My holiday photos

[kcc123]

Hi Andy, thanks for your nice comments!

In fact, I love taking macro shots but it really takes time and patience.
For holiday snap shots, time is also the key and sometimes least is best. So for many occasions, I just shoot and go without too much thinking about composition and other factors- a compromise but inevitable. Anyway, all these photos give me many enjoyable memories which I can hardly forget.

MarkLj is an outstanding landscape photographer and I truly admire his exceptional skills and wonderful photos.

Here are some pictures for you with which you may be familiar:-

Loch Awe




Inveraray

[macvisual]

Owl by Peter McCullough Photography, on Flickr



Fuji X-Pro 1 - 35mm f/1.4R

[struth]

Fab pic Peter... sharp as a pin.

[wiicrackpot]

Hi King,

Always knew you were technically brilliant too, your use of the ultra wide angle lens shows that, it's a difficult lens to use,
in lesser pair of hands the pics would lack interest, and i get what you say about limited time on your travels,
hence the Poland shots looks flat compared to Norway one's, but Scandic countries tend to have cleaner air
and the 66 degrees parallel gives definitely helps with lighting(longer sunlight/twilight hours maybe).

Thanks for feasting my eyes with places i used to haunt, Loch Awe is a special place where i did a spot of trout fishing there,
interesting take on Inverary, most people take the shot from the hump bridge into town and drive through further up Argyle,
very dramatic composition and you've captured the brooding sky brilliantly, well done.

Keep them coming lads.

[wiicrackpot]

I'd suggest you pick up a used Fuji X-E 1 body, fantastic and versatile! A few months ago I bought a mint/boxed used X-E 1 body for £150 (inc postage), cheap as chips.

Recently bought a mint Olympus OM2N and three Olympus Zuiko lenses (28mm - 50mm - 135mm) and a host of extras for £100 delivered, I so wanna get back into film again.
Looking for a medium format 120 as we speak....

Peter, if you achieved those shots with a compact camera, RESPECT !!!

Yup...at those prices you got your OM2n for, i am as well keeping my Nikkor AI lenses.

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Water Lily;



Water lily by Peter McCullough Photography, on Flickr


X-Pro 1 - XF 35mm

[kcc123]

Hi Andy,

Lets explore into the amazing world of macro photography. Here is a photo for you:-

[wiicrackpot]

Yep King, thats tops, even the reflection from the frogs eye is pin sharp.

Been googling the Fuji X series cameras Peter has mentioned, never associated Fuji as a premium photo brand for sure,
but i am at a lost at what is the best in the range, there's at least 6 with the X prefix,
but i still think i want to go full frame as Macro and Landscapes interest me more.

[kcc123]

Thanks again, Andy!

The above photo was shot hand held ( ISO500, 1/60sec, +3step) in my garden where two frogs were busy mating. They had simply ignored my close and disturbing approach at the beginning otherwise the shot would not have been successfully taken. The camera used was a Sony Nex 5N with a Minolta MC Macro 50mm F3.5 lens in conjunction with an adaptor and extension tube.

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Overnight rain;


Overnight rain by Peter McCullough Photography, on Flickr


Fuji X-Pro 1 - Fuji XF 60mm macro