I’m getting a feel for the new Fuji, appreciating the range of jpeg settings and having fun finding looks that I like. The neighborhood pea patch provides a lot of opportunities to try things out.

Gosh do I feel it when Jedda says

The thing is, if I get overwhelmed sorting through photos and don’t post them in a “timely” manner, I end up never posting them. 07/17/2024

Whether it’s photos, quick posts or more lengthy things I think of writing and sharing, the overwhelm -> just-not-doing-it loop is so powerful. In my case it’s not just the sorting/editing of photos; it’s also the constant self-questioning of “is this the right thing to post?” or “is this the right place?” or “should fix the design first?” that get in my way, every time.

Here’s a good view of the X100VI menu system.

taking the afternoon off intensifying

What’s this in my inbox? Notification from PayPal that my X100VI is on the way? 🎉

I stopped at the Gap, south of Page, Arizona, on a long day’s road trip earlier this week. I’ve always loved this view of the Grand Canyon cutting through the landscape, but haven’t paused here for photos in years.

I see Fuji has – finally? – released the X100VI! Look, my little 10 year old X100S is still doing quite wonderfully, but … it might be upgrade time.

I’ve moved away from Lightroom because I’m shooting almost 100% in jpegs when I use my Fuji cameras, and so found I had to do some spelunking to get it up and running again. But now: Whoa. Scrolling through that LR library makes my chest ache with weight of memory and time.

My wife got me this fun and thoughtful photography gift: a deck of photo inspiration cards with prompts for things to look for or styles of photos to make. They’re really neat! I’m going out on a pre-winter-storm walk this morning to try out a few.

I’ve been shooting all jpg for several years now, including on my Fuji, but the camera on this iPhone 14 has me thinking of trying out raw again. Wow.