Olympus OM-D E-M5 Review: Wildlife
While portrait and commercial shooting is my professional niche, wildlife photography is my personal addiction. The challenge of finding critters, of learning their habits and behaviors, and then pulling it all together to make portraits of them in their wild environments is a rush. On a good day, at least. (On a bad day, when [...]
The Eagle Has Landed (Again)
This unseasonably warm weather has had many positive effects; not the least of them is the return of at least one Bald Eagle to the Merli-Sarnoski Park. I had been anticipated a return, but was admittedly caught off-guard yesterday when Brent and I were at one end of the lake while he was doing some [...]
Don’t Bug Me
As I’ve said before, I don’t have all the fancy bells and whistles when it comes to photo equipment. I make do with what I have, as most people do, with a bit of patience and a willingness to try a different approach. I don’t have a macro lens for close up photography, so I’ve [...]
All Creatures Great and Small … and in between
I don’t have the most powerful lens when it comes to wildlife – a Sigma 70-300 with OS – but I have often found that planning, patience and a little luck surely helps when capturing birds of various sizes. For example, take this shot of a great blue heron at Tobyhanna State Park in Northeastern [...]
Review – Canon 70-200L f/4 IS
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a gear review, mostly because my rate of gear acquisition has slowed dramatically since the spring. The reason is simple; I’ve finally added the last necessary lens to my bag. “Necessary,” is of course the key word here. There are still an easy half-dozen lenses that I’d love [...]
In the field
Got nothing for you today – it’s the first sunshine in over a week and I’m spending as much time in the field as possible to enjoy it. So to hold you over, here’s a quick telephoto (420mm) landscape from a while back: The kicker? Look closely in the trees, straight up from the leftmost [...]
Simple Clicks – Storm Sky
This is what happens when storm clouds roll in quickly and I’m out with only the bird lens. Shooting landscapes at 420mm isn’t highly recommended, but if that’s all you’ve got, then you make do. I looked long-range, the hillside on the opposite shore, and tried to find points where I could show both the [...]
Things I’ve Learned about Wildlife Photography
While I’m certainly not an expert on wildlife photography yet, I’ve been doing it long enough, and with enough success – accidental and otherwise – to be able to offer some pointers. These are things that I’ve struggled to learn myself, or that took me a while to figure out. Hopefully it will help you [...]
Exciting Lens Announcements
Finally, some good news on the lens front! During the past two days both Canon and Sigma have released info on new lenses that are of great interest to anyone who shoots wildlife (or sports). The most exciting of the two is Canon’s new 200-400L f/4 IS, which is apparently in the development stage. This [...]
Simple Clicks – Telephoto Landscapes
Landscapes are usually associated with wide-angle lenses, so it’s fun to try shooting them with the opposite – in this case the 300L. Rather than a wide, sweeping vista, the telephoto forces you to pick small, intimate details to focus on.
