This article shares some handheld images from an M.Zuiko 150-600 focal range test done recently at Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls. The objective of this posting is to illustrate how using the extreme focal lengths (i.e. wide and telephoto) of our zoom lenses can impact our compositions… depth-of-field… and the number of pixels on subjects.
Category Archives: Animals
M.Zuiko 150-600 Sync-IS
This article discusses the use of M.Zuiko 150-600 Sync-IS technology and shares a selection of images captured handheld at Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls, Canada.
Focus Stacked Butterfly Images
This article shares a small selection of in-camera focus stacked butterfly images captured handheld at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory.
My wife and I had not been to the facility for quite a while. After buying our yearly memberships we decided to spend a few minutes composing some images.
Practicing BIF with Mallards
During the past few days I’ve been practicing my BIF handheld technique with mallards at Forty Mile Creek in Grimsby. The spring birding season is fast approaching, so getting in some practice sessions in advance is absolutely critical.
BIF Shooting Style Adjustment
I went out today to experiment with a BIF shooting style adjustment so I could evaluate the feasibility of using a heavier lens for my bird photography. Like a number of other Olympus/OM System camera equipment users the new M.Zuiko 150-600mm f/5-6.3 IS super zoom has piqued my interest.
M.Zuiko 150-600 Decision
Some of us who use M4/3 camera gear may be facing an M.Zuiko 150-600 decision as we ponder whether purchasing this lens makes sense for us… or not. This article discusses a number of issues that may arise during an M.Zuiko 150-600 decision process.
Pigeons with Lasso Tool
This article features some handheld images of pigeons taking flight which have been adjusted with the Lasso Tool in PhotoShop. Folks who enjoy photographing birds-in-flight often have opportunities where birds are perched on human-made objects. These can sometimes detract from an image.
This article discusses some considerations on how to compose these types of images, and remove the distracting elements with the Lasso Tool in PhotoShop. All of the images featured in this article were captured handheld in my backyard in less than 25 minutes.
Butterflies with 100-400
This article features some handheld test images of butterflies with the M.Zuiko 100-400 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom. The butterflies in-flight in all of the photographs in this article were about 6.8 to 8.1 metres (~22.3 to 26.6 feet) away from my shooting position.
National Bird Day
Today is National Bird Day… and is celebrated as a way to bring awareness to the challenges that birds around the world face on a daily basis. Over the past number of years, many of us who enjoy photographing birds have noticed a decline in bird populations in our local area.
Skills Tune-Up
I can’t speak for other photographers, but I’ve found that a periodic skills tune-up can be beneficial to support a wide range of photographic competencies. This article shares a number of recent test/practice photographs. I would normally show finished images in my articles, including any cropping that needed to be done.
All of the photographs in this posting were processed in post from RAW files. The images are shown without any cropping as I felt it may be more beneficial for readers to see the full frame captures of these practice images.