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.

Koi Fish Art with the iPhone 6 Plus

Koi Fish Art with the iPhone 6 Plus

The other day my daughter and I were hanging out at a park in Naha, and we decided to stop to take a few photos of koi fish in a small pond. I was inspired recently by some iPhone art I had seen on Apple.com shot with an app called Slow Shutter, so I decided to try my hand at it. Although it took me a few attempts, I was really happy with the results. Afterwards I imported the shot into Lightroom mobile and bumped up the clarity and vibrance. The only downside to Slow Shutter however, is that it doesn't seem to offer full resolutions options, producing files that are less than half the resolution of my iPhone 6 Plus.

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Amazing Japanese Magic Towelettes (Oshibori)

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Amazing Japanese Magic Towelettes (Oshibori)

Japan is famous for it's high tech toys and gadgets, and I am always finding cool stuff that seems to only exist here. Recently I discovered something new, or at least new to me. In Japan small towels called Oshibori are given to customers at restaurants to clean your hands before eating. A local ramen restaurant here in Okinawa called Motonari offers a slightly newer, high tech version of the simple towel. Tablets in a jar that expand to a full-size towelette with water. And they are disposable. So cool! Ok, maybe I'm a little too excited, but I do think it's a cool idea. They look like large Alka-Seltzer or breath mints. Good thing I didn't try to eat one. :)

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Katherine - Marketing

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Katherine - Marketing

Meet Katherine, a marketing professional from Rochester, New York, USA. Thank you Katherine for being a part of Project 1001 Faces.

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Kyoko - Artist

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Kyoko - Artist

Meet Kyoko, an artist from Okinawa, Japan. Thank you Kyoko for being a part of Project 1001 Faces.

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Portable Recliner

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Portable Recliner

Oh the joy and convenience of being a kid. I love how they have turned their backpacks into their own personal portable recliner while they wait for the crossing lights to change at the intersection. I wonder if they make adult versions of these? :)

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Fujifilm X-Mount Virtual Lens Site

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Fujifilm X-Mount Virtual Lens Site

Thinking about buying a shiny new fuji lens for your X-Mount camera? Fujifilm has released an online virtual lens testing page just for you. Head over to fujifilmxmount.com and choose a lens, play with different aperture selections, and take a photo to see the results. So what are you waiting for? Go play. :)

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Shooting with the iPhone 6 Plus Part 2

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Shooting with the iPhone 6 Plus Part 2

In Part 2 of shooting with the iPhone 6 Plus we head to a local festival to try a few action shots, then to the beach, and finally a night shot and sunset. For this first shot I got in close to make the dinasour fill the frame, and to give it that larger than life look. The cool cloud formations created leading lines right to the subject, and I thought the couple in the lower right also added to the image.

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Shooting with the iPhone 6 Plus Part 1

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Shooting with the iPhone 6 Plus Part 1

Anyone who knows me knows that I love my iPhone, but since I got my iPhone 6 Plus I've also started to love taking photos with it. I've always taken shots here and there with my iPhones, but there's something about the new 6 Plus that's got me using it more than I used to.