Tag Archives: M4/3

Small Critters with M.Zuiko 150-600

This article shares a selection of photographs of small critters that were captured handheld with the M.Zuiko 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom lens. This lens is not one that many folks would immediately think of using to photograph bees, wasps and other small critters… but it can be an effective choice.

All of the images featured in this article were captured during a short 1.5 hour visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington Ontario.

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Obstructed Opportunity

There are occasions when bird photographers can face an obstructed opportunity when the sightline to a potential subject bird is partially blocked. Depending on the camera gear used, and its resident technology, an obstructed opportunity can still yield some decent photographs.

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HHFS Images Using 12-100 f/4 PRO

This short article features some sample HHFS (handheld focus stacked) images using the M.Zuiko 12-100 f/4 PRO IS zoom lens… captured at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory. These photographs demonstrate the old adage that the ‘best camera’ is the one that you have with you.

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Personal Experimentation

The opportunity for ongoing personal experimentation is one of the things that I’ve come to love about digital photography. I did a quick scan through some YouTube video titles after doing a search for ‘photography techniques’. I was not surprised to find numerous videos trying to disseminate ‘must do’ advice.

When I dug a little deeper by searching ‘macro photography techniques’… the videos seemed to become even more dogmatic about following specific techniques at the exclusion of all others.

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