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Christmas Wanderings

I enjoyed a wonderfully chilled and wholesome Christmas with my Dad and Lisabet, at Dad’s farm cottage in the middle of nowhere.

How was your Christmas? I enjoyed a wonderfully chilled and wholesome Christmas with my Dad and Lisabet, at Dad’s farm cottage in the middle of nowhere.

In between the gifting, the presents, the drinking, and the cooking, Dad and I had a wander around the glorious rural area he lives in. Being the sneaky bugger he is, Dad got me a new lens for Christmas: a Fujinon XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS. So now I can finally zoom in on my landscapes and get some fresh perspectives! Here’s a couple of shots from our wander using my new lens, all shot on the Fujifilm X-T2.

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The Clarity of Winter

It’s been a fairly murky transition from autumn to winter here in the Lake District.

But this weekend gone, the clouds disappeared, the temperatures plunged, and glorious winter sun gently washed the landscape. Lisabet and I went for a nippy hike around Loughrigg Tarn. Gotta love those views across the tarn to the Langdale Pikes.

Camera: Google Pixel 3XL
ISO: 60
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter speed: 12132
Software: Camera Raw, Photoshop, Nik Collection

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