2023

Reflection Photos

Micro Four-Thirds /

I was in Boston for my daughter’s wedding in early December and it rained copious amounts for one day and left nice puddles in the street. These are photos captured with the camera pretty much on the ground I used the Laowa 7.5mm ultra wide angle on my Olympus E-M1.2, as that’s definitely the best for these sorts of photos. I find that it takes getting very, very low to get anything usable. And all that sky in the background can be very tough to manage, especially when it is white. This is a series in the making, but first […]

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ICO Red Steps

ICM, Micro Four-Thirds /

Red Steps slow exposure. I paused, which probably made the yellow leaves show through. This was the best of about 10 photos. I like those taken with the Olympus EM-1 mk2 better than what you usually get from the iPhone apps, where it often takes a bunch of photos vs holding the shutter open>

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Master Lock

Abstract, Micro Four-Thirds /

Yes, it’s a Master Lock. Saw it hanging on a closed-for-Saturday business in Philly and the sun was hitting the lock and the background was in shadow. Not a spectactular image, but I thought it was pretty good. I didn’t feel like setting up for focus stacking, so it’s got a pretty narrow DOF. Olympus E-M1 mk 2 12-40/2.8

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Holiday Bulb

Abstract, Micro Four-Thirds /

Another photo from my random walk around a restaurant in Rittenhouse. I think it was the Green Egg Cafe? It was the daytime and they had all these decorative bulbs hanging out over their outside patio. It was too cold for outside eating and the tables were stacked on top of each other in “storage”, but the strings of these lights remained. They were overhead at around 7’, so I had to stretch to get a bunch of shots. Some like this one were in a sunbeam and there was a dark background. I took probably 10-15 photos trying to

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Table shadows with lonely leaves

Abstract, Four-Thirds, Shadows /

So you’re waiting for a restaurant in Rittenhouse square in Philadelphia….that has a too-long-a-wait. What do you do? Walk around and find a few photos. It was fall in November in Philly and the sun was low. There were shadows of these pedestal tables on the stone patio and I found some random leaves that had blown in. The leaves were NOT placed there, but they just as easily could have been. Nothing spectactular, but interesting none-the-less. Olympus E-M1 Mk 2 12-40/2.8

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Junkyard details

Abstract /

More details from the auto junkyard. I got about 150 good photos at this place and I’m sure if I go back, I will get 2-300 next time. You can just look for details after details for hours. I got tired of the overview of stacks of stuff, but the little details were much, much more interesting. I think that I ended up with around 50 real keepers in color. All with the Olympus E-M1 mk 2 and the 12-40mm or the 7.5mm

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Junkyard Black and White

Abstract /

While in the Auto Graveyard, there was so much machinery scattered about. Anything you could imagine Power Supplies. Industrial generators. Old TVs. Aircraft cockpits. Industrial presses. The list goes on and on. There were a couple that I particularly liked. The second on especially spoke to me. I had to take out my reflection and clean up the edges, but it made a nice shot, if I do say so myself. Olympus E-M1 mk 2 12-40/2.9

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IR in the trees and vineyard

Infrared, Micro Four-Thirds /

More Infrared with the EM-5.1. These, again focusing on the backlit leaves. I’m more and more a fan of backlit foliage for Infrared, as it’s just more interesting to me than full-on foliage shots. Those are so ordinary. Look at the Scupernine vineyards photo (in fact both of them). Sitting on the ground, this was around an hour after sunrise. The sun was relatively low and just glows behind the foliage. Whether this is right or not, I usually just shoot these 720 or 850nm shots in Monochrome and push the histogram to get what I like.

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6×6 with the LC-A 120

Film, Film - Kodak & Other, Lomo LCA-120 /

Had the lightweight, plastic-fantastic Lomo LC-A 120 out in Boston a few weeks ago and this is rapidly becoming a favorite camera of mine. Yes, I would love a Hasselblad SWC, but I don’t have $2,000+ burning a hole in my pocket. The LCA120 (Yes, I know that not the exact name, but I like it) is one of those cameras you need to understand. It’s got ASA from 100-1600, IIRR and no intermediate speeds. No SS or Aperture control. 4-zone focus. The exposure is a fixed program which seems to prioritize wider apertures as the light fails. So as

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