Visual expression has been integral to human existence for thousands of years with the earliest drawings dating back about 75,000 years.
It is estimated that some engravings on shells created by Homo Erectus go back as far as 500,000 years, although experts disagree whether these artifacts can be classified as art.
Photographing flowers with the M.Zuiko 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 IS wouldn’t be top-of-mind for the majority of folks who enjoy this image genre. And, I must admit this lens wouldn’t necessarily be my first choice either.
Many of us have creative precursors that are early warning signs that something rattling around in our brains is getting close to emerging.
We are pleased to announce the publication of our newest eBook… Blossoms, Bugs & Butterflies: Exploring Handheld Macro and Close-Up Photography.
This 210 page eBook shares over 500 original handheld photographs and discusses a wide range of techniques and approaches that were used to photograph blossoms, bugs & butterflies.
This article features a selection of Handheld In-Camera Focus Stacked HHFS images captured with the M.Zuiko 150-600 telephoto zoom. All of the photographs featured in this article were unplanned captures.
This article discusses photographing similar subjects with different sensors, and shares a selection of blossom images.
This article shares a selection of handheld focus stacked macro images captured during a recent visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) in Burlington Ontario. I didn’t spend very much time capturing images for my personal use as my main goal was to identify macro opportunities for my RBG guest.
Pushing handheld macro photography tests the limitations of both ourselves and our camera gear. As regular readers know I’ve always loved experimenting with my camera gear to learn what can be accomplished with it. This article features a good selection of macro images of flowers captured handheld using Handheld Hi Res technology (HHHR).
Often we can find macro treasures to photograph while exploring the flower beds in the yards around our own homes. This article features a selection of images captured using handheld in-camera focus stacking in combination with the M.Zuiko 90 mm f/3.5 PRO IS Macro lens and M.Zuiko MC-14 teleconverter.
This article shares a selection of images captured handheld at Hamilton Gardens with the M.Zuiko 12-100 PRO IS zoom lens. The city of Hamilton (New Zealand) is situated 122 kilometres south of Auckland on the North Island.
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