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Pretty much says it all!!!!  Found this near Huntington, West Virginia.

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

I’m in the dash, so are you, if you’re reading this blog entry!  The dash is the space between our date of birth and our date of physical death. The total value of your life on earth is in that dash!  It’s what you do with that time you have been given by your Heavenly Father, between those two dates, the dash!

 

If you know Him and if you have given your life, your heart and your dedication to Him, He will be speaking to you!  The closer you draw to Him the more you two will talk!  Here is the key point, when He, through His Holy Spirit, speaks clearly to your heart and asks you to do something for Him, there is only one accetable answer, “Yes Father!”

 

I was reminded of that today in an email from a dear sweet brother.  He reminded me that though I’m getting older and often wonder if there is much more for me to do for Him, here, that my job is to listen for His voice and to still say, “Yes Father!”

 

Our Heavenly Father loves us so much that He gave His only Son for us, that through Him we might be forgiven from our sins and have eternal life!  His love for us is deeper and greater than we could ever understand!  He never asked us to be perfect, just to be His!  I’m not as fast as I once was, not as filled with energy, but my love for Him is deeper and stronger than when my body was young.

 

What I don’t have, He will provide, as I continue to say to Him, “Yes Father!”

 

I pray He is blessing you at this very moment!  I know He desires to!

 

the pilgrim

 

I plead with you, if you have not met Jesus, please introduce yourself to Him, He already knows you better than you know yourself, He is patiently waiting to hear from you!

 

I was reading Jay Maisel’s, Color, Gesture and Light this morning and I committed to find a shot that spoke to me.  Getting out of the shower I saw it, simple and to the point, Sherelene’s robe hanging on the bathroom door.

 

It is a personal shot, it means a lot to me, it defines a small part of our lives together in our home.

 

Thanks Jay……

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

Nothing goes un-noticed!  I mentioned on the blog, several days ago, that I was looking for a used Fujifilm X-Pro 2.  I found one and it was essentially new, very little use and I got it at a good price!  The emails started rolling in and I thought I might share the answers with all of you!

 

From David W.  “I’m curious why you didn’t go for the new X-Pro 3?”

 

Fair question David.

The newer model, the X-Pro 3, is a fantastic camera and in most respects it is, as you would expect, an improvement over the X-Pro 2.  However the newer model had two features that I did not like as much and as it turns out they were deal breakers for me. First the newer optical viewfinder does not have a seperate lens that slides into place to magnify the view when using longer lenses.  I love shooting the 50mm f 2 and 56mm f 1.2, and that extra enlargement in the viewfinder makes it much better for my aging eyes!  Also the LCD panel on the newer X-Pro 3 folds down which I never got used to, it just was a pain to fold it down everytime I wanted to look at a resulting image.  I know those are small things, but they were big things in relationsnhip to how I work!

 

From Debbie S.   “Did you not want to take advatage of the new 26 mega pixel X Trans Sensor?

 

I have that sensor in my Fujifilm X100V and the new X-S10 and I like them a lot, but the small amount of added resolution did not offset the other two things I wanted in the previous answer.  To make a big difference in the final image you need to increase the mega pixels by at least one half or 50% more, even better to double them.

 

From Mike T.  “What are the current bodies in your systems?”

 

I have a pair of Fujifilm X-H1 bodies one with the battery grip and one without as my main nature/landscape bodies.  For travel, Americana and people I use the X100V and the new X-Pro 2 the most.  The X-S10 is fast becoming one of my favorite everything bodies, it is a steal for the cost, and very capable!  I still have the X10 and X30, but rarely use them now.

 

From Jessica W.  “Youtube is filled with videos about what different photographers consider their favorite Fujifilm lenses, would you share your 5 favorites?”

 

I’ll try, it’s hard because Fujifilm makes a lot of outstanding lenses, in fact I can’t think of a one I own that isn’t spectacular!  So here goes; My favorite wide angle lens is the 16mm f 1.4 (24mm eqjuiv.) second choice in that focal length is the 16mm f 2.8.  My “normal” lens is the 23mm f 1.4 (35mm equiv.)  I think t he 35mm  focal length is the most verstile for any use.  For longer telephoto work I love the 100-400 (150-600 equiv.)  For close-up or Macro work the 80mm f 2.8 Macro is the best Macro lens I’ve ever shot!  Picking the last lens is a tough order, but the lens I use a great deal on the X-Pro 2 for people and a slightly longer reach is the 50mm f 2 (75mm equiv.)  That leaves out a lot of lenses that I love, but if I had to live with only 5 these would be my picks!  Hope that helps!

 

P.S.  I love all the Fujicrons and use them a lot on the X-Pro 2  (16mm f 2.8 – 23mm

f 2 – 35mm f 2 and the 50mm f 2)

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim