect for this type of photography and with its silent leaf shutter and 'old tourist came...

Yesterday afternoon, after Typhoon Phanfone had cleared the Tokyo area, we were able to get out of our hotel to explore a small part of the Japanese capital.  First we went to the Kanda Myolin Shrine (more of this tomorrow) and then jumped on the subway to Shinjuku, Tokyo's entertainment and shopping district. We got there just before sundown and every building is covered in neon signs, which throw a wonderful glow onto the streets.  We decided to capture some of the hustle and bustle of this busy district so set about taking candid images of passers by and get some movement in the images by selecting a slow shutter speed.   Here are some of the may shots I captured on the Fujifilm X-T1 and X-Pro1 + XF10-24mm f4, XF56mm f1.2, XF18mm f2 and XF55-200mm F3.5/4.8 lenses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPO...