Floral, Macro
Purple
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/200s, f/5.6, ISO 200
Purple
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Coquettish
Floral, Daisy, Macro
Coquettish
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/1250s, f/2.8, ISO 200
Descend into Chaos
West Canada Creek
Descend I
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/3s, 78mm, f/8, ISO 200
Descend II
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/5s, 82mm, f/9, ISO 400
Descend III
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/4s, 82mm, f/9, ISO 400
Descend IV
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/5s, 78mm, f/9, ISO 400
Descend V
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/5s, 78mm, f/9, ISO 400
Descend VI
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/5s, 62mm, f/9, ISO 400
Shore Light
Delta Lake State Park
Shore Light
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/20s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200
Her Crown
Floral, Daisy
Another great day for a walk. I was on the hunt for more daisies. Living in the city has actually increased my opportunities to go for walk. I would not have assumed it to be true. But it has definitely helped me search out more floral images.
Her Crown
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/1000s, f/2.8, ISO 200
My walk did not end as I had hoped. I finished up in a large section of daisies and started my walk back toward the apartment. I had noticed that my 60mm macro lens was having difficulty with the auto focus. I didn’t think too much about it and assumed it was either my unsteady hand or the breeze pushing the daisies around which was causing the issue.
I had not walked very far when I spotted another daisy along the sidewalk. When I turned the camera back on I received this message through the viewfinder, “Please check the status of the lens.” This message generally appears with Olympus lenses that need to be extended to be used. My macro lens does not. I removed the lens, checked the contacts, but nothing I did in the field made a difference. It would have to wait until I was back home.
After more cleaning and investigating, using other cameras, I decided the lens is in need of repair. I made the necessary arrangements with the Olympus repair center and today I get to ship it off for an evaluation. Hopefully it is only a minor problem. That lens is a well used favorite, I’ll have to get creative to capture my floral images until it returns…
Gulf Creek
Gulf Creek at Big Brook
I was supposed to be cleaning the apartment, but with the weather as nice as it was, that wasn’t going to happen. I packed up the camera and drove up to Big Brook. It is a nice spot where Gulf Creek meets Big Brook. There are plenty of interesting details to photograph and it isn’t generally occupied. I thought about continuing up to Pixley Falls but I envisioned the park over run with people and I knew my frustration level would be high. Serenity is what I was looking for…
Gulf Creek
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.5s, 15mm, f/11, ISO 200
Falling
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1.6s, 16mm, f/11, ISO 200
Sisters
Floral, Daisy
Sisters
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/2000s, f/2.8, ISO 200
Resist the Storm
Delta Lake State Park
I wasn’t positive how much time I would have before the rains but after a long day at the desk I needed to be out of the apartment. I was amazed at how many boats there were on the lake. The line of boats waiting for the boat ramp was almost comical. It appeared that everyone waited until the last minute before deciding to disembark the lake.
Rather than go for my usual view from the beach I walked out to the point which is typically on the right in my images from the beach. This allowed a better look at the setting sun, even if it was behind the clouds at the time. I waited until the sun was almost visible before capturing the colors. The orange separation between the blue in the clouds and the blue in the water was very striking.
As soon as I captured my view I felt the first rain drop. It was time to go. I made it back to the car with a minute to spare. The rain wasn’t the downpour I imagined it would be, but I wasn’t in the mood to get soaked…
Resist the Storm
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/50s, 61mm, f/11, ISO 200
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