Sometimes it's the simplicity of a setting that just makes it feel right.

Tech Specs: Olympus OM=D e-M1.2 with the m.Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8 Pro lens with a NiSi CirPl filter and mounted on my meFoto Globetrotter Classic tripod using the system's Hi-Rez Shot mode - 40mm | ISO200 | 1/20 | f8.

Post-Processing: Processed in On1 Photo RAW 2020.5.

#m43ftw #getOlympus #BreakFreeWithOlympus #landscape #mist #fog #madewithmefoto #nisifilters #morning #autumn #reflection #on1pics #on1photos #microfourthirdsgallery #igersbuffalo #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

[ 哇~哈哈哈哈哈哈~ ]

那個,

想咬人的時候,

先把牙齒露出來是常識吧...🤔

#難得的畫面卻沒拍到牙齒😂

#這是一隻頭頂有重傷的王錦蛇😥

#真的很臭😂

Olympus PEN-F

Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro

Godox TT350O

#每日一微 #微距 #Olympus #PENF #PENFlens #Godox #TT350O #LR #6028Macro #microfourthirdsgallery #olympustwshare #Macro #マクロ #ヘビ #蛇 #王錦蛇 #臭青公 #臭青母

I took advantage of the local foggy conditions to make this image.

Tech Specs: Image made with my Olympus OM-D e-M1.2 with the m.Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8 Pro lens aided by my NiSi CirPL and Natural Night filters and the entire setup was mounted on my meFoto Globetrotter Classic tripod [15mm | f2.8 | ISO200 | 143.4s].

Post-Processing: Everything was done within DxO software. RAW processing in PhotoLab 4 with roundtrips to Nik Analog Efex and Silver Efex.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #716 #iloveny #fog #foggy #JapaneseGarden #landscape #longexposure #longexpoelite #longexpo #toned #selectivecolor #microfourthirdsgallery #night #behindthelens #igersbuffalo

#ccwelcome

My last image from that magical morning last weekend!

Tech Specs: High-res image made with my Olympus OM-D e-M1.2 with the m.Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8 Pro lens and NiSi CirPl filter, all mounted on my meFoto Globetrotter Classic tripod - 32mm | ISO200 | 1/200 | f8.

Post-Processing: I was surprised to see that the RAW file was handled better by DxO PhotoLab 4! Basic import from the camera into my Mac is better handled through On1, but the initial RAW processing just looked better coming through DxO. Once initial processing was completed, I finished up with various masks, local adjustments and filters in On1 Photo RAW 2020.5.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #getOlympus #morning #dawn #sunrise #Autumn #landscape #fog #mist #DxOPhotoLab #on1photos #on1pics #madewithmefoto #nisifilters #microfourthirdsgallery #igersbuffalo #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

[ 眼神 ]

如果不去考慮其稀有程度, 或者是否能被大眾接受等等因素, 赤尾青竹絲絕對可以說是最佳的蛇類Model, 個性慵懶不好動, 體色翠綠鮮艷, 帶有高反差的白色側線, 頭型帥氣如跑車, 最重要的是眼睛, 充滿細節, 紅底帶白邊的虹膜, 豎狀的瞳孔, 在台灣蛇類中應該可以拿下美瞳冠軍...🤔

同一"條"Model, 讓你拍一張生態照片, 你可以拍到蛇帶環境, 或整條蛇, 半條蛇, 一個蛇頭, 或者一個眼神, 其實有無限多種拍攝方法和角度, 找出你覺得最美的那一種來拍, 簡單來說, 這就是生態微距之中的構圖...

#說得再多也是普蛇啦...😂

#點兩下放大看細節更清晰~😂

#培養休假情緒...😪

Olympus PEN-F

Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro

Godox TT350o

#每日一微 #微距 #生態 #Olympus #PENF #PENFlens #Godox #TT350O #6028Macro #microfourthirdsgallery #olympustwshare #Macro #マクロ #ヘビ #Trimeresurus #stejnegeri #Snake #eye #Taiwan #蛇 #毒蛇 #普蛇 #赤尾青竹絲

Rando dinámico

[ 比叡山 紅葉のトンネル ]

早上, 搭乘登山軌道車上山的時候, 意識到半途這個圓形軌道交會處, 附近空曠透光, 又有一段不錯的楓紅, 所以下午下山時, 就早早等在車頭準備拍這個畫面了.

