Industrial Photography

[Niels]

Recently attended a workshop led by Stuart Franklin. Subject was industrial photography on the gas plant Ormen Lange on the norwegean west coast plus the oil platform Draugen som 140 km out. Used the X100 exclusivly to get some mileage on the camera, and overall it behaved nicely in company with Canons, Nikons, 2 Hasselblads and a Mamiya (if memory serves me). 5 degrees celsius, windy and chimpin' made the X100 eat batteries, max 200 shots (raw + jpeg, no battey saving) each. Last day with partly heavy fog made a couple of the Canons go down with moisture hehe.

Used manual aperture mode, auto WB, Astia film simulation (= Provia AFAIK), Color: MID, NR: Medium/Low, everything else: Standart. AF set on the AFL/AEL button, worked like a charm, cept one night shooting with sparse lights.

I have no doubts in this camera on the streets, no matter what "professional street photographs" may deem. (yes, I think we all know the bumps by now)

Following are a few shots (allmost :=) randomly picked, jpeg's straight from camera, downsized to fit the Forum, no pp.

Considering buying a second X100 for back up >G<

ps: hoping to get the uploading working, otherwise forgive me >S<

Kind Regards

[Niels]

Ormen Lange 1: ISO 800, F8
Ormen Lange 2: ISO 800, F8, Macro
Ormen Lange 3: ISO 200, F8, Macro

[Niels]

Ormen Lange 4: ISO 200, F5,6, Macro
Ormen Lange 5: ISO 800, F8

[Niels]

Draugen 1: ISO 1600, F5,6 Macro
Draugen 2: ISO 3200, F5,6 Macro
Draugen 3: ISO 3200, F8

[Niels]

Draugen 4: ISO 640, F4 Macro
Draugen 5: ISO 320, F2,8

[Niels]

hmmm forgot how akward it is to upload here. Never mind: you get the idea >G<

Kind Regards

[RanceEric]

Draugen 1: ISO 1600, F5,6 Macro
Draugen 2: ISO 3200, F5,6 Macro
Draugen 3: ISO 3200, F8

I like these a lot. It's all about the color. Well done.

[Niels]

Thx Eric! Good to be appreciatet! :=)

Kind Regards