jerryy

Goodbye small boats. 
 

Winter's moon and constellation

 

The B/F factor must be very high upstream. I bet you don't know what that is.

Well I certainly hope that my son threw them away and did not try to chew on them. Or maybe the pirates took them.
 

 

I do not know about that, but in just one photo you have waaaaaaaayy more boats than I do in many of mine. Very well done!

If we take displacement into consideration, I need to post dozens of photos for each one of yours.

Look what I found !

This one can't be bothered either.

While the others are eagerly waiting for the water to rise, this old chap can't be bothered.

Too late. The tide is rising, it is under water now. These guys are dipping their feet in the water already. Anyway, forget the gobie, that white-red-blue big fat mudskipper is prettier for sure.

p.s Could you zoom in on that gobie in that one shot? My eyes are not what they used to be and I am having a bit of difficulty seeing it in the mud.

Thank you, Greybeard, Jerry, and Bergat!
This all makes sense to me. I thought it was likely a settings issue. Demo'ing at a store when I haven't learned the camera yet may be less helpful than helpful I have been learning due to not knowing the camera settings and how to take advantage of the features and functions of the camera to maximize image quality.
It's good to know there is such a helpful Fuji community should I buy the XT3 (if price goes down after the XT4 goes on sale) or the XT30 (but I think I really want the weather sealing!)
Thank you!
All the best to you!
Annie
 
 

Not necessarily, the Aperture Priority setting is more concerned with only setting the shutter speed, the ISO can be set to not change or to automagically change in the camera’s set up menu. The histogram will give you a much better idea about the exposure than the exposure meter will because of the reasons Greybeard is discussing.
p.s.if you set this camera into fully manual mode, it will give you some fantastic results! Just make sure you do not accidentally move the EC dial (it does not lock!).
edit: a while back, Fujifilm issued a firmware update for the X-T3; part of the update concerned auto focus issues. It is possible the demo camera you were given to test has not had that update installed.

The ISO is set to 160 in these images, so that along with f11 and 1/200 is going to make for dark images. Probably for a scene this overcast, you might try starting with ISO of 400 or so for the f11 and 1/200 settings. Also, try having the histogram show in the screen, that can help you decide on exposure settings.
The camera's sensor's focus sensitivity is tied into the ISO, F number and shutter speed, (it is listed as a EV number) so in the first try of the second photo, you MAY have picked a very dark spot to try and get focus lock, but that changed during your second attempt. Without being there at that time, speculation is ..., well just that.
HTH

The water comes slowly seeping in.

Patience, my friend. The tide is starting to rise already.

Another one.

Mudskipper, from the family Oxudercidae.

Amphibians.

The tide is not coming in yet.