因為陰雨天, 整體光線比較均勻柔和, 反而適合在這種茂密的樹叢中拍景, 但相對的整體亮度也比較微弱, 所以在光圈F4的狀況下, 若要維持1/125的快門速度, iso就要高到640, 雖然畫質會不如iso200, 但機會只有一次, 當然是拍得到比較重要, 如果為了顧畫質, 拍出來卻是帶著模糊拖曳感的畫面, 那結果也只有刪除一途啊...🤔

在這種滿是異色楓紅的場景裡, 畫面中有沒有存在白色的東西, 其實是一個很重要的關鍵, 因為他可以證明你的白平衡沒有亂亂飄, 也更能讓人相信現場真的就是這種顏色...😂

#偶爾來一張鐵道攝影...😂

#白色的車廂真的是救星...😂

#該用高iso的時候就要勇敢地開下去...

Olympus PEN-F

Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro

#2017京都紅葉紀行 #旅行攝影 #日本 #關西 #京都 #楓紅 #Olympus #PENF #12100Pro #PENFLens #Japan #Kyoto #olympustwshare #microfourthirdsgallery #Maple #RedLeaf #楓葉 #紅葉 #もみじ #楓 #かえで #洛北 #比叡山 #延暦寺 #八瀬 #叡山ロープウェイ #叡山ケーブル #ケーブル八瀬駅 #紅葉のトンネル #鉄道写真

I woke up at 4:30 to catch the morning light at a different location. That spot turned out to be a bust for me, but I caught this magical scene on my way home!

Tech Specs: 3 shot HDR made with my Olympus OM-D e-m1.2 with the m.Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8 Pro lens and NiSi CirPL filter mounted on my meFoto Globetrotter Classic tripod. I leveraged the Olympus High Res shot mode to squeeze as much detail as possible and this also deliciously extended the exposure. Base exposure info 29mm | f8 | ISO 200 | 1/40th sec. Adding all the exposures up that created this image means the shutter was open about 3/4th of a second.

Post-Processing: I started out in DxO Photo Lab 4 and Nik HDR Efex Pro for the initial RAW processing, but I finished my workflow in On1 Photo RAW 2020.5.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #getOlympus #landscape #hdrphotography #morning #dawn #goldenhour #silhouette #microfourthirdsgallery #dxophotolab #on1pics #on1photos #iloveny #buffalove #inthebuff #716 #behindthelens #WPDNature

#ccwelcome

Our path through life wanders through many curves,

hills and valleys,

and traverses a multitude of bridges.

A path uncertain through darkness and light.

The destination is known,

but the path is the adventure.

- a fragment

#BreakFreeWithOlympus, #bridge, #Buffalo, #buffalove, #city, #DxOPhotoLab, #fog, #foggy, #igersbuffalo, #inthebuff, #leadinglines, #m43ftw, #microfourthirdsgallery, #morning, #negative #space, #NikCollection, #NY, #Winter, #OriginalWork

#ccwelcome

[ 藍色望古 ]

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去過兩三次望古, 不過每次都是有其他目標, 沒有一次是專程為了拍攝望古車站這個景而來, 所以也很難在這裡等到天黑 + 藍調 + 火車開燈 + 有點霧氣 的完美場景... 多半都是等一兩列火車, 拍到一兩張很普通的白天版的"到此一遊"照片就離開了...

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然後我就想說, 這樣很隨便很普通的到此一遊的照片, 通常是連貼上來的機會都沒有, 那到底還有沒有剩餘的利用價值呢...?

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Olympus PEN-F

Olympus OM 55mm F1.2

#創作攝影 #鐵道攝影 #旅行攝影 #Olympus #PENF #OM5512 #魚鱗王 #M43 #Taiwan #Wanggu #台湾 #台灣 #望古 #車站 #平溪線 #microfourthirdsgallery #カメラ好きな人と繋がりたい #ファインダー越しの私の世界 #東京カメラ部

Another image for my current personal project around the recent gale force storm that hit the Buffalo area in early December.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #personalproject #storm #stormy #spray #LakeErie #GreatLakes #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #DxOPhotoLab #DxOFilmPack #on1pics #On1photos #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

Last night I ventured up to Pew Tor, a scouting trop as it's new Tor for me. The clouds didn't really hang around for sunset but I did get some lovely glow over the trees in the distance so I took some shots with the long lens instead,

