The hot summer weather puts a crimp in my outdoor exploration. Sacramento has been hot, and dry with little humidity.
My group of fellow photogs are having a hard time coming up with new places to explore. Sometimes it is good to go back to the same place because after I review my work I come up with new ideas to get a better capture. Sometimes I enter the venue with a different perspective. And sometime, I use a different lens or in this case a new camera.
So to keep on learning, lightening my camera load, and getting ready for future adventures I recently switched to the Fuji X system. Now I need to get out in different circumstances and take more photographs. The only way to get to know the camera is to get out and take pictures.
A familiar destination is Old Sacramento. For the locals we call it Old Sac. There we hoped to practice some street photography. With expected high temperature we arrived early just to find the town pretty empty. Because this was the day after Labor Day many shops were closed. With new camera in hand my spirits were lifted just being out and about with good company.
Candy Heaven, located right near the parking garage on Front Street, always welcomes customers and photographers. And I even can grab a salt water taffy.


The Delta King brought me to the dock where I looked for a new shot.
In my next few shots I tried to capture a story in my street images. I also experimented with a new plug-in Luminar 2018 for post processing.



So far I am very pleased with my new photographic tools! Ready for another day out with my friends and camera!