<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:16:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@johannvdwalt/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Merry Christmas from China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas to all my friends! On Christmas Eve we had dinner with my Chinese family (I baked an epic olive bread that complimented our red wine and cheese very well!) at Xiaoyi's daughter's apartment.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@johannvdwalt/merry-christmas-from-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@johannvdwalt/merry-christmas-from-china</guid><category><![CDATA[photomag]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johannvdwalt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2019 05:36:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn3HJP6G6Rg2fhoJRCGKPuzY4CJFA7Y5FJ3oYHiC5PphvV39tGQEvMb3sb6ck61igCq8Zu4LZT9qQeG3tv8xkz5PpyDoucVvKHiRrh3FiPhZhQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is why I am a FujiFilm Fan]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 23 October 2019 the Fujifilm X-Pro 3 was announced and in good Fujifilm tradition, there are several reasons why this new iteration of the X-Pro series surprises us! In-camera Orton Effect (see below]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@johannvdwalt/this-is-why-i-am-a-fujifilm-fan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@johannvdwalt/this-is-why-i-am-a-fujifilm-fan</guid><category><![CDATA[photomag]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johannvdwalt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2019 14:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WEeVkLVS1de2nmRXDCZBDRjwKyqYAcTDusjxNY3cN1PjqE5Z5hCc6nXEprJsL9J6xA35nZAj5zhJF2UX5AGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[George, The Animated Listener]]></title><description><![CDATA[While in South Africa, I received the new (not-yet-publicly-available) Fujinon 16-80mm zoom lens for just more than a week to test its usability for street and travel photography. 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