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11 Hours in London

During our visit to Paris, we took a day trip to London that gave us roughly 11 hours to explore the bustling city. Since I'm still struggling with editing my images from Paris, I decided to shift my attention to some long exposure images from London. Here are three that were shot using the X100S and the Lee Seven5 filter system I purchased shortly before our trip. The items I ordered included a filter holder, 49mm and 58mm adapter rings (for the X100S and the XF 14mm), a Big Stopper 3.0 ND, and a Soft-Edge 0.9 Grad ND. I haven't used the system enough to decide if it's a better solution than the screw-on ND filters I've been using, but I will say that the Grad ND came in handy on many occasions.

Big Ben - 58 seconds at f/11

Big Ben - 58 seconds at f/11

Tower Bridge - 240 seconds at f/8

Tower Bridge - 240 seconds at f/8

London Eye - 300 seconds at f/11

London Eye - 300 seconds at f/11

Jet lag, the Wall, and Random Images from Paris

Seeing as this is the third morning in the row that I've woken up at 3am, it's safe to say that I'm still on Paris time. Speaking of Paris, what a beautiful city, eleven days and I feel like we only scratched the surface. Of all the cities I've visited, Paris is definitely the most photogenic. Funny thing is I feel like I hit a wall sometime during our trip, the photographic wall. The one that makes me want to put down the camera. The one that has made it hard for me to look at my images from the trip. And the one that has kept me from posting anything on the blog. It happens every year, so I know it'll pass. Only a matter of time.

Luckily, I did some editing in Paris so here are a few random images from our visit.

Paris in Black & White

We're a few days into my first visit to Paris and I must admit that I've been a bit overwhelmed photographically thus far. Everything about this iconic city, from the Eiffel Tower to the cafe-lined streets is truly photogenic. As I finally begin to edit my images from the past few days, I'm finding that I prefer many of them in black & white. It's not so much that they look better in black & white, but rather that they just feel right that way. 

Seattle Central Library

I'm fascinated by modern architecture so I was excited to visit the Seattle Central Library on the last day of our trip. Even though the 11-story building is quite a site from the outside, I was actually more intrigued by the interior of the library. While wandering through the various floors, I found myself (and my camera) drawn to the bright colors used throughout the building. Here are a set of images that should give you an idea of why I found the inside of the library so interesting.