Fuji X-Series, iPhoneography, Japan, Okinawa
Thomas Alan Smilie
Coin Laundry and Chicken
Coin Laundry and Chicken
Thomas Alan Smilie
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
Fuji X-Series, Photography
Thomas Alan Smilie
Fuji x100F w/ TCL-x100 Teleconverter

As I prepare to post my review, I thought I would share a couple photos. I love how my original TCL-x100 Teleconverter looks on my new x100F. I had originally purchased it with my black x100S, but I think I actually like this look better. I’ve now owned every x100 and the love affair just keeps growing with this camera. 

Fuji x100F w/ TCL-x100 Teleconverter
Tokyo, Street, Streets of Tokyo, Fuji X-Series
Thomas Alan Smilie
Streets of Tokyo with the Fuji x100F

This past July  my daughter and I decided on a whim to take a trip to Tokyo for a few days. She was out of school for the summer and it was perfect for some quality father daughter time. It’s been two years since our last trip. Scary how fast time goes by. On my last trip to Tokyo I had just bought the x100T and was testing it out.

Streets of Tokyo with the Fuji x100F
Photography, Fuji X-Series, Okinawa Journal, Okinawa, Japan
Thomas Alan Smilie
Photo of the Day - Waiting for a customer.

Hey everyone. Hope your all doing well today. I took this photo last year while testing my x100T that I had just upgraded to. The photo is part of a blog post I did on shop keepers in Naha. Click here to view that story. I love how he's surrounded with so much merchandise and yet everything looks in place.  

Photo of the Day - Waiting for a customer.

fireworks

4th of July

Happy Independence Day to all my fellow Americans and especially to the US service men and women serving around the world to keep us free.  Here's a shot I took at the Kadena AmericaFest fireworks show last weekend.

Fuji x100s, 2 sec exposure at f8.0

Remember shooting fireworks is all about timing. Try to time when you press the shutter to right before the explosion. Also, use a tripod if possible since your shutter speed will need to be long to capture the full burst.  If your shooting with an iPhone try using a slow shutter app, or use burst mode and hold down the shutter for a couple seconds to fire off a series of shots. Most of all, have fun.

Happy 4th of July America

I took this from a park off of Jagaru road overlooking Chatan.  I've shot this same image (minus) the fireworks before and it came out nice and sharp, but this time it's not as sharp.  Could have been the humidity as it was crazy hot.  So while I couldn't make a large print of it, it's still not bad at smaller sizes and on the web.  Hope everyone has a great 4th of July.

Fireworks over the Chatan Skyline - Okinawa, Japan. - Fuji X-Pro1, 18mm f2.0