Category Archives: Articles by Sensor Size

PRO 45 mm f/1.2 Close Up Test

This article features handheld images captured with an M.Zuiko PRO 45 mm f/1.2 during a close up test done around my gardens at home.

The first thing readers may be thinking is “Why do a close up test with a relatively short prime lens that has a minimum focusing distance of 50 cm (~19.7 inches)?” Admittedly this is a rather bizarre thing to do.

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Quick Shots From 6 Stops

This article shares a small selection of quick shots from 6 stops, captured during a day out with another photographer who was visiting my local area.  While I had some camera gear with me, my main objective wasn’t to capture a lot of photographs, but rather serve as an area guide, and to identify some image opportunities.

All of the images featured in this article were captured handheld, and are displayed in the order in which they were created during our photography session that day.

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Photographing White Pelicans at 2400mm EFOV

This short article discusses photographing White Pelicans at 2400mm efov handheld at Eastport Drive in Hamilton Ontario. This was an unplanned opportunity as this species of bird is reasonably rare in this part of Canada. In fact, this is the first time I’ve even seen any White Pelicans in this area. All of the images featured in this article are illustrated as full frame captures, without any cropping done to the files.

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Opportunity Cost as a Life Skill

This article discusses opportunity cost as a life skill, and how using this approach can help keep us centred on what is important to us. Assessing opportunity cost in our decisions can help unlock more of our personal potential.  Our lives are the products of the decisions we’ve made in the past. Opportunity costs that are not well considered… or ignored… can result in regrets as we enter our later years.

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5 Why Analysis

The 5 Why Analysis has long been used as a technique to identify the root cause of a problem, most commonly when dealing with quality issues. Rather than making assumptions and jumping to conclusions, the 5 Why Analysis digs deeper into potential causes, often with facts, data and logic.

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