John R Fletcher

Think we're in some kind of ice age here (Peak District, UK), it's freezing cold! 1 2

Was nice and cold on my local walk in the Peak District (UK) today, the mud had frozen underfoot, and there was still a light covering of snow in places. 1 2 3

Thanks Alan - great to hear your feedback regarding compositions. Think you've hit on something there. Looking back, my own favourites do tend to be those scenes with fewer elements/less busy.  I'd ...

A random selection from the month - it snowed quite regularly! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The battery usage might be a little heavier than with my previous XT10, but it's not terrible.  I generally just carry a spare battery around anyway. There were some great design decisions made ...

Nice - I picked up an XH1 (minus battery grip) for Christmas, with a shutter count of just 700. It's simply the perfect camera for me. Ergonomics are absolutely spot-on, and IBIS/awesome EVF with ...

I have a real love affair with my Minolta Rokkor-X MD 50 f/1.7. Mostly because my dad (RIP) unearthed it for me on a car-boot sale (it's a UK thing), late one summer. I'd mentioned to him that I ...

Thank you for the kind words. I'm not sure I'd have enough wall space for the prints, I'm afraid!  Just checked...I shot 123 images in 45 minutes that morning. Lucky enough to have great conditions ...

Thanks Alan - yeah, it's a complete contast from the simplicity of my tractor shot.  Glad you liked it.

Minolta MD 50mm f/1.7

Minolta MD f/1.7 50mm:

Minolta MD f/1.7 50mm:

Thank you for reminding me about XRC!  I've been doing the majority of my edits in-camera (which is pretty easy), but it's nice to have full screen images in XRC when trying out tweaks.