Summer Rain and Time-Lapse with the Fujifilm X100T

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/4000 sec, ISO200
“Possibly Rain” Cedar Park, 2019

We got a tiny bit of rain this evening which was nice. But mostly I loved the fun stormclouds.

I captured the following time-lapse with the Fujifilm X100T. The regular battery that the camera uses has horribly low capacity, but luckily it can charge via micro-USB so I plug in a portable power bank and the camera just runs straight off of that. Very convenient!

The built-in intervalometer in the X100T is also nice… I set the camera to take a photo every four seconds, then compiled all the photos into Adobe Premiere to create the video. The only thing I do not like is that there’s a limit of 999 photos in one series. Not sure why they limited that…

The next video is what I would call a fail. I forgot to manually focus the camera, so for each of the 900+ shots, the X100T would auto-focus, and of course, sometimes it didn’t focus on the clouds but instead on the filthy window. Oh well, live and learn! It still looks pretty cool, though. 😂

I hope you had a nice day!

Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/7.1, 1/850 sec, ISO200
“Ruins” Tulum, 2019

Today’s port-of-call was Cozumel, Mexico. We’ve been here once before, but this time we took a ferry to Playa del Carmen on the Mexican mainland and then joined the tour to the Tulum Ruins. The ruins were the one thing I really wanted to see on this trip so I was stoked to be able to visit them with a tour guide who explained the history and of course the human sacrifices! 🤯 But seriously, although the ruins are not very large, the history was amazing and the setting, right on the cliff was stunning. It was well worth the trip!

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/10, 1/800 sec, ISO200
“Ruins” Tulum, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/7.1, 1/800 sec, ISO200
“Ruins” Tulum, 2019

After finishing our visit to the Tulum ruins, we had a few minutes to grab a bite to eat at the restaurant. The chips and salsa were so good (and spicy!), the ceviche was fresh and yummy, and the enchiladas verdes were delicious. I had the fish tacos which were pretty good, except the tortillas basically disintegrated when I tried to pick them up, so I had to eat them with a fork. But still enjoyable, especially washing it all down with an ice-cold Negra Modelo. 🍺🌮

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/125 sec, ISO200
“Enchiladas Verdes” Tulum, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/125 sec, ISO250
“Chips, Salsa, and Ceviche” Tulum, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/125 sec, ISO400
“Tacos de Pescado” Tulum, 2019

Next, it was back to the shops near the dock in Playa del Carmen, and then we caught the second-to-last ferry to Cozumel and the ship.

By the way, on the bus to Tulum, I was able to snap a few photos which I thought I’d share:

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/125 sec, ISO200
“Street Art” Playa del Carmen, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/7.1, 1/950 sec, ISO200
“Busy Port” Cozumel, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/140 sec, ISO200
“Breakfast Menu” Playa del Carmen, 2019

The clouds this evening were the best of the trip, and I got plenty of good photos. We’re really fortunate to have some awesome weather so far!

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/600 sec, ISO200
“Clouds” Caribbean Sea, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5, 1/125 sec, ISO200
“Sunset” Caribbean Sea, 2019

And I also got photos of people taking photos. 😆📸

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/125 sec, ISO250
“Sunset Photographers” Caribbean Sea, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/20 sec, ISO6400
“Dark Cloud” Caribbean Sea, 2019

I hope you had a nice day!

またね~

Summer Clouds

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/7000 sec, ISO200
“Clouds” Austin, 2019

Fun to look up in the sky these days. The photo above was taken on my way home using my X100T which I carry in my bag, and the photo below was taken with my phone during an early evening run.

Photo info: motorola moto g(6), 3.95mm, f/1.8, 1/3800 sec, ISO103
“Clouds” Cedar Park, 2019