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first time ive used the xe1 for the family. the af is close to impossible with children so its not going to be a workhorse but the shots you can caprture have this stunning look to them that i cant quite put my finger on. perhaps matt has been right all along. the thing here is that the images from a d800e look shiny, bright...high definition. maybe too perfect ? i get a great feel for the analogue sort of feel to these. for me, these are very special.

my old man has beaten cancer twice, had 2 heart attacks and overcome a debilitating cardiac arrest...give him a bbq and some souvlaki though and try and get him off the barbie.
i got cussed out cos i got there late and didnt start the coals so he had to use gas...which of course isnt a "real barbie".

That last image is a fine portrait and a good example of what, I think, the Fuji does best. It just looks natural.

Sounds like quite the guy! Great images

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the concept of "art" we forget that the most basic use of a camera is to record life.

Images like this are priceless.

I love them Chris!

the foto fanatic wrote:Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the concept of "art" we forget that the most basic use of a camera is to record life.

Trevor, they were my exact thoughts. To the letter. The photo of him at the bbq having a smoke is one that all of us kids are going to be able to intimately relate to in 20 years from now.

I've got to break myself out of that habit. When I look at old photos of myself or my parents, grandparents, they aren't works of art at all. Not to say there is no place for that cos there is. But right now, I don't have the right balance. So I'm going to try really hard to get that balance back.

I almost get distracted focussing on how well the tones are rendered. Looking at them properly, I get a sense of a a man of few words but when he speaks, you had better listen.

Matt. K wrote:That last image is a fine portrait and a good example of what, I think, the Fuji does best. It just looks natural.

Touche. I concur wholeheartedly.

Reschsmooth wrote:I almost get distracted focussing on how well the tones are rendered.

Again, that is a Fuji thing.

Of course, the photographer has something to do with it too.

Chris, the last pic of your dad is timeless. The glass of beer (and probably a hidden cigarette), the reading of the paper, just everything makes this an excellent study of your father.

thanks chris.
im proud of these shots in a way i havent been in a long time. they have a humanity to them. i guess its just cos its my dad though.