Random Photos : Part 5
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DibblyDobbler said:
I walked up Suilven in June, highly recommended. 
Red Arrows at the 'Making Waves Festival', Irvine, Scotland - 23/07/2022.
Red Arrows by Dougie Lindsay, on Flickr
Red Arrows by Dougie Lindsay, on FlickrMore flowers:
Budding by Mike Gardiner, on Flickr
White Crown by Mike Gardiner, on Flickr
Pink Explosion by Mike Gardiner, on Flickr
Budding by Mike Gardiner, on Flickr
White Crown by Mike Gardiner, on Flickr
Pink Explosion by Mike Gardiner, on Flickr
Had a shoot with World, Euro and Olympic champion equestrian Lucinda Green to shoot some content for her new website.
Pretty happy how these turned out.
2022. JULY 14TH. LUCINDA GREEN. HIGH RES-19 by nessiemac1, on Flickr
2022. JULY 14TH. LUCINDA GREEN. HIGH RES-7 by nessiemac1, on Flickr
2022. JULY 14TH. LUCINDA GREEN. HIGH RES-6 by nessiemac1, on Flickr
2022. JULY 14TH. LUCINDA GREEN. HIGH RES-22 by nessiemac1, on Flickr
Pretty happy how these turned out.
2022. JULY 14TH. LUCINDA GREEN. HIGH RES-19 by nessiemac1, on Flickr2022. JULY 14TH. LUCINDA GREEN. HIGH RES-7 by nessiemac1, on Flickr2022. JULY 14TH. LUCINDA GREEN. HIGH RES-6 by nessiemac1, on Flickr2022. JULY 14TH. LUCINDA GREEN. HIGH RES-22 by nessiemac1, on Flickr
This has recently become my most popular photo ever on flickr (for whatever that's worth 
):
Eyre Mountains by Ben, on Flickr
Quite happy with this one too, from the same trip:
The Golden Hour by Ben, on Flickr
Amazing light that evening.
):Eyre Mountains by Ben, on FlickrQuite happy with this one too, from the same trip:
The Golden Hour by Ben, on FlickrAmazing light that evening.
GravelBen said:
This has recently become my most popular photo ever on flickr (for whatever that's worth ):
Eyre Mountains by Ben, on Flickr
Quite happy with this one too, from the same trip:
The Golden Hour by Ben, on Flickr
Amazing light that evening.
That second shot is a cracker. Stunning light. How are you finding the XT3 compared to your full frame gear? ):Eyre Mountains by Ben, on FlickrQuite happy with this one too, from the same trip:
The Golden Hour by Ben, on FlickrAmazing light that evening.
djsmith74 said:
That second shot is a cracker. Stunning light. How are you finding the XT3 compared to your full frame gear?
Cheers! 
I don't actually have anything full frame, but I'd like to try it.
I have a Nikon D7200 which is APSC sensor size like the Fuji. I don't think I could pick either as being better or worse for image quality (detail, noise, shadow/highlight recovery etc) when processed from RAW files, very similar performance (and both are better than anything I've had before).
Handling - I prefer the external control dials of the Fuji and its significantly smaller and lighter for hiking etc. But wouldn't balance as well as the Nikon with larger lenses.
AF - the XT3 is more accurate and probably faster for initial focus on static objects, but the D7200 has it beaten for tracking moving targets.
Battery life - the Nikon wins hands down, as you would expect for DSLR vs mirrorless. But Fuji batteries are small and light to carry spares.
I tend to use them for different purposes based on the lenses I have, doing more landscape with the Fuji and using the Nikon more with longer lenses for wildlife and motorsport (though it does a fine job of landscapes too, just heavier and bulkier to carry up mountains).
There don't seem to be many long lenses around for Fuji (I have the 50-230mm which is very light and surprisingly sharp, but also very slow f/6.7 at the long end), whereas you can find plenty of good value second-hand glass for Nikon.
Trying out some funky angles last weekend and first shot may just be my favourite ever horsey shot so far.
2022. TWESELDOWN. OCTOBER. RANDOM SHOTS-12 by nessiemac1, on Flickr
2022. TWESELDOWN. OCTOBER. RANDOM SHOTS-13 by nessiemac1, on Flickr
2022. TWESELDOWN. OCTOBER. JESS-10 by nessiemac1, on Flickr
2022. TWESELDOWN. OCTOBER. RANDOM SHOTS-12 by nessiemac1, on Flickr2022. TWESELDOWN. OCTOBER. RANDOM SHOTS-13 by nessiemac1, on Flickr2022. TWESELDOWN. OCTOBER. JESS-10 by nessiemac1, on FlickrGassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff