My knee is finally on the mend, although it is still giving me problems at times. I did manage to get out for a walk during the week and climbed up to the Trinnacle rock above Dovestones, and then along the edge above the reservoirs.
I took this snap of the Trinnacle with my iPhone to prove I made it.
The climb up was difficult and down was even harder, but with sticks, I managed it. It was also nice to be out, even if the weather was poor. Hopefully I will be out with the camera again soon.
I’ve also spent some time reprocessing older images using the latest software. Here are a couple I shot in 2019 while visiting Cornwall.
This is the view at Godrevy near Hale. It was taken using a Fuji XT3 with a Fuji 10-24 lens at 15mm. It was a 6 second exposure at f/13.0 and ISO 160, so I must have been using an ND filter as well as an ND Graduate on the sky.
Here’s a second photo from the same location later in the evening.
This is probably my favourite of the two. It was taken using the same camera and lens, but at 10mm so I could include more of the amazing sky with the flowers. It’s a 4.5-second exposure at f/13.0 and ISO160.
I hope you like the photos and have a great weekend.
The Lightweight Photographer 
Hi Robin,
I only just found this site although I have watched your very good YouTube videos in the past.
I’m sorry to read about your mobility issues. I have very painful feet, and am recovering from an issue with my left leg that made it very difficult to walk more than a short distance. So I know how frustrating it is not to be able to get out and about to take pictures.
I am also a lightweight photographer, and have a G9 and a couple of G80s. I am generally satisfied with the output from the M43 cameras, but I exchange images with a guy who uses Fuji XT, and his images tend to look more subtle as regards colour than my Panasonics. I have tried almost everything in PP to get close to that Fuji look, but without success.
Do you think that it is the extra pixels, or the processing engine in the Fujis? I note that you also use a Fuji XT. As I get around on a scooter, ie not by car, I am restricted to M43, unless I move to Fuji XT and carry only one body, and less gear.
Nick.
I think what you are describing is a feature of the XTrans sensor found in the Fuji. At one time the RAW converters did a terrible job of converting the XTrans RAW files to images. The result was often an image that looked more like a watercolour and when you tried to sharpen them it cretaed what became known as the wiggly worm pattern. If you look back on this blog you will see plenty of post where I complained about this. Fortunately a lot of the RAW converters improved although some are better than others. In comparison, the Micro 43 files can have what some describe as a “crunchy” feel to them where the XT files are smoother.
If you do decide to move to Fuji and size is an issue, look at something like the XT40 or new XT50. I believe these have in body stabilisation, but I may be wrong. My old XT3 didn’t have this and was a pain to use with prime lenses because of it. The XT5 does have it and is wonderful.
Crunchy v smoother does sort of describe it. It’s as though the pixels are finer, but my old Samsung EX1 looks closer to the XT with only 10 mexapixels.
I also forgot to say that the lens used with MFT has a very big say on the image quality. I really must get into the habit of leaving the zooms at home more often.