Visiting Canada with the X100
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    Not too long ago I enjoyed the beautiful national parks in Canada. I decided to leave all my bulky dSLR stuff at home and travel light with the X100. Hope you like them!

    1
    Water of the Spirits

    2
    Lake O'Hara

    3
    Lake O'Hara

    4
    Larch Valley

    5
    Berg Lake Trail
  • ChristopherChristopher
    Posts: 2,142
    Stunning landscapes @jvdmeij!
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  • starterdogstarterdog
    Posts: 105
    Wow these are spectacular! I really need to see more of my own country... :">
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  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    @Christopher: Thanks!
    @startdog: haha!
  • basharbashar
    Posts: 249
    is that BC, vancouver?! amazing
  • ManveruManveru
    Posts: 117
    ♥ 'em!! :)
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    @basher: The first four are Alberta, the last one is near Sooke on Vancouver Island.
    @Manvery: Cheers!
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    Ready for five more? :)

    6
    Takakkaw Falls

    7
    Highway 93

    8
    Lake Oesa

    9
    Reflection of Lake O'Hara

    10
    Lake O'Hara
  • taylortaylor
    Posts: 17
    Such a beautiful place! Wow! Great work @jvdmeij!
  • zepouetzepouet
    Posts: 4
    What the fuck :) Nice Nice Nice. The number 5 is top
  • flippantflippant
    Posts: 28
    These are all stunning!
  • PaulVPaulV
    Posts: 59
    Wow! Beautiful shots! Nicely done.
  • starterdogstarterdog
    Posts: 105
    Glad to see some more lovely photos from this trip! Any more?
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  • mdfahmimdfahmi
    Posts: 3
    Just stunning. Care to give us noobs some tips on taking such beautiful landscape shots with the x100?
  • cosinaphilecosinaphile
    Posts: 1,063
    beautiful work
    i shoot with the ricoh gxr and m mount module with adapted glass
    i shoot with the samsung ex1 and the ricoh gx 200
    i shoot with the ep1 and gf1 with adapted slr and rf glass
    i shoot with the x100 and the x10
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    Thanks all!

    Some tips.. Mh.. Composition is of course most important. Next to that, I shoot in RAW and make sure the exposure is spot on and the histogram is all filled up, so I have the most 'room' in post processing.
    Post processing is 100% lightroom. Love that program!

    If you want to know more, let me know! :)
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    Some more?

    11
    Medicine Lake

    12
    Vancouver Island rainforest

    13
    Sulphur Mountain Valley

    14
    Maligne Lake

    15
    Mystic Beach

    16
    Canada landscape

    17
    Lake Louise

    18
    Larch Valley

    19
    Morraine Lake
  • starterdogstarterdog
    Posts: 105
    Ok, you had me at #1... but seriously, all of that gorgeous colour work, and now you are throwing some Ansel Adams-worthy black and whites at us as well! Simply beautiful.
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    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • collierportraitscollierportraits
    Posts: 135
    Nice stuff. Seriously nice. Absolutely love #19. Pristine is the word that comes to mind. And yes, you can keep posting photos from this shoot as long as you wish or until you run out of images...

    Uh, how long was this trip? Or are these from various hiking treks?
  • hnrkeihnrkei
    Posts: 1
    This is ridiculous. I love them all, i love the colours.
    I hope to make a trip to some mountains next summer myself.
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    @startdog: Wow thanks. The Ansel Adams remark makes me blush :)

    @collierportraits: My final selection is about 90 pics, so I can keep 'em coming :) The trip was great. We did about 3 to 4 hikes, which is new to me. So a max of 12km a day. We only visited the parks (Banff, Yoho, Jasper) for 7 days. The rest we spend at Vancouver Island (1 day) and Vancouver. So quite a short holiday for us unfortunately, but we take what we can get!
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    A new update! Starting from this post, the photos will be in chronological order. Starting at Banff, Johnston Canyon and ending at Lake O'Hara/Oesa Lake.

