Introvert Diaries

Evening at the Garden

It’s been nearly twelve months between posts. So as I went to the light show at the Botanic Gardens in Wellington, I was adamant I was going to take the camera out. It was a bit of a juggling act with family in tow.

All photos taken on the Fuji x100vi on aperture priority, with f/2 and ISO 800 to allow for the low light. Shutter speed was automatic. I slapped on the wide converter lens so I wouldn’t have to be so exact about framing. Didn’t want to be the annoyance that ruined the family outing.

Watering the soul

This post will be a personal reflection and observation from recent trip for Umrah, rather than photography. The photos are as requested from a few friends, who wanted to share my experiences.

Walkabouts in Tokyo

Had to make a trip to Tokyo for some work at the last minute. Wanted to take a camera with me, just in case I got some time. It was going to be a pretty intense trip, so didn’t want to bother with a bunch of lenses. X100vi it was to make life easy.

Flat Autumn after work

My first foray with the Fuji X100VI. Tried out after work on a day with flat lighting. Wasn’t sure there was going to be any usable photos out of the one hour walk. Sun sets a little too quick this time of the year. Images taken with the fixed 23mm F2 lens on aperture priority…

White lives matter

The genocide has been going on in Gaza for a good six months now. During this time killing of doctors, nurses, paramedics, aid workers, and journalists have become such a common place that no news outlet bats an eyelid over these. Spare a thought for the general populous of the tiny enclave. Mass slaughter is…

Optics!

As I was watching King Abdullah of Jordan dress up like Rambo to airdrop some food into Gaza, I could not but think how callous and opportunistic this was. Pure optics for PR to show his credentials to whoever he feels he needs to impress. Together with the US, they dropped a mere 38,000 meal…

Middle of nowhere

One of the great perks of my job is travel. Recently I was at rural Martinborough in the Wairarapa region for a couple of days. It was a great chance to take my camera and potter about a little. Single camera and lens for the trip – the Fuji X-T30ii with Viltrox 23mm f1.4. It…

Early summer

The temperature has hit 20c and it’s a clear day. Perfect for a lunch time walk. It was a good opportunity to try out a cheap plasticky zoom lens Fuji XC 15-45 mm on the X-T30 II. I noticed that I pretty much took most of the photos at either 15 mm or 45 mm….

Hypocrisy much?

The world condemned what happened on the 7th of October without much hesitation. Even if I ignore the fallacy that history only started on that day, and that 56 years of brutal and oppressive occupation had nothing to do with it, I will always say that even in armed resistance, killing non combatants is a…

Spring colours

That bright round yellow thing has been making an appearance in the Wellington sky recently. Even the antarctic breeze seems to have died down last few days. A few photo taken to reflect the change in colours that we’re seeing.