To break things up from my most recent project, I've spent some time in the recent gale force winds whipping off Lake Erie.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #storm #wind #waves #GreatLakes #gull #bird #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #DxOPhotoLab #DxOFilmPack #on1pics #on1photos #wetday #weatherproofcamera

#ccwelcome

Lake Erie Storm 340

Another image for my current personal project around the recent gale force storm that hit the Buffalo area in early December. The winds were so strong you could practically see the seich, or windblown tide, as the Great Lake's water was shifted eastward.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #personalproject #storm #stormy #seich #spray #LakeErie #GreatLakes #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #DxOPhotoLab #DxOFilmPack #on1pics #On1photos #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

Lake Erie Storm 340

Another image for my current personal project around the recent gale force storm that hit the Buffalo area in early December. The winds were so strong you could practically see the seich, or windblown tide, as the Great Lake's water was shifted eastward.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #personalproject #storm #stormy #seich #spray #LakeErie #GreatLakes #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #DxOPhotoLab #DxOFilmPack #on1pics #On1photos #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

[ 螢火蟲黎明 - 拍攝方案 ]

方案A:

1. 面向東方, 確認日出的位置以其為中心構圖

2. 上腳架固定後, 拍攝大量螢火蟲光點照片

3. 將鏡頭下半部, 螢火蟲光點區域用黑卡貼好

4. 裝上ND1000, 蓋上鏡頭蓋.

5. 守夜直到天亮日出

6. 取下鏡頭蓋, 拍一張日出的照片

7. 收工, 回家疊圖...

方案B:

1. 找到一個路燈, 以其為中心構圖

2. 上腳架, 開始Livecomp拍攝

3. 收工, 回家出圖!

#這樣你應該猜到我是選擇了哪個方案...😂

#千萬不要輕信照片裡看到的人事時地物...😂

#沒搖黑卡沒PS一張完成真心不騙F...😂

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Pro

#螢火蟲 #Olympus #OMD #EM1 #1240Pro #Livecomp #microfourthirdsgallery #olympustwshare #生態 #ほたる #火垂る #日出 #霞光 #耶穌光 #黎明 #Sunrise #Firefly

Lake Erie Storm 97

Another image for my current personal project around the recent gale force storm that hit the Buffalo area in early December.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #personalproject #storm #stormy #spray #LakeErie #GreatLakes #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #DxOPhotoLab #DxOFilmPack #on1pics #On1photos #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

Taking 4 seconds to make an abstract image on the Outer Harbor of Buffalo, NY.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #abstract #longexposure #kinetic #sculpture #blueskies #spinning #motion #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #microfourthirdsgallery #igersbuffalo #behindthelens

Another image for my current personal project around the recent gale force storm that hit the Buffalo area in early December. This breakwater is normally a walkway positioned 6-8' above the waterline.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #personalproject #storm #stormy #seich #spray #LakeErie #GreatLakes #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #DxOPhotoLab #DxOFilmPack #on1pics #On1photos #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mll

Another image for my current personal project around the recent gale force storm that hit the Buffalo area in early December.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #personalproject #storm #stormy #spray #LakeErie #GreatLakes #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #DxOPhotoLab #DxOFilmPack #on1pics #On1photos #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

Another image where I decided to play with the composition a little bit. I was thinking about calling this "the Phoenix," can you see why?

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #jetski #stunt #spray #LakeErie #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #mono #monochrome #toned #DxOPhotoLab #NikCollection #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

[ 而立之鏡 ]

雖然30微具備有1.25x的原生放大倍率, 但30微在生態微距上的優勢, 我覺得不是放大倍率, 而要算是景深比較深, 還有極快的對焦速度.

對於動作多變的蠅虎來說, 用30微在自然光下, 不使用閃燈拍攝, 比起60微可以更輕鬆地抓到許多精彩的瞬間.

#有陽光加持的時候30微特別好用...

#有離閃或多閃功力的時候30微特別好用...

#有要拍蛙或者拍蛇的時候30微特別好用...

#每日一虎...

Olympus PEN-F

Olympus 30mm F3.5 Macro

#每日一微 #微距 #Olympus #PENF #PENFlens #3035Macro #microfourthirdsgallery #olympustwshare #Macro #マクロ #蠅虎 #大眼蜘蛛 #ハエトリグモ #30而立

I'm not normally one to play with a heavier HDR treatment, but this subject just seemed to call for it. The fiery sunset over the frozen waters of Buffalo's Outer Harbor made for a number of interesting compositions.

