This article shares some one handed macro flash test images of butterflies recently captured at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory.
Category Archives: Micro 4/3 (OM-D/M.Zuiko)
Goals Impact Gear Choice
This article discusses how our goals may impact gear choice, and why there isn’t a single camera format that is the ‘best’ for everyone. Heated internet ‘discussions’ about gear choices have been around for decades. The amount of time, energy and emotion that has been wasted in on this topic boggles the mind.
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.
Swallows at Irving Eco-Centre
This short article features images of swallows at Irving Eco-Centre (La Dune de Bouctouche) located in Saint-Edouard-de-Kent, New Brunswick. These photographs were captured in early May during a trip my wife and I made out to the East Coast of Canada to visit family and friends.
Creative Precursors
Many of us have creative precursors that are early warning signs that something rattling around in our brains is getting close to emerging.
Combining Macro Technologies
Yesterday I spent some time combining two macro technologies to see if they could be successfully used handheld in the field. I didn’t pick a particularly good day for this macro photography test as it was quite breezy around my yard. On the positive side, the weather added some interesting complexity to the endeavor.
Seven Year Itch
The seven year itch is known in popular culture, and is defined as a decline in happiness and an increased divorce risk, after seven years of marriage. When it comes to our relationships with our camera equipment, seven years can seem like an eternity for many photographers.
Many of us don’t make it to seven years with a specific camera system. I know I’ve been guilty of not lasting that long with other digital camera gear I’ve owned in the past as the Siren’s Song lured me.
Spring Tune-Up
For many of us in northern latitudes, April is a great month for a spring tune-up so we can get ready for the bird migration season. Mid-May is usually when many migratory birds start passing through our area… so I try to get some in-field practice to give my skills a spring tune-up.
Macro Mistakes
In April I made more macro mistakes during a single, half-day photo session at the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) than I had in quite some time. I could attempt to excuse my macro mistakes away by providing context… but at the end of the day none of that matters.
Bird Kingdom with 100-400
Recently I had the opportunity to capture some handheld images at Bird Kingdom with the M.Zuiko 100-400 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom. I haven’t used this lens for a while as my M.Zuiko 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 IS has become my ‘go to’ birding lens.