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Continue to post →: Seattle, Long Exposures, and the X100SOur trip to Seattle gave me an opportunity to really put the Fujifilm X100S through its paces, especially for long exposure photography. What I realized during our 5-day trip was that the X100S is not only my preferred travel camera, but also the ideal camera for my long exposure work. The…
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Continue to post →: Seattle through the FogI’m visiting Seattle for the first time this week and I’ve been greeted thus far by some extremely foggy conditions. While these weren’t exactly the weather conditions I was hoping for during my first visit to the Emerald City, I’ve made the best of things by using the fog to…
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Continue to post →: Simplicity and the X100SOne of my favorite things about shooting with the X100, and now the X100S, is the simplicity that these cameras bring. By embracing the constraints that come with using a single focal length, I can focus completely on subject and composition. This is exactly what I needed this morning when…
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Continue to post →: A Morning in La JollaDuring our trip to San Diego last weekend, I took advantage of our proximity to La Jolla by heading out to shoot at sunrise. At around 6:30 Sunday morning, we made our way to Children’s Pool Beach where I made a few long exposure photographs of the sea wall and…
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Continue to post →: A New 14mm and the Griffith ObservatoryI sent my damaged XF 14mm into the Fuji repair center in New Jersey just over three weeks ago. Last week, I received what appears to be a brand new replacement lens. Since the damage was my own fault, I wasn’t expecting to get much of a break from Fuji.…
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Continue to post →: An Empty Freeway in Downtown LAI headed to Union Station yesterday without any real idea of what I wanted to photograph. As I wandered around Downtown Los Angeles, I came upon a freeway overpass that I’d driven under countless times. Having never seen the 101 Freeway from this angle, I instantly became mesmerized by the…
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Continue to post →: The Fujifilm X-Pro1 for Landscape PhotographyIt’s been six months since I purchased the X-Pro1. During that time, it has been with me to San Diego, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, San Francisco, the Oregon Coast, and numerous beaches throughout Southern California. It has handled the windy, sandy, and wet conditions I photograph in…
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Continue to post →: Oregon Coast Long Exposures with the Fujifilm X100Due to an unfortunate accident on our trip to the Oregon Coast, my X-Pro1 was out of commission and I ended up shooting primarily with the X100. Luckily, I packed a step up ring that let me use my 10 stop ND filter on the X100 for some long exposure…
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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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