Olympus experiment 1: water lily
Whilst I've got some good results with my Canon cameras, I'm not getting any younger and they do weigh a certain amount.
I was looking for something smaller and lighter but still as good as I could get, saw a deal for the original Olympus (sorry, 'OM system') OM-1 and got it. This image (and a few others to follow) are the first experiments.
So, a slight bit of editing in lightroom (I've cropped the image and removed a few bits of dirt from the petals) and here we are. First thoughts: I like the colour balance and there's a pleasing level of resolution in the centre of the lily, but I was expecting different aperture behaviour from a micro-four thirds sensor. I thought it would naturally behave as a narrower aperture than it does, and have shot more wide-open than perhaps I needed to. It's a first learning point and there will, I'm sure, be many more.
But still, first steps. I liked the lighter weight of the set-up I used a great deal. And if you use lightroom, or photoshop, or any of the equivalents you'll have come across lots of discussion about curves without anyone really mentioning the most important one of all; the learning curve. I have a lot to learn as I move along it with this camera.
Olympus experiment 1: water lily
Whilst I've got some good results with my Canon cameras, I'm not getting any younger and they do weigh a certain amount.
I was looking for something smaller and lighter but still as good as I could get, saw a deal for the original Olympus (sorry, 'OM system') OM-1 and got it. This image (and a few others to follow) are the first experiments.
So, a slight bit of editing in lightroom (I've cropped the image and removed a few bits of dirt from the petals) and here we are. First thoughts: I like the colour balance and there's a pleasing level of resolution in the centre of the lily, but I was expecting different aperture behaviour from a micro-four thirds sensor. I thought it would naturally behave as a narrower aperture than it does, and have shot more wide-open than perhaps I needed to. It's a first learning point and there will, I'm sure, be many more.
But still, first steps. I liked the lighter weight of the set-up I used a great deal. And if you use lightroom, or photoshop, or any of the equivalents you'll have come across lots of discussion about curves without anyone really mentioning the most important one of all; the learning curve. I have a lot to learn as I move along it with this camera.