We traveled to Oregon for every week in Could. We have been greeted by a warmth wave in Portland after 4 chilly nights tenting in Bend. I introduced my trusty Olympus XA4, which is straightforward to pocket on bike rides and hikes. The 28mm focal lens appears to match the best way I see the world – I hardly ever must zoom with my ft once I compose. I’ve additionally used the macro capabilities greater than I anticipated, largely for flowers and suave cappuccinos.
We stayed in Ladd’s Addition, apparently Portland’s oldest deliberate neighborhood. The tree-lined streets have been welcome shelter from the solar! Every day we loved morning espresso in a café within the Northwest (“higher left”) nook of the distinctive neighborhood.
There are two issues I do not like concerning the XA4: the automated DX code reader that overrides the ISO selector, and the dearth of publicity compensation. Luckily, each can simply be solved by putting a strip of gaffer’s tape over the DX code contacts. For notably vivid topics (like snow) or backlit scenes I will set the digital camera ISO one or two stops under the movie ISO, and depend on the overexposure tolerance of shade detrimental movie.
We traveled from East Portland to the St. Johns neighborhood to go to the superb people at Blue Moon Digicam & Machine. It simply occurred to be the day of the St Johns Parade!
This was a enjoyable scenario for the XA4. Scale-focus to 3m meters (the default everytime you open the clamshell), ISO to 200 (+1 cease), level and shoot. I really like how the view is large sufficient to indicate the gang on either side of the parade route. We noticed marching bands, traditional automobiles, tractors, dancers, and pirates.
These photographs are from the sunny aspect of the road. Pictures taken from the shady sidewalk did not end up as properly, overwhelmed by the distinction of shaded foreground and vivid background. At Blue Moon I acquired to nerd out about Nikon SLRs and decide up a Blue Moon shirt. I really like their emblem.
We visited the Hoyt Arboretum earlier than heading residence from our journey. I completed up the roll of Portra 400 photographing timber within the morning gentle.
The roll was developed by Rocket Reprographics in Vancouver BC, scanned utilizing a Plustek 8200i, and inverted utilizing Adverse Lab Professional v2.4.2
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