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2016 also saw our first visit to the wonderful city of Venice.   This place is a photographers dream and I had two days to capture the essence of this ancient city on an X-Pro2 and two prime lenses (18mm f2 and 56mm f1.2). This shot is probably too 'picture postcard' but for me it sums up Venice in an instance.  It was taken on the Fujinon 18mm f2 lens. CLICK HERE for more on the blog 

A few weeks ago we visited Venice for the first time and the city lives up to it's reputation as a photographers paradise.  I had to be careful not to overdo it as this was a weekend for my wife and I to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary and to have a camera permanently glued to my face would've been the wrong thing to do. Check out the blogs on Venice HERE (Venice with two lenses) and HERE (Details of Venice) Now I have been a fan of the square format since I started photography and dreamed of owning a 6x6 Hasselblad medium format camera.  The square format is iconic in photographic circles (sorry about the pun!) and when I see an image that suits 1:1 format then I shoot it with that in mind.   While the X-Pro2 can shoot 1:1 format images I prefer to shoot the images 3:2 and then crop in post production as it gives me the flexibility that I wouldn't have if I shot it in camera.  That isn't to say I don't shoot 1:1 in camera, in the same way I ...

Over the past weekend I have come to know that Venice is one of the most photogenic places on the planet.  Around every corner is something else to photograph and you have to be quite choosy where you decide to point your lens.   Venice is well known and is also well photographed and it was with some trepidation that I first viewed the city through the viewfinder.  I did wonder if Venice would live up to the hype.  I am pleased to say that it certainly did. Here are some of the shots I took last weekend focusing on some of the details in Venice. As I posted yesterday, all of the images were shot on a Fujifilm X-Pro2 with either an 18mm f2 of 56mm f1.2 prime lens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helpi...

One of the plus points of the Fujifilm X-Series is it compact and lightweight design.  I have been accused recently by a reader of this blog for going against the ethos of the X-Series by having so much equipment, four camera bodies, nine lenses and all the accessories that support my camera system for my work.  Yes this is a lot of equipment and all in it weighs just under 12kg full loaded.   However the name is compact SYSTEM camera and the system means I adapt the camera and lenses for the job in hand.  If I am tackling sport I will pack three bodies and the long zooms, plus the 1.4x converter.  For travel I don't need to pack as much and that is where the X-Series comes up trumps. Now I was taking a personal trip to Venice with my wife Julie to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary but I wasn't going to pass up the chance to indulge in a spot of photography on our first ever visit to such a beautiful place.  My wife is very patient with me wit...