More Night Shots in Ottawa with the Fujifilm X-Pro-1

The Byward Market in Ottawa is the reveling centre on Saturday in Ottawa. The bars are filled to capacity, and so are the patrons. I went out on the street at night in the Market and shot pictures at about 11:00 p.m. with the Fujifilm X-Pro1, the native Fujinon f1.4 35mm lens and a fast Sandisk 16gb Extreme Pro SD card. With the exception of the third picture, (ISO 1000), all shots were done at a dizzying ISO 6400. For stability on the camera, I added the Thumbs Up CSEP-1S thumb rest http://www.matchtechnical.com/Pages/default.aspx that I bought from Rob Skeoch of The Rangefinder Store http://rangefinderstore.com/ in Burlington, Ontario. For portrait format pictures, the Thumbs Up is a valuable addition to the X-Pro1 and Leica M cameras.

The auto focus was surprisingly stable and seems to be faster than usual. This little camera can take on any dark situation efficiently and promptly. Fujifilm was wise not to place the FUJI logo on the face of the camera, making it nearly invisible to the subject. Canons and Nikons are noticeable  for their logos on the pentaprism of the camera, and frankly everyone agrees that the red dot on the Leica takes away from the camera. The stealthy X-Pro1 is a handy street machine. Once the auto focus is further improved it will match any Leica. Those are tough words from a Leica addict.

Aerial Angels at the Ottawa Busker Festival

The Ottawa Busker Festival is on from August 2nd to 6th on Sparks Street in downtown Ottawa. For a schedule of the performances go to http://www.sparksstreetmall.com/2012BuskersSchedule.pdf . And see the Aerial Angels. They are great!

All photos were done with the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and the Fujinon f1.4 35mm lens.

Fujifilm X-Pro1, Night, and the City Transit

At 6400 ISO the camera sails on.

Streets Ottawa with the Fujifilm X-Pro1

Slow day at the ranch.

Check out Dolly Sophie's Youtube channel. Great fashion interviews and a great chance to see her original line of clothes. Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/DollySophieTV?feature=watch . You'll love Dolly and her works.

Mondomdeusah/Electric Bitch Apparel Fashion and Art Show

8th July, 2012. The Fujifilm X-Pro1 goes to a fashion show.

I went to this show appearing at La Petit Mort Gallery on Dalhousie Street in Ottawa. http://www.lapetitemortgallery.com/ It was a great show and a good time was to be had by all. I wish to thank Donald K of http://www.mondomedeusah.com  , (email mondomedeusah@gmail.com) and Tania Pecora, manager of ElectricBitchManagement http://electricbitchmanagement.com , (email  info@electricbitchmanagement.com  ) , who both coordinated this great show. Please visit their websites and visit http://electricbitchapparel.tumblr.com/ for their clothing line!

All pictures were shot with the Fujifilm X-Pro1 at 6400 ISO. No flash. White balance was done on the Kelvin measurement. Focusing is still a bit of a challenge tracking the models as they did their rounds, but it can be done, and done well. Minor tweaks were done on Photoshop 5 Ext.

A Day in Renfrew Ontario - McDougall Museum

Belated Happy Canada Day folks.

I spent my post-Canada Day doing one thing that I enjoy...going to small towns. On Monday 2nd July I went to Renfrew. It is a nice town that looks like a lot of other nice towns. Ther were very few people on the street but these people are extremely friendly and told me of some of the hidden gems of th town, like Ontario's only hanging bridge.

After crossing the bridge, I discovered another gem, the McDougall Mill Museum, Renfrew's local museum. The day just got better and better.

Instrument for texting.

The mannequin on the right has a Styrofoam head, hence the bizarre glow. 
And hence the D.W. Griffith look.

Oh show me the way to the next whiskey bar,

Oh don't ask why, oh don't ask why...

If you come by the museum you can pose with the Queen!

And we complete this entry with...shoes. I can't leave you without my signature motif.

Many thanks to Paula Campbell and Michael Bradley who work at the Renfrew Museum and were an immense help to me. They are knowledgeable, understanding and friendly, a great combination. If you are in Renfrew, drop by the Museum. The McDougall Mill Museum is located on 65 Arthur Avenue, Renfrew, Ontario, K7V 4B1. You can call the museum at (613) 432-2129. And here is the website: http://www.renfrewmuseum.ca/

All pictures were shot with the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and the Fujinon f1.4 35mm lens. Lowest ISO was 1000, highest (most pictures) was 6400 ISO. Amazing camera. Of the 395 shots taken that day, only four had focusing problems.