Hardware: Olympus Om-D e-M1.2 with the m.Zuiko 8mm f1.8 Fisheye Pro lens all mounted on my Mefoto Globetrotter Classic tripod - 6 bracketed shots with a base exposure of ISO200 | 6s | f13.

Software: Initial RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab4 with a roundtrip to Nik HDR Efex Pro. Final processing of the stacked image done solely in On1 Photo RAW 2021.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #HDR #hdrphotography #landscape #sunset #frozen #Winter #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #longexposure #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #behindthelens #on1pics #on1photos #dxophotolab #madewithmefoto

[ 天牛的複眼 ]

拍攝天牛的複眼真的相當有趣, 仔細觀察的話會發現, 天牛的複眼原本是更大一片的, 但好像是為了讓發達的觸角能長得更粗大, 有一部分複眼的空間似乎都讓給觸角了, 所有會有一種複眼繞著觸角長的感覺...

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#觸角長那麼大到底有甚麼好處?

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Olympus PEN-F

Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro

Godox TT350o

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#每日一微 #微距攝影 #生態 #閃光燈 #Olympus #PENF #PENFlens #6028macro #Godox #TT350O #M43 #Taiwan #Macro #Cerambycidae #longhorn #beetle #台湾 #マクロ #カミキリムシ #台灣 #microfourthirdsgallery #カメラ好きな人と繋がりたい #ファインダー越しの私の世界 #東京カメラ部

As seen at the Ellicottville Rodeo this past July 4th.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #rodeo #cowboy #bronco #action #mono #monochrome #toned #igersbuffalo #inthebuff #dxophotolab #on1pics #on1photos #nikcollection #microfourthirdsgallery #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

[ 栗喉蜂虎 Merops philippinus ]

栗喉蜂虎, 又稱夏日精靈, 嬌小輕盈色彩鮮豔, 是很受歡迎的鳥類MD, 在台北市立木柵動物園裡面, 有人工孵育的栗喉蜂虎, 每天都有許多人專程帶著長焦大砲來拍攝, 可能真的很習慣人類了吧, 有時候甚至能接近到可以拿手機直接拍攝, 若是要在野外拍攝, 大概就沒有這麼好康的事了, 就算找得到, 我想大概也無法接近到這個程度吧.

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或許這就是40-150搭配MC-20依然不足之處, 雖然達到等效600mm, 但若是在野外拍鳥, 未必足夠, 如果要和300 PRO搭配MC-20, 等效1200mm相比, 大概就有點小巫見大巫了, 更別提即將推出的150-400, 最高更可達等效2000mm, 在這個系列中我都是用300mm等效600mm, 完全手持拍攝, 只是, 越長的焦段, 最後也會越離不開腳架, 就算可以用高速快門和防手震功能來彌補手震, 但光是構圖和對焦這兩件事, 都有相當高的穩定度需求, 焦段長到一個地步, 恐怕就很難在完全手持狀態下完成了...

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Olympus PEN-F

Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro + MC-20

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#MC20評測試拍 #動物攝影 #Olympus #PENF #40150pro #MC20 #M43 #Taiwan #Blue #tailed #Bee #eater #台湾 #ハリオハチクイ #台灣 #栗喉蜂虎 #夏日精靈 #microfourthirdsgallery #カメラ好きな人と繋がりたい #ファインダー越しの私の世界 #東京カメラ部

Not every shot in my collection shows one of these pros soaring through the air in the midst of a spectacular trick. I think this one show just the punishment these riders can take. Keep in mind, the demo was happening pretty close to shore, so the waters were 2.5-4 feet deep.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #action #jetski #water #spray #LakeErie #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #mono #monochrome #toned #frozenmoments #DxOPhotoLab #NikCollection #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

Clear for launch! I have evolved this year in my photographic approach. I have focused far more on project-based photography and I've derived great enjoyment from it. Images like this one stand on their own merits, but they also function very well to round out projects like these. I have 3 more images planned for this project, but that by no means is a statement that the quality of the individual images will be declining.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #jetski #stunt #trick #launch #water #spray #LakeErie #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #mono #monochrome #monochromemonday #DxOPhotoLab #NikCollection #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #behindthelens

