Hamilton Gardens with 12-100 PRO

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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Heron Catching a Snake

This article features a selection of images documenting a heron catching a snake at one of the ponds at Hendrie Valley. These photographs were captured in a 24 minute time frame… counted from when the heron first attacked the snake until it flew off with its catch.

These images are graphic and may not be appropriate for folks who are squeamish about some of the brutality found in nature.

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Micro HHFS TG-5 images

This article features a selection of micro HHFS TG-5 images of plants, flowers and midges captured handheld in my yard. I had a lot of fun pushing my Olympus TG-5 Tough with these handheld in-camera focus stacked (HHFS) micro photographs.

This was one of the few times that I can remember trying the in-camera focus stacking option when shooting in Microscope mode. All images featured in this article are displayed without any cropping at all.

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HHFS Macro Flower Images

This article shares some recent handheld focus stacked HHFS macro flower images that were captured at the Royal Botanical Gardens. I’ve been experimenting with the in-camera handheld focus stacking technology resident in my E-M1X for a number of years.

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Bird Photography After 10

This article discusses doing bird photography after 10 o’clock in the morning… which is not considered to be an ideal time of day.  Birds are most active earlier in the morning and later in the afternoon.

My schedule has been a bit crazy lately, so I try to fit in some field practice when I can. I ended up arriving at Hendrie Valley just as some other photographers were leaving. The good news was that I was able to get a parking spot. 🙂 Continue reading Bird Photography After 10

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