    20
    Sulphur Mountain Valley

    21
    Overlooking Banff

    22
    Lake Minnewanka

    23
    Lake Minnewanka

    24
    Johnston Canyon

    25
    Johnston Canyon

    26
    Oesa Lake

    27
    Lake O'Hara

    28
    Lake O'Hara

    29
    Lake O'Hara
  • ChristopherChristopher
    Posts: 2,142
    They just get better and better @jvdmeij! Many of these look like they're hyperfocal, do you have any advice on your focusing method?
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  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    @Christopher: You got to help me with that. How exactly do you mean that?
    I used MF for these shots and focussed with AFL/AEL on something far away with the aperture around f/8 and shutter on manual. Hope this helps :)
  • benp5dbenp5d
    Posts: 6
    @jvdmeij, another process question for you if you don't mind:

    The color in these photos is amazing. I don't know enough to know if it's accurate to call it the white point/balance that's creating the effect I'm trying to describe but I'd say there's a unique tint to each photo that beautifully evokes the atmosphere – literally the quality of the air – of each place. (This is true of most of the photos but I'm thinking particularly of 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 21, 22, 26, 28.)

    I'm wondering if this is something you were able to capture totally in-camera, something you enhanced or goosed in post-process, or something you 'created' entirely in post? Because it's something I'd totally like to learn how to do.
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    @benp5d: Sure, no problem :) I think that most of the color happens in post processing. It does help to make sure that your capture 'in the field' is correctly exposed of course. That way a lot of detail is available in the skies.

    In post processing I used about 4 or 5 different Lightroom presets, which I made myself. This makes the processing a hell of a lot easier.

    In none of the photos I added elements from other photos, so no copy/pasting skies or something :)

    Hope this helps. If not, let me know!
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    Another update. This time we will see a little more of Lake O'Hara, Moraine Lake, Larch Valley and some sights from Highway 93.

    30
    Lake O'Hara

    31
    Lake O'Hara

    32
    Larch Valley

    33
    Larch Valley

    34
    Larch Valley

    35
    Moraine Lake view

    36
    Takkakaw Falls

    37
    Peyto Lake

    38
    Highway 93

    39
    Highway 93
  • Arkady8Arkady8
    Posts: 11
    Stunning amazing and inspired images well done. Hand held or tripod? This inspires me to leave the mark ii and Zeiss at home on the next trip!!! Thanks so much for sharing.
  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    Thanks @Arkady8. All handheld!

    Some more? :)

    40
    Icefields Parkway

    41
    On Highway 93

    42
    On Highway 93

    43
    On Highway 93

    44
    Athabasca Falls

    45
    Medicine Lake

    46
    Medicine Lake

    47
    Maligne Lake

    48
    Kinney Lake

    49
    Kinney Lake

    I am not sure if I like 45 or 46 better. You?
  • collierportraitscollierportraits
    Posts: 135
    45 for me. But I'm usually the lone vote out...
  • Steve_Dormer_photosSteve_Dormer_photos
    Posts: 11
    Hi
    Great set if images I will be leaving my SLR at home for a couple of weeks and only taking my x100 to The Gambia. Thanks for sharing
  • rustyroorustyroo
    Posts: 2
    Great stuff - all of them. I am lucky enough to live in Western Alberta and some of your shots (I recogzine alot of your locations btw...) are literally 45 minutes from my front door. Funny how many amazing images one can get with some imagination and a single focal length!!! Well done.
  • treepilottreepilot
    Posts: 11
    Hi @jvdmeij, first and for most you have captured some absolutely amazing photos. The colors and the balance of each photo is quite moving! I have to say Photo 35 is amazing. It looks like a pool of warm Caribbean water!

    You mentioned you use Adobe Lightroom to post process your photos and have 4 or 5 presets you've made. Would you ever consider uploading your presets so fellow Fuji X10/X100 members could tinker with them? If not I understand, I just thought I'd ask!