#ccwelcome

[ 平等院 鳳凰堂 ]

秋楓季節的京都, 事實上沒有絲毫的禪意, 根本處處都是戰場, 到了夜晚更是如此...以往人潮最多的地方, 是清水寺的夜間開放, 而這幾年因為清水寺正在大整修, 於是, 人潮也分散到其他著名的夜間開放點去了, 原本我以為人最多, 最擠最難拍的大概就是清水舞台的夜楓景色, 但經過平等院一役之後我才知道這裡其實更勝一籌...😂

可能有人沒有看過平等院鳳凰堂, 但其實日本10元硬幣上的建築物便是他, 是非常具有代表性的日本建築物之一, 2017年11月楓葉季, 更是平等院歷經2年多的平成大整修, 重新朱塗完工之後首次的夜間開放, 同時也是停辦了15年來第一次的夜間開放, 這個鳳凰重生的大景有一個官方的名字, 叫做 "瑞光照歓", 在無風的夜晚, 清晰的鳳凰堂與岸上的楓紅倒影呈現, 更是一絕~😮

這天光是入場, 就從院門口的廣場迂迴著排到後面的宇治川河堤上, 排了一個多小時, 沒想到入場後更可怕, 所有的人不管是拿相機手機還是拿平板, 都圍在池邊不停地拍, 因為現場禁用腳架, 且燈光其實相當昏暗, 幾乎每個人都想要盡可能以最低iso手持長曝, 但是在人擠人的狀況下, 成功率當然更低, 所以就全部僵持在池邊纏鬥...😂😂😂

在這種嚴苛的擁擠條件下, 即使拿著12-100, 手持長秒也很難成功, 因為擠進拍攝人群後便是前胸貼後背, 根本很難保持穩定拍攝, 最後撐了很久好不容易卡進了最佳角度的第一排, 但到了這邊才發現, 後面一直有種推力要將第一排的人往池子裡推, 其實連站都很難站穩, 最後以iso200 蹲姿手持2秒 拍下這張照片, 在京都這種普遍不能用腳架的夜間開放狀態下, 12-100完全就是夜拍王者, 只要有辦法保持片刻穩定的姿勢, 幾乎可以全程以iso200拍到底, 在其他不那麼擠的地方, 更是可以發揮得淋漓盡致.

#體力耐力意志力缺一不可😂

#沒有12100的話大概要開很高的iso才有辦法拍🤔

#拍完以後真的有種鳳凰重生的感覺...😂

Olympus PEN-F

Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro

#2017京都紅葉紀行 #旅行攝影 #日本 #關西 #京都 #深秋 #Olympus #PENF #12100Pro #PENFLens #Japan #Kyoto #olympustwshare #microfourthirdsgallery #Maple #RedLeaf #楓葉 #紅葉 #もみじ #楓 #かえで #瑞光照歓 #夜楓 #宇治 #平等院 #鳳凰堂

Ruff Waters 0171

This one is more about texture and graphical elements for me than the specific moment captured. It just stood out to me.

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The last of my set of images from last weekend's trip to this beautiful waterfall.

Hardware: Olympus OM-D e-M1.2 with the m.Zuiko 25mm f1.2 Pro lens on my meFoto Globetrotter Classic tripod. 7 image panorama utilizing in-camera HDR. Base exposure info: 25mm | f8 | 1/4s | ISO64.

Software: Each image was initially processed in DxO Photo Lab 4 and then stitched in On1 Photo RAW 2021 with a variety of global and local edits.

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My latest image from my project around a pro jetski demonstration for a local fundraiser outside Buffalo, NY.

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A bit of a conceptual piece, playing with time as a narrative. If you look at my previously published image alongside this one, you can see the galactic core of the Milky Way fairly clearly here. All told, this is an hourlong section of time under the spinning night skies.

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I got very lucky with this image! I had planned out the morning to catch the eclipse, but I had my dates wrong and only realized my error the evening before as I was settling down for the night, so I didn't get to bed as early as I would have liked to rest up for my morning outing. And, I didn't have my spot fully picked out to catch this once in a lifetime celestial event. Because of this, I set the alarm a bit earlier than I might have otherwise done, which was a good thing (as you'll see as I work my way through this rambling narrative...). An hour and 20min drive to my viewpoint only to find it socked in by the clouds you can see past the ridgeline in this shot and I had a panicky race to my backup viewpoint (which would have been a 20min drive under normal circumstances - I won't say how long it took me to get there that morning...).

