Same lake again. I just couldn't resist it.
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11/04/11  Reflections III17378
E-P3 Focal Length: 47 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/30 sec ISO: 200 • Olympus • mzd 14-150 • E-P3 • reflections
11/03/11  Reflections IIThis was taken from the other side of the lake. Quite a photogenic lake. Man made too. 10317
E-P3 Focal Length: 22 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/320 sec ISO: 200 • Olympus • mzd 14-150 • E-P3 • reflections
11/02/11  Reflections II've always liked reflections and whenever I get the chance I'll take a picture of it. Some people don't like these at all and find them something of a cliche but I don't really care. I also believe that people should take pictures for their own pleasure and not for praise from other people.
The following 4 or 5 images are from my summer holiday and all are images of reflections.
Sorry if you don't like them. 2376
E-P3 Focal Length: 52 mm Aperture: f/9.0 Exposure Time: 1/100 sec ISO: 200 • Olympus • mzd 14-150 • E-P3 • reflections
10/13/11  Lone TreeTaken somewhere in the Black Forest region of Germany. This was actually taken waiting for our car to be towed away with a dead battery. No fun at all during your holidays. At least something came out of it. 1890
E-P3 Focal Length: 120 mm Aperture: f/9.0 Exposure Time: 1/640 sec ISO: 200 • Olympus
10/12/11  Super BikeThis was a snapshot really. Just having a break and a coffee as this bike rolls in. The bikers we're probably in their sixties but looked really great in their bikers outfit. 10 minutes later these two ladies came by and stopped for what must have been 15 minutes, just admiring the bike. I think they were just reminiscing about the old days. Well, that's what I like to think anyway. 22141
E-PL1 Focal Length: 90 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/40 sec ISO: 200 10/11/11  Light is what's it all about.Light is what this business is all about. Get good light and you'll get a good image everytime. I've often looked at images where I've thought "How did the photographer get that image?". The truth is of course, the person waited for a long time to get the right light. By this I mean dramatic skies, sidelighting, alpen glow etc etc. You just don't turn up at a location (well normally you don't), set up your tripod , take a picture and go home again. Just doesn't happen. Well, it never happens to me.
In the image above I was sat opposite just looking at the flat light. 30 minutes later the sun suddenly came out and the light reflected off the grass onto the water. Quite amazing really. I wasn't setup on a tripod but luckily I had the camera in my hand. I wasn't worried about camera shake because there was plenty of light. Patience is a virtue. 25318
E-P3 Focal Length: 67 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/250 sec ISO: 200 • Light • olympus • m4/3 • 14-150 • reflection
10/02/11  Vari ND Filter IVDopn't want you all to get bored so this will be the last of these long exposure images for awhile.
Things did improve as I took more and more images. I think the camera plays a big part here, you have to know how YOUR camera reacts to long exposures. I had to Olympus camera with me and both reacted differently. My advice is take one camera, get to know it, and stick with it for this sort of thing. I found it took me some time to get into the particular camera I was using at the time. That's what I'm going to do in the future. The only thing I have to find out now is which camera is best for these long exposures. Does format count? Probably because of pixel count and format, dynamic range and a couple of other things. And here's me thinkting I had this subject beat.
Oh well, back to the drawing board. 1653
E-PL1 Focal Length: 60 mm Aperture: f/11.0 Exposure Time: 13/1 sec ISO: 100 09/30/11  Vari ND Filters IIII'm quite pleased with how this one turned out. Another thing I learned on this little outing, the longer the exposure the more vivid the colours. They really do seem to pop. 1658
E-PL1 Focal Length: 36 mm Aperture: f/16.0 Exposure Time: 10/1 sec ISO: 100 09/29/11  Vari ND Filters IINot all of the exposures were duds at first though. This is one I thought turned out ok. As I look through the images what soon became apparent is the attention required to composition. I see possibilities of how I could have taken these differently, or composed the shot from another angle, or, what I would have left out of the image. I think the adage of "less is more" really is true. 1768
E-PL1 Focal Length: 18 mm Aperture: f/11.0 Exposure Time: 30/1 sec ISO: 100 09/28/11  Vari ND FiltersI've been wanting to try these filters for some time now, so when I was wandering the wilderness in the Black Forest region I came across this waterfall. What better time to try it out. The wife rolled her eyes and took out her portable stool and book. I needed no more encouragement and off I went.
2 to 3 hours later I was still at it and having a great time. This is something I can really get into. I didn't buy an expensive Vari ND to start with, just in case it wasn't my thing, but things turned out just fine. I blew a couple of shots where the highlights are blown out but by the end of the day I was getting the hang of it.
Sooooo, the next few images are going to be of cotton wool water. Some like it and some don't. I personally like it, but next time I'll try it with shorter exposure setting, say between 1 and 3 seconds. Most of the blowout images were around the 15 seconds mark. Clearly too long. 1920
E-PL1 Focal Length: 56 mm Aperture: f/11.0 Exposure Time: 20/1 sec ISO: 100 | |
