Mario Villalobos

water flowing from Kerr dam and a rainbow arcing across the river

Is This What Love Feels Like?

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Yesterday I received my new camera and lens, the X-T50 and XF16-50mm kit lens, and I took both to Kerr Dam in Polson to try them out. This camera replaces my aging X-T20, a camera that will always have a special place in my heart because it was there with me when I rebooted this blog back in 2020. I loaded the Kodak Film film recipe from Fuji X Weekly into the X-T50, and I went at it.

All these photos are straight out of camera and have not been edited. Over the past few months I have been focusing my attention on trying to get the shot right in camera because I’ve become tired of editing photos, and this X-T50 does all I want and need out of a camera. I am in love, and I love how these photos turned out.

Looking west at the flathead river from the Kerr dam view point
Looking west at the bend of the flathead river from the Kerr dam view point
Kerr dam with the mountains in the distance
A boat sailing across the lake
A closeup at the water rushing out of Kerr dam
The lake and the mountains on a warm sunny day
Looking up at the steep stone steps leading out of the view point

Also, I’m back, and it feels good to be back. I’m doing better. Thank you to everyone who reached out. You have no idea how much that meant to me. If I have it in me, I’ll write about my experiences from the last few months later this summer. Until then, thank you for reading and go enjoy the sunshine!