The Official Fuji X10/X20/X30/XF1/XQ1 Thread

Went to the animal park today with my wife and daughter. Cold, but lots of sun. Great to have my X10 with me.

All pics (JPGs) cropped, minimal base curve manipulation and slighty sharpened (in that order as well). The iguana was taken through a window. The two birds slightly shot from above because I had to lean over a fence.

Comments/critique more than welcome.

Ta



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Had an X10 for a few days myself Rob, love those stunning detail on no 3 well done, in fact i shall attempt to share a couple myself.
 
New to the X10 with lots to learn, found this tractor in a beach carpark in Norfolk,

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and then this shed which I took using one of the filters and converted, hope they look ok, regards

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Rob & Simon

Good to have a few good pics for us to look at :thumbs:

I'd better have a dig for a few cheerful ones :clap:
 
From last Summer with my X10. Flowers showing the excellent macro mode, one across Torquay roof tops & one random one at Endsleigh Garden Centre near Plymouth.

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Great stuff! colours and detail are amazing for a small camera, can see why its so well thought of now I have had a play myself.
 
John, I really fancy that last shot. Just deco stuff at a garden centre?
 
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Been looking at that duck shot of mine. Might have cropped it a wee too tight...
 
DayDreamer said:
Andy you have some good shots there. The sort I often try to take but usually bin as mine as they never seem balanced.
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Thank you, i must admit these are the select few from a few hundred shots. My shots seem to be very similar things but as you say never seem balanced, these ones seemed to work for me this time. It's just nice to be out using the X10 again, however much i love my Nikon :lol:


robenroute said:
Andy, just love the mirror shot with the orange-ish lights. Great colours, interesting perspective. Also like the railing shot: lines and colours are spot on.
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Thanks again, i was thinking the same thing as i was sat waiting for my dinner (lunch to you southern folk) to arrive so had to pull the camera out of my pocket. It was worth the sigh from my better half and the odd looks from the other customers :lol: it was a nice restaurant too with lots of interesting architecture but i'm not sure if they'd have looked too happy with me snapping away around eating customers :cuckoo:
 
robenroute said:
John, I really fancy that last shot. Just deco stuff at a garden centre?
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I do fiddle with all my shots. This was too saturated SOOC so I did a fiddle with the sat/desat sliders - bang them to the left - bang them to the right sort of thing :lol:

robenroute said:
Been looking at that duck shot of mine. Might have cropped it a wee too tight...
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I'm the worst to offer advice because I do some weird cropping - then I look again - then I change my mind - then its back to the first crop :bonk: So I try & get the crop right, from the off, &, at that point, spend so long looking at 3/2, 4/3, 1/1, 16/10, 16/9 & -- have I left any out :lol:

Keeps me out of mischief :clap:
 
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Rob, I really enjoyed that first shot.
Simon, that shed shot is a beauty!.
John, you played with the art deco pic just right!
Thanks for sharing.
 
John, Rob, Simon,

Wonderful photos on this page, reminding me how much this thread has taught me, and how very much more remains to be learnt.

Pete
 
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DayDreamer said:
I do fiddle with all my shots. This was too saturated SOOC so I did a fiddle with the sat/desat sliders - bang them to the left - bang them to the right sort of thing :lol:



I'm the worst to offer advice because I do some weird cropping - then I look again - then I change my mind - then its back to the first crop :bonk: So I try & get the crop right, from the off, &, at that point, spend so long looking at 3/2, 4/3, 1/1, 16/10, 16/9 & -- have I left any out :lol:

Keeps me out of mischief :clap:
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You and mischief, John? :)

I know what you mean with this fiddling. Same here. I also find myself opting for free cropping, instead of the "prescribed" ratios. The crop should do justice to the image, in my opinion. And if that happens to be 3.1:4.7, so be it. Even though some "artists" in my circles think not much of it...
 
Piscator Pete said:
John, Rob, Simon,

Wonderful photos on this page, reminding me how much this thread has taught me, and how very much more remains to be learnt.

Pete
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Thanks, Pete. It's a great compliment hearing people like my pictures. And just like you, I hope to learn many more things, for years and years to come.
 
