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X-T1 Advance Modes: Lake Como in Miniature

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The X-T1 has several advance modes which allows the user to select different effects.  One of the effects  is miniature mode, which adds top and bottom blur for a diorama or miniature effect. The first image below was taken during our 3-hour boat trip around the lake and the second is standard image shot from the same location to show the difference. And here is another example, the first shot was shot in ADV mode and the second is the straight image of the scene. Other X-T1 advance modes include - Dynamic Tone Creates a fantasy effect by altering the tonal reproduction of the scene. High Key Enhances brightness and reduces contrast to lighten tonal reproduction. Low Key Creates uniformly dark tones with emphasised highlights. Partial colour (Red / Orange / Yellow / Green / Blue / Purple) Retains one selected original colour and changes the rest of the photo to black and white. Soft Focus Creates a look that is evenly soft throughout the...

Close Up and Frozen

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After two days of taking snowy landscapes I decided to get the macro lens out of the camera bag and take some shots of the snow crystals and icicles.  The miniature world of the snow flake and ice is quite amazing and the close up images were lit by an off camera flash gun, which was positioned to highlight the wonderful shapes. Here are some of the results -   All images taken on a Nikon D700, Nikon 60mm f2.8 AF-D Micro using a Nikon SB-600 flashgun on remote commander mode, except for the 'red berries' which was taken on a Fuji X100 on macro mode. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION If you like what you see on this blog please visit our  Facebook  page and click 'like' MORE IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED ON  FLICKR  AND ON O...