Landscape: Lippensgoed-Bulskampveld

I admit I love the outdoors, and woods in particular. Throw in a meandering creek and some rocky outcrops, and you got me hooked. This gallery is the result of a visit to the Lippensgoed-Bulskampveld, a provincial parc in Beernem (Belgium). Hardly what I (or anyone) would call a forest, but sometimes, one has to make do. And actually, I found both the patchiness of the light breaking through the canopy, as well as the yellow-green hue shift it underwent when filtering through the leaves, to be particularly attractive. The majestic beech trees drew me in as well, deserving large sized prints to do them justice. The pictures were also the result of me test-driving the Fuji XT-1 with the 18-135 lens. I absolutely love the design and feel of the camera (less so of the lens) although the grip is not nearly big enough for my hands, and the right strap lug is found in an incomprehensible place, digging in my fingers. Using the tilting screen and, for once, a zoom lens, felt liberating though, and made for a very pleasurable shooting experience. Unfortunately, the sensor does show its age, as does Adobe its inability (or more likely, desinterest) to properly demosaic the X-Trans RAW files. But hey, sometimes having fun is more important than the potential to make wall-sized prints. Nevertheless, that little devil sitting on my shoulder, whispering in my ear that, maybe, I should give the XT-2 a try, isn't really helping ...