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Category Archives: Articles by Sensor Size
Robin Taking Flight
This short article features some photographs of a robin taking flight in my backyard. For the foreseeable future I won’t be able to do any offsite bird photography as we are doing our part in terms of social distancing to help combat COVID-19. So, I will do the best I can by capturing some images of birds that visit my backyard.
Great Blue Heron In-flight with E-M1X
This short article shares a selection of images of a Great Blue Heron in-flight images that were captured handheld using an Olympus OM-D E-M1X, M.Zuiko PRO 40-150 mm f/2.8 zoom and M.Zuiko MC-20 teleconverter.
Handheld Before Sunrise
This article shares a selection of photographs that I captured handheld before sunrise at LaSalle Park in Burlington, Ontario. I must admit that it felt a bit odd to head off during the wee hours of an early November morning to capture some landscape images without a tripod.
Blue Jay Taking Flight
This short article shares a selection of 12 consecutive images of a Blue Jay taking flight. The photographs were captured handheld using an Olympus OM-D E-M1X with the Pro Capture H mode.
Creating Telephoto Foliage Images
This article shares a selection of telephoto foliage images, and discusses some of the issues that can be considered when composing this type of photograph.
Giant’s Causeway
One of the locations that was on my wife’s ‘must see’ list during our photography tour of Ireland and Northern Ireland in 2019 was the Giant’s Causeway. This article shares a selection of photographs and discusses our visit to this iconic location.
Red Breasted Mergansers In-Flight
A few months ago I was able to capture some images of male Red Breasted Mergansers in flight. Since I’ve been practicing social distancing diligently there’s been additional time to go through some older files over the past number of weeks as I’ve been spending more time in my home office.
Chickadee Fighting Back
This article features a selection of 20 consecutive photographs of a chickadee fighting back after it was challenged by another of its own species. This is one of those ‘slice of life’ image runs made possible by the Olympus Pro Capture H mode.
Less Can Be More
For those of us who enjoy flower photography, remembering that less can be more is an important composition concept. The images in this article were captured during my Olympus Pro Loaner test period back in June 2019, using an M.Zuiko PRO 40-150 mm f/2.8 zoom lens.