My weakness is to get on my laptop, with my recently acquired Lightroom 4, & go to work on many photos I had thought had been processed OK but......... But now with me learning so much more about PP I am exploring many different ways of arriving at an end image which 'I' like. Well as long as I do :suspect:

There's me thinking, up to a few years ago, the object was to take a well composed photo & then a few tweaks to get the very basics rights, then I hit a point where I felt the more important aspect was to get the capture of that 'moment in time' right to have as a memory for whatever future point I wished to reminisce. But only a few weeks ago it dawned on me :bonk: that I needed to add another element which was the attempt to create a bit of art (where I could) which is where the PP came in. So now I get even more pleasure fiddling in PP :clap:

Now I wonder - where else is left to go :thinking:
 
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Isn't it wonderful to witness our own development? (Pun intended)

Don't wonder too much about what's to come or where to go, John. Remember, it's the journey, not the destination.
 
purplbutrfly said:
Rob, I really enjoyed that first shot.
Simon, that shed shot is a beauty!.
John, you played with the art deco pic just right!
Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Chie. In fact, that first shot happens to be my favourite in the series as well. I think the unusual crop emphesizes the "character" of the twig.
 
robenroute said:
Don't wonder too much about what's to come or where to go, John. Remember, it's the journey, not the destination.
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At my age I'd better get a move on as I'm hardly a spring chicken :eek:
 
DayDreamer said:
At my age I'd better get a move on as I'm hardly a spring chicken :eek:
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Well, that means you've encountered much during your present journey already, and many more encounters are hopefully lying ahead. That's the beauty of the elderly and why the younger people should take some time to listen and learn: the older folks have so much to talk about, so much to share and so much to show.

I've fiddled with the crop of the duck shot a bit more, and I'm happier with the present result:


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Some great photos in here, been spending the last few days going through this thread and have just purchased an X10.

I had the X100, but had to sell it, which I was gutted about.
If the X10 gives even 50% of what the X100 could, I'll be a happy bunny.
Look forward to posting some shots when it arrives!
 
TCR4x4 said:
Some great photos in here, been spending the last few days going through this thread and have just purchased an X10.

I had the X100, but had to sell it, which I was gutted about.
If the X10 gives even 50% of what the X100 could, I'll be a happy bunny.
Look forward to posting some shots when it arrives!
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Welcome, Tom. See it for what it is (don't compare it too much/often to the X100) and I'm sure you'll enjoy the X10.

Looking forward to your photos!
 
I've been so busy lately that the X10 has been pretty neglected. Having said that, I managed to do a little portrait shoot with the missus the other night and took a few with the X10.

Apologies if anyone's sensibilities are offended but there's nothing revealing in this image but I'll gladly remove it if it causes any issues. :)



Fuji X10 on manual (RAW+JPEG selected)
Canon 580EXII and 430EXII
Yong Nuo RF-602 Radio Triggers
2x 43in Reflective Umbrellas
 
Si that is an amazing image!, you and that X10 are really working well, congrats!

Tom, great news looking forward to seeing some images when it arrives!

Rob, I prefer that latest crop, I seem to recall reading something once ref animal crops looking better if the subject has a little space to be moving into? regards to all.
 
Thanks John that looks like a good thread to read, at the moment I am just bumbling about with no real idea having never tried b+w before!
 
Simon - bumbling is good :nuts:

Try looking at the PP threads & you can get some good tips.
 
Si, I'm not a fan of high key shots generally but that one of your Missus, I do like.

John, as we've discussed, I'm not a fan of heavy PP but you're not (or at least shouldn't be!) trying to please me - you are your own target audience (well, you and K...) so PP to please yourself (and her!). Not too long before the conservatory's all sorted (hopefully) so will be in touch soon.
 
simo said:
Rob, I prefer that latest crop, I seem to recall reading something once ref animal crops looking better if the subject has a little space to be moving into?
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Indeed, it looks much better. Sounds good, that space needed to move into. Apparently, my guts were right... :D
 
This weather is so so deceptive.

You look out the window & it is blue sky & bright sun.

Yippee at last.

Then you step out the door & find 4 or 5 degrees & it is still bloody cold :eek:
 
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Yet more cracking pics being posted. :thumbs:

I'll lower the standard a bit with something for Pete :D - seen in my local tackle shop. I was interested to see if I could isolate the 'sculpture' against the cluttered background using the X10.

 
Ed Sutton said:
Yet more cracking pics being posted. :thumbs:
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I’ll second that.
Dave that is a cracking shot, what mode did you use to lose the background? I would like to have seen the out of focus even softer, not so bright, it tends to rob the main subject of its punch. But hey it a cracking picture all the same.:thumbs:
Rhodese.
 
Ed Sutton said:
Yet more cracking pics being posted. :thumbs:

I'll lower the standard a bit with something for Pete :D - seen in my local tackle shop. I was interested to see if I could isolate the 'sculpture' against the cluttered background using the X10.

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At first I thought there was a bit of noise in the picture (there is, in fact). Then, when I checked the EXIF data, I noticed the ISO 1600 value... not too shabby at all for an ISO 1600 shot!
 
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I've been impressed with the available light results from the X10 in the dimly lit shot. Horrible mix of lighting too but the colours come out pretty good.

I had the camera wide open in Aperture priority at the longest focal length.

Took one wide first.

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I hadn't checked the ISO but had guessed that the noisy bokeh was due to about 800! It's not quite up there with the FF SLRs but it does do high ISOs rather well, doesn't it?
 
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