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Oly 75mm f/1.8 - 5 year wait is worth it
Since I started using Micro Four Thirds. I am on the hunt for the best lens.
And it was early that I found that the 75mm is one of the systems best lens.
For my kind of Photography it is the best.
I always see interesting subjects and composition on the longer focal length.
I am poor in seeing composition on Wide angles.
As a result I gravitate towards longer focal lengths.
If you are the same way... You should try the 75mm 1.8
What I like about this lens
1.) Proportions of the Subject are much closer to what the eye can see.
2.) Backgrounds are Compressed (See less of the background)
3.) Sharp
4.) Pleasant rendering of the background blur
5.) Amazing Build Quality
6.) Shooting towards the light source generates dreamy effect without the Lens Flares.
7.) Babies love it
Things to Note
1.) This lens requires large spaces to work on.
2.) Well ballanced even for smaller bodies like Pen series
3.) Pricey (But worth it)
4.) Not Weather sealed (Does not bother me)
5.) Better get that Hood.21May 12, 2018 -
The Rain Follows the Forest - Birding in Waikamoi Preserve
Waikamoi Preserve is a sanctuary for native Hawaiian plants and animals. At 8,951 acres, Waikamoi is the largest private nature preserve in the state of Hawaii. The high-elevation rain forest is home to 12 different native bird species, seven of them endangered. The preserve is owned by the Nature Conservancy and access is strictly controlled. The conservancy offers monthly guided hikes into the preserve. My fiance and I signed up for the July hike.
We car camped for a couple nights at Hosmer Grove campground in Haleakala National Park. Located just outside the preserve, the campground and nature trail are reknowned for native birds. We were also lucky to get a permit to see sunrise from the Haleakala summit district. The trip was great - birds and sunrise in a very special place.
"Hahai nō ka ua i ka ululāʻau”
(The Rain Follows the Forest)
It rained half our time on Maui so I was glad to have Olympus weather sealing. I carried my E-M1.2, four PRO lenses, and the teleconverter in a Tenba messenger bag. I'm always amazed how easily the 35mm equivalent of 14-840mm fits under the plane seat in front of me.
Maui is a legendary polynesian demigod. According to myth, the sun god La was fond of sleeping in. As a result it would race across the sky and shorten the days so much that Maui's mother, Hina, was unable to complete her work in the daylight hours.
Maui decided to do something about this. He layed in wait on the volcano where La appeared each morning. As its dazzling rays peaked above the horizon, Maui lassoed La and secured the god to a wiliwili tree. La begged to be freed to which Maui agreed providing the sun god slowed its passage through the sky. The volcano is now called Haleakala, or House of the Sun.
It is a short flight from Oahu to Maui, but high enough to nearly touch La.
(40-150mm: f/3.5, 1/500 sec, ISO-200)
We pulled into Hosmer Grove just before sunset. The campground can be seen...13Jul 13, 2018 at 11:20 PM -
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park
For Father's Day my wife and son decided they wanted to celebrate by camping at someplace new. They reserved a site at Pickett CCC Memorial State Park just north of Jamestown, TN, adjacent to the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area.
The Civilian Conservation Corp was one of the major works programs of Roosevelt's New Deal during the Great Depression of the 1930's. Over it's 9 year lifetime 3 million young men were put to work on projects from erosion control, infrastructure, recreation sites, forestry among other things. In Tennessee, 70,000 young men joined. The wonderful Tennessee State Park system owes much to the work of CCC men in the 1930's. They worked on over a dozen sites that would eventually become State Parks.
Bronze statue of a CCC 'Boy'
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park is one of those parks. At the park, the crews built stone buildings for recreation and lodging, all the camp sites still used today, a boathouse and dock, small public beach, and the concrete dam that created the small, beautiful lake that flows underneath a natural bridge.
Cabin, still in use today.
Rhododendrons over the lake.Natural Bridge over the lake.
The park still boasts the lake and swimming beach along with boat rentals for exploration. It has a good sized campground with shower, restroom...4Jun 20, 2018 -
My hometown Mechelen
With this thread I would like to show you my hometown Mechelen (Belgium).
Some Wikipedia trivia:
Mechelen (Dutch is a city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. The Dyle (Dutch: Dijle) flows through the city, hence it is often referred to as the Dijlestad ("City on the river Dijle").
Mechelen lies on the major urban and industrial axis Brussels–Antwerp, about 25 km from each city.
Mechelen is one of Flanders' prominent cities of historical art, with Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, and Leuven. It was notably a centre for artistic production during the Northern Renaissance, when painters, printmakers, illuminators and composers of polyphony were attracted by patrons such as...17Jun 15, 2018 -
Lightning & Fireworks Show Over Pittsburgh
Wow.. what a night this was!! ijm5012 and I planned to meet up on the West End Bridge which would give us a perfect vantage point for the fireworks. I planned to get there a little early to get a good spot for the fireworks and a thunderstorm happened to plop itself right behind downtown Pittsburgh. The storm sat there for well over an hour and provided a ton of lightning the entire time. Unfortunately there was a lot of flooding again. Our area has been hit very hard in the last few weeks with flooding.
After the lightning we saw an awesome fireworks show too! The best part was we didn't even have to get rained on while shooting the lightning hahaha
Was fun shooting with you again
@ijm5012!
Here are some of my best shots.. most are of the lightning since the wind didn't work in our favor for the fireworks. These were all shot with an EM1.2 and 12-40mm Pro.10Jul 5, 2018 -
June Contest - STREET (winner announced)
This month's topic is Street Photography.
This can include a wide range of subjects and does not have to involve close-ups of strangers if that is too uncomfortable.35Jun 8, 2018
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