It can be difficult to photograph birds buried in branches, especially smaller subjects that don’t give us much of an auto-focus target.
Category Archives: Micro 4/3 (OM-D/M.Zuiko)
January Outdoor Macro Images
This article features a selection of January outdoor macro images that were captured using handheld in-camera focus stacking. The winter season is not usually a time when we’d be out doing macro photography. We had a short respite from the cold weather so I thought it was a great opportunity to grab my camera gear to see what I could find in my yard.
Best Cameras and Lenses
This is the time of year when many photography blogs list what they consider to be the best cameras and lenses. I usually ignore this type of content. I recently looked at some of these articles and videos to see if anything has changed over the years. It hasn’t.
Photographing Small BIF
One of the challenges that I enjoy is photographing small BIF (birds-in-flight) in their environments, especially when amongst tree branches and other potential obstructions. Even very common birds like sparrows can take on an added dimension when capturing them in-flight in these situations.
Pushing Boundaries
Pushing boundaries with whatever we do in life is a fundamental part of personal growth, and part of the journey of self-discovery. For many, pushing boundaries is how they evaluate success.
Forest Compositions at Niagara Glen
This article features a number of forest compositions recently captured handheld at Niagara Glen Nature Centre. It discusses some of the compositional considerations used. As you review the featured images you may find the EXIF data of interest as we’ve included the focusing distance used for various photographs.
Forest HHFS Macro Images
This article shares a selection of forest HHFS macro images captured during a recent visit to the Niagara Glen Nature Centre. Over the past number of years I have come to more fully appreciate the photographic potential of using in-camera handheld focus stacking (HHFS) for my macro photography.
Lowville Park Landscape Images
This article features some Lowville Park landscape images captured handheld using the M.Zuiko 12-100 mm f/4 IS PRO zoom lens. A friend and I were on our way to Elora (a possible subject for another posting) and decided to stop in to photograph the fall colours at Lowville Park in Ontario.
Handheld Focus Stacked Macro
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.
Tobermory Cruise
This article shares some images taken during a Tobermory Wave Adventure Cruise my wife and I did several weeks ago. Tobermory is a well-known shipwreck diving location. There is also a ferry terminal from which the Chi-Cheemaun sails to Manitoulin Island and back. Tobermory is a very popular destination to hike the Bruce Trail.