Fujifilm X-T4 + XF16mm f/1.4 R WR: 1/125s, f/11, ISO1600

In the previous post I had mentioned adding a subject to my landscape photography to add an additional element of interest. Tada! It’s my car! Well, actually it’s a scale model version of my car I picked up while I was in Japan. Yep, I went to Japan a few months ago and I promise I’ll have some photos and at least one post about that too in the near-future!

Fujifilm X-T4 + XF16mm f/1.4 R WR: 1/125s, f/8, ISO1600

I am trying to play around with “forced perspective” idea, making a toy look like it’s full-sized. I definitely failed this go-round. I think it needs a second subject some distance away from the car to make it appear larger relative to the other subject. In any case it’s fun to explore new (to me) techniques. Maybe one day you’ll see this concept applied on a real photoshoot.

I tried using different camera angles and distances from the camera to the subject. I was right that a wider angle lens is required. The Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR has a shockingly good minimum focus distance, allowing the lens to get quite close to the subject to make it appear larger. Astute observers of the photos may notice the car’s steering wheel is on the right side and the car name is “Aqua” instead of it’s American name: Prius C.

Fujifilm X-T4 + XF16mm f/1.4 R WR: 1.5s+1/4s, f/11+f/5.6, ISO800+ISO2000

This last photo was captured on a different day from the previous 3 and at a different location. This one is a composite (a combination of multiple photos… in this case 2) because I liked the high surge of water from one of the photos but the wave and sky from another photo. The surf was extra on this particular morning and my camera, model car, and slippers got washed over by a rogue wave! I didn’t react fast enough because I was waiting for the water to cover the debris-ridden sand for the photos. This was a reminder from nature to always devote some attention to her. I lost a slipper on this day, and am VERY fortunate for the build-quality of Fujifilm cameras (it’s still working!). I rinsed everything in fresh water to remove the corrosive salt and checked all the ports after dabbing the camera dry. The battery and memory card slots were sealed and completely dry. I removed the battery just in case. Lesson learned, don’t be like me, folks!

12.23.2022