Fuji X100 Goes Motorcycle Camping in Vermont

[KillRamsey]

Rode 4 hours to the Vermont woods Friday, carrying tents/bags/pads for some cyclist friends. I staked out a good spot Friday so that when they arrived Saturday all would be ready for them. Weather didn't cooperate much, it was incredibly cold Friday night (22F / -6C) and cloudy a lot but I did what I could with the X100 to pass the time til they showed up. I can now say the camera works at those temps just fine.

Forestry road

DSCF9445 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


RARE moment of sunlight

DSCF9453 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


25 second exposure, f5.6 to get the corners sharper, ISO 3200, shooting straight up with the camera balanced on the motorcycle luggage on the ground by the fire. The red light made this evergreen tree look like an oak.

DSCF9487 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


Lens flare from the fire... I wouldn't have thought it.

DSCF9502 by gordopuggy, on Flickr

 

[Ray Sachs]

Very nice. I LOVE that shot of the stars and the tree, ostensibly lit by the fire? Just gorgeous!

-Ray

 

[KillRamsey]

Holding very still...

DSCF9507 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


With star light

DSCF9510 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


Hurricane Irene damage over a year later...

DSCF9531 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


Someone's living room still filled with river sand,

DSCF9536 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


Exhausted cyclists.

DSCF9568 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


Properly mucked-up bike.

DSCF9603 by gordopuggy, on Flickr

 

[KillRamsey]

Very nice. I LOVE that shot of the stars and the tree, ostensibly lit by the fire? Just gorgeous!

-Ray

Yep, just the fire light. I was alone and bored, so I would stoke the fire to get it brighter, run over, set up a shot, take off my gloves (unhappily), and shoot. Then I'd review, tweak, and repeat.

 

[Luke]

they're all good, but I also choose the stars shot as my fave. The Irene ones are heartbreaking.

 

[Tdp]

3 and 5 are extremely good

 

[KillRamsey]

More on flickr, on both counts. One of the other star shots got a small shooting star during the exposure.

 

[thekeddi]

Wonderful photos thanks for sharing with us!

 

[drd1135]

I really like the stars and the fire shots.

 

[krugorg]

Love the shots! Thanks for posting.

 

[Petach]

I love this set. Brilliant. I am with Ray re stars/trees.