I have yet to develop the full skillset when it comes to landscape photography. I couldn't sort out the right settings for shooting into the sun, so I bracketed every composition in hopes that I could exposure blend something together into a solid image. I haven't shared my image from that morning before now because I tried processing my files 3 times before today, but I couldn't get a "final" image that felt both real and looked like how I remembered the morning. Until now.

This may not be perfection in photography, but it captures how I remembered the scene. I shot it a bit wider than images I've seen from other photographers , but I wanted to capture the ethereal mists of the morning as well as the crescent sun. Those same clouds almost blocked the view of the event entirely, but I managed to find a window of opportunity with is image.

I apologize for the rambling description with this image!

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Another shot from Polhawn beach, searching for a different composition there I spotted some green seaweed clinging to the top of a rock which stood out quite nicely against glow of the sunset.

Milky Way over Griffis (option 2)

This is the same subject as what I posted Monday, but a bit later in the evening to get the Milky Way in a more attractive position. I also sorted out a new workflow that yields a better result (in my opinion).

Tech Specs: Image made with my Olympus OM-D e-M1.2 with the m.Zuiko 8mm f1.8 Fisheye Pro lens and mounted on my Mefoto Globetrotter Classic tripod. Again, this is a stack of 19 exposures (15 light and 4 dark) for the sky and 1 exposure for the foreground. The base foreground exposure utilized Olympus' Live Composite mode to stack multiple exposures and only add light to the image with each new exposure. Total exposure was about a half hour while I played with a very diffused LED Lenser flashlight (ISO1600 | 10s | f1.8). The 19 sky exposures were ISO4000 | 8s | f1.8).

Post-Processing: My workflow involved more editing of each exposure in On1 prior to exporting the series to Starry Landscape Stacker. The stacked image was then brought back into On1 to blend the foreground and sky and finalize my edits.

#716 #buffalove #inthebuff #getolympus #inthebuff #astro #astrophotography #griffis #m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #milkyway #night #longexposure #longexpo #longexpoelite #on1pics #on1photos #madewithmefoto #microfourthirdsgallery #igersbuffalo #featuremeigersbuffalo #behindthelens

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Finding a story in the chaos. Every time I look at this image my eye picks out another detail that I didn't notice before. It may not be my usual style of composition, but it keeps me entertained.

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Friday night I took a quick trip down to Polhawn, at this time of year it’s one of the few places along Whitsand Bay that still gets the sun setting over the sea. As seems to happen fairly frequently, a bank of clouds over Cornwall ruined any chance of a proper sunset but I managed a few shots before the sun got too low in the sky.

Another image for my current personal project around the recent gale force storm that hit the Buffalo area in early December. This breakwater is normally a walkway positioned 6-8' above the waterline.

#m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #personalproject #storm #stormy #seich #spray #LakeErie #GreatLakes #Buffalo #NY #buffalove #inthebuff #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #DxOPhotoLab #DxOFilmPack #on1pics #On1photos #behindthelens

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Time slides by

as lives are lived

The world spins

and our feet are planted

on the firmament below.

- a fragment

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The Maiden and the Way

Another from my recent night at Griffis Sculpture Park in Western NY.

Hardware: Olympus OM-D e-M1.2 with the m.Zuiko 8mm f1.8 Fisheye Pro lens. Composite of the foreground (ISO1600 | 40s | f1.8) lightpainted and 20 frames (ISO6400 | 8s | f1.8) - 15 light and 5 dark.

Software: Everything was initially processed in DxO PhotoLab 4. The 20 sky frames were sent to StarryLandscapeStacker for it's special magic. Then I blended the stacked composite with the foreground in On1 Photo RAW 2021.5

$m43ftw #BreakFreeWithOlympus #astro #astrophotography #milkyway #stars #night #landscape #sculpture #DxOPhotoLab #StarryLandscapeStacker #on1pics #on1photos #longexpo #longexposure #igersbuffalo #microfourthirdsgallery #behindthelens

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Night Skies over Orangeville

I took 2 different approaches to how I processed these individual moments in the middle of the night in central NY. I'm not sure which I prefer.

