https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/fujiholics/ Recent content in Fujiholics on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:12:30 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2023-01-21-the-boi-in-one-of/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:12:30 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2023-01-21-the-boi-in-one-of/ <p>The Boi in one of his brief spells of wakefulness.</p> <p>Watching lens reviews can sometimes be useful. I discovered this ttartisan 50mm f1.2 is quite a bit less sharp and contrasty focused at its minimum distance at f1.2. So stopping down to f2 makes quite a big difference when focused close like this.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2023-01-21-buns-current-top-favourite-spot-we/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:05:21 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2023-01-21-buns-current-top-favourite-spot-we/ <div class="swiper carousel-container"> <div class="swiper-wrapper"> <div class="swiper-slide"> <img src="17994462316604590.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <img src="18069255280318331.jpg" alt=""> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-button-next"></div> <div class="swiper-button-prev"></div> <div class="swiper-pagination"></div> </div> <p>Bun&rsquo;s current top-favourite spot. We call it her tube.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2022-07-26-terna-as-i-found-him/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:54:25 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2022-07-26-terna-as-i-found-him/ <p>Terna as I found him soaking in the dawn by our river confluence bird count. In summer I really miss the late dawn that invites you to enjoy it without too much bother. This project is partly what inspired my newfound love for daybreak.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-09-12-impala-lilies-are-blooming-in/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 18:58:55 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-09-12-impala-lilies-are-blooming-in/ <p>Impala Lilies are blooming in The Kruger National Park in spring.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-09-09-the-savannah-woodland-in-the/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 18:07:46 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-09-09-the-savannah-woodland-in-the/ <p>The savannah woodland in the morning - also the world&rsquo;s largest land animal.</p> <p>I experimented a bit today using my Fujifilm XE1 and the fast manual focus 50mm f1.2. On full frame that&rsquo;s a 75mm focal length and roughly an f1.8 aperture in terms of depth of field wide open. I was trying to go for a bit of an old-fashioned look like if you were in the bush in the &rsquo;60s with a Pentax Spotmatic with a Takumar 85mm f1.8.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-01-26-its-not-hard-to-love/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:23:29 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-01-26-its-not-hard-to-love/ <p>It&rsquo;s not hard to love the warthog. Knee-high to most of the things you see on the savannahs and deserts of sub-Saharan Africa. Tough as nails. Trotting along with their maned and whiskered piglets in a train, their tails up like flags. Or down on their wrists nosing in the dirt. Unlovely but loveable - they&rsquo;re jaunty endurance in the face of powerful challenges.</p> <p>This, like the last one, was taken in 2012.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-01-26-the-very-beautiful-impala-while/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:13:24 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-01-26-the-very-beautiful-impala-while/ <p>The very beautiful Impala. While the lowveld is thick with these, I never get tired of them. One of the most beautiful and graceful antelope you&rsquo;ll ever see. In full panic they make astonishing leaps during their dashes for safety - taking to the air like 75kg swallows. Impala is one of the all-time most beautiful animal names. But I also like the Afrikaans, &ldquo;rooibok,&rdquo; - which means simply red buck.</p>