The Adventures of Michael Vincent

  1. Taking The Long View

    January 15, 2025
    It has been a very interesting case study this week, using my Telephoto Zoom Lens. It started with my XF16-80mm F4; today it continued with a true Telephoto Classic, my XF55-200mm F3.5-4.8 I paired this Lens with my x-Pro 2 - this is a winning combination. It is very agile…

  2. A Glorious Moment

    January 15, 2025
    In my last Journal entry, I wrote about the usage of Prime Single Focal Length Lens Vs using a Zoom Lens. I am grateful for using both Primes & Zooms because they both taught me how to get the best out of each other. The image above was a very…

  3. Zooms Vs Primes

    January 12, 2025
    My first ever Zoom Lens was the Nikon 18-105mm 3.5-5.6. It came as part of a kit with my D90. This was back in 2013 and I had no idea how to use it beyond the obvious. Zooming in and out was the obvious thing to do. It did not…

  4. X-Pro 1 | My Contemplative Camera

    January 7, 2025
    Contemplation is a wonderful activity to engage in. With my Camera in hand, it becomes a zen like meditation. The Fuji X-Pro 1 is my Camera of choice for the much slower paced form of creating images. The X-Pro 1 is slow. Very slow. Guess what? It is perfect because…

  5. Light, Colour & Expression

    January 5, 2025
    Light is a given Light should never be taken for granted just because we have the Sun up in the sky or because the ambient Light illuminates a scene. I love Light and I am profoundly grateful for its ability to work with my eyes to reveal Shape, Form, Gesture…

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