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2 Hours in Griffis

I've had a vision for this angle for about a year, but last weekend was my first opportunity to shoot the location alone without the worry that another photographer might introduce unwanted light to my exposure. This is a blend of 2 exposures. The foreground is 30s at ISO 3200, the sky was made by utilizing the "Live Composite" feature on my camera where my equipment will continuously stack exposures for as long as I want. In this case, I shot 10s exposures at ISO 1600 for 2 hours. During that exposure, I did a little light painting of the lady as well.

The Gear: Olympus OM-D e-M1.2 with the m.Zuiko 25mm f1.2 Pro lens and the Nisi Natural Night filter to help cut down the light pollution and bring out the colors in the stars.

In Post: Initial RAW processing handled by DxO PhotoLab4 and then pushed to On1 Photo RAW 2021.5 for filter work and exposure blending.

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At the last new moon, I made my way to one of the smallest of the Finger Lakes of western NY. The benefit of this location was that the lake is used for the city of Rochester's water supply, so access and property rights are restricted. Therefore, light pollution from lakefront properties is eliminated.

Image made with my Olympus OM-D e-M1.2 and the m.Zuiko 8mm f1.8 Fisheye Pro lens mounted on my meFoto Globetrotter tripod. 22 images stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker (15 light and 7 dark frames) - each was 8s, f1.8, ISO6400; and foreground was 258s ISO800. Image processing handled by On1 Photo RAW 2020.5.

#m43ftw #getolympus #astro #astrophotography #landscape #stars #MilkyWay #HemlockLake #night #summer #FingerLakes #NY #buffalove #on1pics #on1photos #madewithmefoto #longexpo #longexpoelite #longexposure #microfourthirdsgallery #behindthelens

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Relics of a lost era

cut a path through the wheel of time.

Memorial, tribute or

conceptual representation,

It matters not

to today's eyes.

- a fragment

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A different perspective of the Gregory Avenue Bridge that spans the Passaic River connecting the city of Passaic in Passaic County to the town of Wallington in Bergen County New Jersey. The bridge is a 245 foot metal multiple-type-connected Pratt through truss bridge that was built in 1906 by the Owego Bridge Company of Owego New York. The machinery and control booth that allowed the entire span to swing to allow boat passage was removed in 1985 and the span was refreshed and rehabilitated subsequently in 1989. The eerie fog and rain created a mystic mood that blue hour as I pulled off of New Jersery State Route 21 to snap off a few frames from several perspectives. #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #lumixlx100ii @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @newjerseyisntboring @newjerseyisbeautiful @panasonic @lumix @microfourthirdsgallery #microfourthirds #micro43 #micro43photography

Just a simple, if chilly, landscape shot made on early morning on Grand Island, NY. It took about 45 minutes to restore proper feeling to my fingertips and toes!

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Greece, Santorini, Kamari.

Classic Greek colours.

It`s so square, so flat, yet it yells Greek summer.

I miss Greece...

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Concrete Central 3

The third image from my venture out to this iconic location from Buffalo's commercial heyday. In this little project, I've played with color and mono versions of the various subjects, for this long hallway, I felt color suited the subject.

Technical: 3 shot HDR (handheld) using my Olympus Om-D e-M1.2 with my new m.Zuiko 25mm f1.2 Pro lens and Haida Nanopro 2-5 stop variable ND filter. Base exposure was 25mm | f1.2 | ISO3200 | 1/60th.

Development: The initial exposures were RAW processed using DxO PhotoLab 4 with exposure blending handled by Nik HDR Efex Pro. The combined image was then processed in On1 Photo RAW 2021 culminating with a roundtrip to Nik Silver Efex Pro and blending back in using On1 Layers.

From wikipedia: "Concrete Central was built between 1915 and 1917 at the height of World War I. Due to its being the largest grain elevator in the world and concerns about German sabotage, Concrete Central's method of construction was top secret. The facility was utilized for grain storage until 1966. Concrete Central stretches along the Buffalo River for almost a quarter of a mile and was the largest transfer elevator in the world at the time of its completion in 1917.[2] It is also the largest elevator ever built in the Buffalo area. When in operation, it had the capacity to handle a total of 4.5 million US bushels (160,000 m3) of grain. The elevator allowed crews to load and unload 20 railroad cars an hour, and three marine legs along the Buffalo River side could load and unload three massive lake freighters at one time."

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