Welcome to V &C Impressions
This blog is where we share stories from our travels, life on the road, and the realities of caravan living. From tech setups and practical tips to hidden gems we discover along the way, everything here is based on our own experiences and opinions as we travel together.
We’re also known as The Vincats on Facebook, where we share more from life on the move.
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Pic of the Day – Southern Cassowary
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Southern CassowaryThe Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is a large bird which can be found in Queensland, New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. They are secretive by nature so are hard to spot in the wild. This image was captured at David Fleay’s Wildlife Park. A great place to take the family out for a picnic.
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Adobe LR or CaptureOne for Fujifilm
Categories: SoftwareRead more: Adobe LR or CaptureOne for FujifilmAnthony Morganti has presented an unbiased example of developing a Fujifilm raw file using both of the 2 most popular editors available today and demonstrates the shortcoming of each.
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Pic of the Day – Brisbane’s little Flat Iron
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Brisbane’s little Flat IronWandering around Brisbane a few months ago I came across this building, I immediately thought about the Flat Iron building in New York. While not as magnificent as the one in New York, this is as close as I am going to get to one. Fujifilm X-T3 1/8000 sec. f/1.4 35mm, iso200
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Pic of the Day – Coronavirus
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – CoronavirusFujifilm X-T3 1/320 sec. f/5 25.4mm, iso 320 A walk around Brisbane CBD yesterday, just as many people with facemasks on as without. 2020 is turning out to be a tough year, and a bad start to the decade down here in Australia.
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Pic of the Day – Light Trails
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Light TrailsLife is whizzing past, already into the third month of the year. Fujifilm X-T3 30 sec. f/18 10mm, iso 200
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Pic of the Day – Story Bridge at Dusk
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Story Bridge at DuskFujifilm X-T3 1/2sec, f-20, iso800 Samyang 8mmFish-eye My first outing with this neet little lens. I didn’t have my tripod with me so I just rested the camera on a fence to get this shot.
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Link – Instagram: Straight talk for Photographers
Categories: EducationRead more: Link – Instagram: Straight talk for PhotographersAn excellent talk by Sean Tucker. Sean gives perspective and possibly another use for Instagram. Certainly opened my mind to how I use Instrgram.
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Christmas Eve – Brisbane
Read more: Christmas Eve – BrisbaneStill continuing with my experiment with Fujifilm X-T3. This is the first urban evening shoot with this camera and I was pleased with the result. I have also been experimenting with film simulations, so as a record for myself and also for anyone interested I thought I would post some pics with the recipe. This…
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Pic of the Day – The Spit
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – The SpitFujifilm X-T3 10mm, f10, iso 160 20 sec Fist sunrise shoot with my X-T3, I must say I am very happy with the image quality. Great sunrise with the lady standing still in the frame was a good piece of luck.
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Pic of the Day – Moogerah Dam
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Moogerah DamSecond outing with the Fujifilm X-T3. Plenty of fires around QLD and NSW, the firefighters are doing it tough at the moment. Fijifilm X_T3 13 sec. f/16 18mm, iso 80
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Changing to Fujifilm?
Read more: Changing to Fujifilm?I got myself a Fujifilm X-T3. Will it replace my Canon 6D II. Not sure yet, time will tell. This is my thought process on why I chose this camera.
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Holiday – Road Trip 2019 Pt 1
Read more: Holiday – Road Trip 2019 Pt 1A series of posts about our journey around the outback of Australia. Pictures and a few words about our experiences, the good and the bad.