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Fujifilm X-T1
Joshua Tree – Fujifilm XT1
The Monkey Baby And The New Year
Rainbow Bridge – Part 2
Rainbow Bridge Long Beach – XT1
A Season With Photography
Fujifilm MCEX-11 Review & Sample Photos
An Iridient Developer Workflow Guide
How To Shoot Better Sun Stars
A relatively new trend has emerged in the online photography communities over the last few years that involves shooting into the sun or other bright light sources so that the bright light creates star points around it. Also known as sunstars.
The Method
I run across a lot of tutorials and tips of people explaining how to do it. Typical they all say about the same thing, shoot high apertures, anywhere from f16 to f22.
While this does usually work, it's not always the best practice. I find that shooting at higher apertures on many of our high megapixel cameras has a massive impact on overall image quality due to diffraction.
So what do we do?
Samsung NX1 vs Fujifilm XT1 – A Sensor Comparison
When the Samsung NX1 hit the shelfs, it painted a lot of photographers faces with permanent smiles. And for good reason. The camera is loaded with almost all the features anyone could want with today's technology and is also one of the best performing mirrorless cameras out right now.
So I rented it for a week to see what all the hype was about. Was I impressed? Yes and no. It feels like a cheap Canon but with a Sony quality.