FIELD REPORT: 2 weeks and 1200 pics in Israel / Palestine / Jordan with Fujifilm X-T100

mjdundee wrote:

markgv wrote:

Here's a batch of 75 photos from Jerusalem. Almost all of them with the Fuji X-T100 and 15-45mm lens: http://scrollandscreen.com/images/IPJ2019/9Jerusalem/

Hi Mark,

I like your professional style. Impressive collection of very well composed documentary photographs. X-T 100 with the kit lens has definitelly delivered what not so long ago only hig priced pro cameras could do.

How did you manage to take control of the thousands of locals and tenthousands of other tourists that we are used to see from the streets of Jerusalem whenever it hits the TV screens around christmas. It really looks like for your group of travellers the operators have offered a private tour through the entire city!?

Thanks for sharing your experience there.

Have a good day,

Tom

Thank you for the encouragement! And yes, the X-T100 with the 15-45mm kit lens has proved to be a very capable system,

As for the relatively few people in my pics, mainly, it was January, and the weather was cool, so there simply weren't as many people around. It also was a matter of setting my view and then waiting for the moment when I got a clear shot. As for the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, we got there first thing in the morning, and it quickly became crowded just 5 minutes later.

I have mixed feelings about including people in my pics. On the one hand, it's easier to see the location when the view is not obscured. I have been able to license some of my pics, and so it's also good not to have to worry about releases at all. OTOH, people do provide context, both for the nature of the site and for the relative size of features.