Some things never change (much)

Fujifilm X100s, f/5.6, iso 800, HDR

This holidays I finally visited my hometown after almost 2 years. And it feels like I were off for only few days. Same buildings, same people, same birds, same events (people are waiting for "just married" to emerge from city hall). Only the christmas tree is new/different.
And however boring Zielona Góra may be long term, still it was nice to wander the streets of my childhood. See also Nostalgic Zielona Góra 2013.

Dreamy vs. edgy

 Fujifilm X100s, 1/125s @ f/11, iso 250 - clarity -100

Fujifilm X100s, 1/125s @ f/11, iso 250 - clarity +50

It's been a long time since I last posted, but I just wasn't in the mood and I didn't want to push it. But then, the fall came and all the colors simply beg to be photographed...
The shot above was literally the last take of the long Thanksgiving weekend - with the sun almost too low to be any good. And I liked this picture so much I tried two different variants of it. While the sharp version looks better on the screen to me, the dreamy soft one is more in line with the spirit of that day.