It was one of those nights where I wasn't really planning on taking photos of a concert but that's exactly what ended up happening. We heard that there were a few cover bands playing at one of the local bars called the Foundry. So, like I usually do, I grabbed my trusty x100s and we were off. As with most nights, not everything always goes as planned so we didn't end up getting to the venue until the last act was about to go on, but it was ok because it was the one I was most looking forward to shooting.

Honestly, this is the first time I even attempted to photograph a live performance with the x100s. For professional shoots I always use my d700 with the 70-200 VRII, but since this was strictly fun, I figured why not. The Foundry is a fairly small venue so I was able to get right up to the stage, well, at least to the sides of the stage. For those interested, I set the camera to Auto ISO 6400, an aperture of 2 and the RAW + Fine setting. I don't think used flash once and almost all of the shots turned out focused. I also used the continuous focusing setting.

One of the drawbacks of this venue in particular is all of the different flashing lights. I had to make sure I timed the photos in between the bursts. Even still, there was still quite a bit of posterizing so I converted the photos to BW which makes it more tolerable.

I wasn't able to get in really close like I could if I was using the 70-200 but for what it's worth, the Fuji performed admirably. With that being said, I am seriously considering adding an XT-1 to the collection with possibly the 56 1.2 lens. Time will tell. For the x100s is such a great versatile little piece of machinery.

Here are some of my favourite photos from the night. Thanks for viewing!

This past weekend some good weather finally stuck around so I finally got a chance to get out and walk around. I only had about 30 minutes but I came away with some interesting photos. Afterwards, I met my girlfriend at the hospital and actually captured some fun images there as well. That's why I love the portability of the Fuji line of cameras. Half of these shots I would not have gotten with my large DSLR, mainly because I wouldn't have brought it in the first place.

It was a busy weekend so I didn't get out as much as I would have liked to. I did manage to take a few interesting photos though. Enjoy!

On my way back from a quick wedding I shot today I decided to take my new Fuji 18mm 2.0 lens out for a test run. Prior to this lens I only had the 35mm 1.4 which is a fantastic lens but I wanted something a bit wider as well. I actually used this lens for some wedding shots earlier in the day and I will be sure to post those at a later date. It actually worked quite well.

I arrived at the overpass a couple hours before sunset so the sun was a bit low. It was an overcast day with a few shadows coming out just as I was about to leave. You can see them in the last shot of the overpass floor. It was too cold to stay out long so I snapped a few quick shots and these are the ones that turned out. All photos were shot with the Fuji XE-1 and 18mm 2.0. I used the basic colour mode in camera and then converted to BW in Lightroom 4. As I mentioned before, I am really liking the VSCO Film Pack. For these photos I used the 3rd pack to give it more grainy feel.

Oh, and I couldn't help but take a photo of these huge icicles hanging from the building beside me. I was starting to get dirty looks from some old guy so I figured it was a good time to leave.

Below are a couple first attempts at using the built in panoramic feature for the Fuji XE-1. More, better examples to come.