    Thank you again for sharing your creativity!
  • mindthemixmindthemix
    Posts: 34
    Thanks MAN!

    You just remind me my summers in Bariloche, Argentina. Same landscape, same mood, same love for the nature and friends. You made my day!!!
  • mindthemixmindthemix
    Posts: 34
    BTW. gorgeous imaginary...
  • WilzWorkz7WilzWorkz7
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    time to go back to alaska too! great job...I really the word 'nice' nowadays. :)
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  • davidleedavidlee
    Posts: 7
    Not to put down your work at all, because not only does it make me chomp at the bit to get my hands on an X100, but also go on a road trip. Not only that but it's some of the best work I've seen in the gallery on the site. That said... Canada is one of the places where all you have to do is point the camera and shoot and you've got an incredible landscape. That said, you have a great post, and your landscapes are fantastic. can't get over how sharp the images are. Pretty amazing little camera, and even more incredible country!
    Do you mind if I ask at what aperture did you shoot most of these?
    Thanks for sharing your trip!! Cheers
  • p3t3orp3t3or
    Posts: 443
    How have I missed this thread? Fantastic work. The filter/presets you mention are well thought out and you are pulling out some amazing colors. Any tips on your presets?
  • BlurryBlurry
    Posts: 9
    Terrific captures! Rrrreally awesome work... My favorite is #13 :)
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  • JayBeJayBe
    Posts: 4
    Fantastic! Number 5 is my favorite! Thanks for sharing!
  • MMitchellMMitchell
    Posts: 74
    Beautiful!!!

    I need an X100
  • cosinaphilecosinaphile
    Posts: 1,063
    remarkable stunning set

    several of those images are simply perfect in every way
    i shoot with the ricoh gxr and m mount module with adapted glass
    i shoot with the samsung ex1 and the ricoh gx 200
    i shoot with the ep1 and gf1 with adapted slr and rf glass
    i shoot with the x100 and the x10
  • dizurikdizurik
    Posts: 5
    Beautiful photographs! 5 & 12 are my favorites!

    The X100 is truly a great camera…
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  • maiquemaique
    Posts: 9
    very cool shots.
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  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    davidlee said:

    Do you mind if I ask at what aperture did you shoot most of these?



    Didn't look at this thread for some time, sorry about that. I think most are around f/8. you can take a look at my flickr stream for more details.

    I do agree that Canada is an amazing country w/beautiful landscapes which makes it easier to shoot stunning pics. Although I have seen much worse ;)

    p3t3or said:

    How have I missed this thread? Fantastic work. The filter/presets you mention are well thought out and you are pulling out some amazing colors. Any tips on your presets?



    Thanks! I only used Lightroom for these series. I usually start with a good preset and tweak from there. Although most presets are from my own archive.
  • secondintimesecondintime
    Posts: 250
    It's already been said, but stunning shots. Very inspiring. You are certainly at one with your x100. Thanks for sharing. Any chance of a copy of your presets for lightroom? Love the post processing, great look and feel.
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  • jvdmeijjvdmeij
    Posts: 32
    secondintime said:

    Any chance of a copy of your presets for lightroom? Love the post processing, great look and feel.



    Thanks! And will look some presets up for sharing on this forum!
  • lyndorfflyndorff
    Posts: 1
    Just purchased an X100. Really nice shots.

    Also looking forward to your Lightroom presets.
    Fujifilm Finepix X100
    Canon 350D - Tamron 17-50

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  • Kobayashi64Kobayashi64
    Posts: 7
    Wow-Wow! Thanks for sharing. Loved the photos (brings back many memories).
  • EternalHopeEternalHope
    Posts: 357
    Wow, how did I miss these! These are truly beautiful shots. Not only is it a beautiful area that you are photographing, but the color balance, exposure and everything is truly spot on. Very impressed.
  • thosewhotellthosewhotell
    Posts: 81
    yep, these are something else. God's own country. And that's coming from an atheist!
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