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Shootout 400mm Shootout: 300/4+MC-14 v SWD+EC20
So while out taking photos for my 300mm shootout I happened upon a Bullfrog sitting in the water and stopped to photograph him with the 300/4 and MC-14. While photographing him I decided to throw the 50-200 SWD w/ EC-20 on the other EM1 and do a small comparison. I am always talking about how the 50-200 is such a great lens, especially for the money, and every time I compare it against something else it seems to do very well. I have done a few post while using it with the EC-20 but figured since I was out with it a comparison at 400mm could prove useful.
Camera Settings
- ISO - Auto
- White Balance - Auto
- SAF w/ Single Small Auto Focus Point which I moved to a location for a decent composition.
- Drive - Continuous Low w/ Anti-Shock (set to 6.5fps)
- IBIS - SIS1
- Metering - ESP
- EV - -3/4 Stop
- Mode - Aperture Priority
- Photos all taken in RAW and processed via my custom preset in LightRoom (no crop)
- Shooting position - was sitting on the bank (a steep bank) with my legs bent (knees in the air) and legs spread out. I was holding the camera between my legs and just above the grass while using the rear LCD to frame the subject. So not the most stable of position.
The 300/4 is clearly the better image with more detail and much nicer bokeh, which didn't surprise me. But the SWD image is actually not bad from a detail perspective, I find that it did a good job...17Sep 25, 2018 -
Your Top Five for September
Wow, the months are flying by ! Didn't shoot as much as I would have liked for September but here are 5 I've culled from the random conglomeration.
26Sep 30, 2018 -
Iceland Summer 2018
So it's taken me some time to actually get my image post for this years summer vacation done, but here it goes. This was my fourth time in Iceland so the country with one of those times being 5 months and the other 6 weeks long. But it is only the 2nd time not being a student and actually being able to afford the country.
So this time, me and my girlfriend got a 4x4 Rental that was geared up for camping to properly explore the highlands including Askja Crater, a place I had not managed to go to before.
First stop was at Kerlingarfjöll in the Icelandic Highlands. It's a geothermal area that is relatively accessible. Unfortunately due to troubles with our rental car, we arrived there very late and could not really explore the area as much as I'd liked. Definitely a place to come back to.
This was also my first holiday with my new Mavic Air. I had seen pictures of the meandering glacial flows from Iceland before, and was very happy to finally create some of my own.
I have to say that the quality from the Mavic air is better than expected. Especially the prints (up to 28x28cm or 56x28cm for Panoramas)turned out much nicer than the pixel peeping I did on my Macbook promised.
Next, we went past Hveravellir in the Highlands and Akureyri in the north to lake Mývatn which definitely sticks to it's name in term of midges. Close to the lake is a geological ridge that has lead to the forming of a number of caves that are fill with hotspring waters. The caves are extremely beautiful, although these days it's hard to take a good picture without other tourists either blocking the light coming in or being directly in the frame. As I've successfully shot the wideangle pictures possible in there before, I decided to restrict myself to only use the 35-100 this time around. Turns out, that it made composing around the tourists much easier. Unfortunately I messed up focus and/or DOF so you get to see my...8Sep 28, 2018 -
Manchester's Northern Quarter
Earlier this year I completed a three year project photographing Manchester's Northern Quarter and earlier this month I was awarded an Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS) for a panel of 15 images taken from the project.
Some of the images have been posted here before, but I thought it would be good idea to bring the images together here.
For the record, all the images were shot using Olympus cameras (E-M5, E-M1 & Pen-F)24Sep 23, 2018 -
Middle Earth Diaries
New Zealand has sat atop the list of my favorite countries ever since I backpacked there some 15 years ago. Fast forward to the present times, when wife and I hopped off to South Island, picked up our rental car and hit the road. At the end of the trip, I had to drag my wife back to California. Suffice it to say New Zealand is one of those rare points that we agree on
The following is a snapshot of our road trip through Middle Earth:
1. Kura Tawhiti (Castle Hill): These rock formations attract climbers from around the world. Also known for the scene in 'LOTR: Two Towers', where Aragorn falls over the cliff dragged by a warg
2. Devil's Punchbowl Falls in Arthur's Pass National Park
3. Up close with Franz Josef Glacier
4. Lake Matheson
5. Blue Pools between Haast and Wanaka
6. This relatively unknown tree in Wanaka
As it happened, there was only one other person there when we strolled by. Wanaka is definitely my type of place (wife preferred Queenstown); small town, great landscapes in all directions, skiing/hiking opportunities in less than 30-40 minutes and very good local beers
7. The very cheeky Kea (alpine parrot). They will bug anyone for food, as he is doing it here, and will even try to open car windows. Once regarded as pests, they are now a threatened species and (mostly) adored despite their antics
8. First light at Milford Sound
9. Milford Sound
10. Typical NZ countryside
11. Lake Wakatipu between Queenstown and Glenorchy
12. The lovely little village of Glenorchy is flanked by stunning scenery. Some scenes from the LOTR trilogy involving Isengard and Lothlórien were filmed nearby...28Sep 16, 2018
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