Francis Peak in Green – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
From my house I can see Farmington Canyon and Francis Peak in Utah. It’s an amazing view! But I had never been up the canyon or to the top of the mountain. There’s a narrow dirt road that snakes up the canyon side and leads to the peak. At the top is a radar site. Recently I grabbed my Fujifilm X100V and drove up the winding dirt road seeking adventures and vistas.
The road up the canyon turned out to be much too crowded with cars, UTVs, ATVs, bicyclists and even pedestrians. It’s not especially wide, sometimes not wide enough for two cars to pass. It’s a sketchy drive at times with steep drop-offs and rough sections. The difficult road rewarded me with beautiful scenes and incredible views.
I used three film simulation recipes on my Fujifilm X100V: Kodak Tri-X 400, Fujicolor Reala 100, and a new Velvia recipe that I’ve been working on (expect a modified version of this recipe to be published in the coming weeks). In a way this was like loading my camera with three rolls of film, but of course in the film days you could only have one roll loaded at a time. With the X100V (and most Fujifilm cameras) you can have up to seven! Amazing!
The view from the peak is nothing short of breathtaking! It feels like standing on top of the world. You can see for miles and miles and miles. I could even see my house way down at the bottom. I feel fortunate to live so close to this place. It’s great that I can make this journey again if I want, and I surely will!
Bicycling Up – Farmington Canyon, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Dirt Road – Farmington Canyon, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Farmington From Above – Farmington Canyon, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Valley Peek – Farmington Canyon, UT – Fujifilm X100V
New Mexico – Farmington Canyon, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Mountain Road – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Tough Tree in a Rough Place – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Family Above Everything – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Road Above the Valley Below – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Valley Below from High Above – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Salt Lake Valley from a Wasatch Peak – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Salt Lake Valley – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Wasatch Mountains Monochromatic – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Dusty Road – Farmington Canyon, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Might As Well Jump – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
ATVs – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
High Voltage – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
A Few Dead Trees – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Mountain Green – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Fujifilm Velvia
Spring Green – Farmington Canyon, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Vibrant Green Hill – Farmington Canyon, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Mountain Thistle – Farmington Canyon, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Wasatch Green – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Mountain Vista – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Morgan Valley – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Mountain & Valley – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Trees at the Top – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Compass Rock – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
View From the Top – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Salt Lake Valley From High Above – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Trail Down to the Valley – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
Wasatch Mountains in Spring Green – Francis Peak, UT – Fujifilm X100V
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Nice photos, the Tri-X 400 shots in particular are gorgeous
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Wonderful views, Ritchie.
Thank you!
That Fujifilm Reala is beyond beautiful. Literally considering upgrading from x-trans II just to get this recipe – those extra chrome settings and classic neg do something very special to those jpegs. Sure I can get a preset that replicates these, but honestly there is something so freeing about shooting jpeg and not doing (timely) wholesale changes in post.
You can do so much more, JPEG-wise, with the new cameras, but sometimes I think there’s something special about the X-Trans II JPEGs. You just can’t do as much because you have far fewer options, but what you can do looks really good.
Great photos. I just picked up an X100V and am loving it so far.
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I like all three sims, but, I especially like the new Velvia simulation. It is nicely saturated, the colors pop, and the colors it really strikes a nice color balance.
Thank you!
Look for “The Rockwell” recipe, which I just published. It’s slightly different, but nearly identical.
Gorgeous photos of your trip. Thanks for posting them.
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