Saturday, 1 August 2015
Deer Crossing RV Park — San Patricio, New Mexico
Temps: Hi 86F (30C) / Lo 64F (18C)
As most of you know, I am a mixed-subject photographer … landscape, cityscape, art, museum exhibits, wildlife, and more. I’ve petty much decided I like the results the Fuji X-T10 gave me for museum photos, so I have moved on to more testing in other fields.
Wildlife photography usually requires a long lens. Equally important — or perhaps even more so — is the speed of the camera/lens combo. A DSLR is perfect for wildlife photography — especially when animals are in motion. How will the X-T10 perform was the question on my mind?
Today I attached the 55-200mm lens and went out to find out … my models were the black-chinned hummingbirds that visit our neighbors’ site and some horses on the other side of the fence at Deer Crossing. The sky clouded over with storm clouds by the time I got around to the horses, but I wasn’t testing color, so it didn’t matter that the light wasn’t great for today’s testing purposes.
Photobombed!
Overall, I am pleased with the results — especially considering this was a first-effort to photograph animals. The hummers were buzzing about, and the horses were a-twitching, trying to get some relief from the swarming black flies. I have a sense now of what kind of results I can get with the X-T10 when I’m around wildlife … and even improve upon them as I become more familiar with this new camera system.
Actually, we returned from our trip to Europe on 14 November. Hard to believe it has been nearly two weeks since we left NCL Jade in the Port of Houston following a 16-day cruise across the Big Pond. We’ve been keeping busy with “getting settled again” chores, so perhaps the quick passage of time shouldn’t come as a surprise.
