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Continue to post →: Santa Cruz and the Fujinon XF 18-135mmWe took a road trip to Santa Cruz last month and I thought it would be a good opportunity to rent and try out the Fujinon XF 18-135mm lens. Even though I generally prefer prime lenses, the XF 18-135mm intrigued me because it’s the first weather resistant lens from Fuji…
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Continue to post →: Stanley Park Long Exposures with the Fujifilm X-T1Stanley Park is a beautiful destination in the heart of Vancouver that is frequented by visitors and locals alike. During our time in Vancouver, we explored the park in our car, on foot, and by bike. The fact that the park is mostly surround by water made it an ideal…
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Continue to post →: Vancouver and the Fujinon XF 27mmI ordered the Fujinon XF 27mm pancake lens at the beginning of April when Fuji was having their latest round of lens rebates. Unfortunately, the lens has been backordered since that time and I wasn’t going to have it for our trip to Vancouver. Since I was hoping to use…
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Continue to post →: Lynn Canyon ParkDuring my last trip to Vancouver, I visited Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. This time around, we decided to visit Lynn Canyon Park. While Lynn Canyon Park may not be as popular as Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, in my opinion, it is every bit as beautiful. There’s a suspension bridge, a waterfall, a…
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Continue to post →: Granville IslandWe spent a week in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada recently and one of the first places we went was Granville Island. This was my second trip to Vancouver and Granville Island was definitely a place I wanted to photograph. Since our trip took place during a heat wave, we spent…
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Continue to post →: Lightroom Fujifilm Profiles vs VSCO Film 04Back in April, Adobe released Lightroom 5.4 with color profiles for Fujifilm cameras. Up until that point, I had been using the VSCO Film presets as a starting point for editing most of my RAW files in Lightroom. Since the Lightroom update however, I find that I’m now using the…
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Continue to post →: Hearst CastleOne of the reasons we decided to stay in Cambria for our weekend getaway was because of its proximity to Hearst Castle. While I had stopped by Hearst Castle before, I had never taken the time to join one of the tours. This time around, we planned ahead and took…
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Continue to post →: Long Weekend in CambriaMy wife and I took a road trip up the California Coast recently to Cambria, a scenic little seaside village located on Highway 1 halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. We stayed in a small hotel on Moonstone Beach Drive called the Cambria Landing Inn & Suites. The room…
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Continue to post →: Morning Long Exposures in San FranciscoWe stayed along the Embarcadero near the Bay Bridge during our trip to San Francisco. This gave me a chance to shoot some early morning long exposures of the San Francisco Bay. I photographed the Bay Bridge at sunset the last time we visited San Francisco so it was nice…
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I’m Stephen Ip, a travel photographer based in California. I’ve been capturing moments from my travels, near and far, ever since I fell in love with photography. What you’ll find here are images from my favorite travel destinations, along with my thoughts on photography, travel, and gear.
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