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After traveling up the A9 to Inverness and stopping for a coffee we crossed the bridge over the River Ness onto the Black Isle.  The city was back lit with a slight mist and the church spires above the tops of the houses. The image was shot on the Fujifilm X-T2 and the XF100-400mm. We pulled into a parking bay at the side of the dual carriageway opposite the port to take a few images before continuing our journey north towards Lochcarron and then onto our next stop on the River Kishorn before making the climb through Bealach na Ba (Pass of the Cattle). Other features from this trip A Highland Photo Trip: Part 8 Sunset at Altandhu -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Part 7 Clashnessie Beach to the River Polly -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Part 6 Kylesku to Drumbeg -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Part 5 Ardvreck Castle -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Part 4 Bealach na Ba to Applecross -  CLICK HERE A Highland Photo Trip: Par...

X-Pro2 + XF50-140mm - 1/250s @ f2.8 ISO800 Yesterday I decided to attend the Snowman Rally near Inverness with a view to test the X-Pro2 in a motorsport environment.  I knew the forest stages would be a challenge for the X-Pro2's focus system but little did I realise that the weather would throw everything at us - snow, ice, rain and very occasional sunshine; the weather was pretty extreme. Now before I start I feel I need to explain something. The reason for the test was NOT to say the X-Pro2 is the latest all singing-all dancing sports professional camera, the X-Pro2 is NOT aimed at sports photographers.  I wanted to see if the improvements that Fujifilm had made to the AF system would cope with the conditions better than the X-T1 and therefore would point the way to future developments of the X-Series.  I also wanted to prove that while the X-Pro2 wasn't aimed at sports photographers, it is quite capable of taking images in these arenas. Anyway a 90-...