Author Archives: Mike

Just Up Ahead

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Delta Lake State Park

The day started off by attempting to set a new record for low temperature. Mother Nature gave it a good try but she didn’t quite make it. I refused to turn the heat back on so the apartment was a little on the chilly side until later in the day.

By dinner time I was ready to go outside. I assumed the cooler temps would have kept the people away from Delta Lake and my chance for a quiet sunset would be pretty good. Driving to the park I noticed the sunlight illuminating the trees along the shore. I had my first destination once I parked the car. I probably should have parked in the upper area lot but I knew I would end the evening on the beach so the walk from the opposite corner of the park would do me good.

The water levels are a little low for the start of summer but it allowed me to get a nice image of the rocks leading off to the right as the sun peaked out from behind the clouds and lit up the trees along the shore. Definitely loved the clouds in the sky but I knew they were going to present a problem as the sun approached the horizon.

I ended up staying past the official sunset as I was right to worry about the clouds. I wasn’t able to get a “sunset” image but the I did walk away with a nice reflection image. Once the sun was below the horizon it cast some great color on to the clouds. The minimal wind kept the rolling waves to a minimum and allowed for a nice reflection. More on that image later…

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Just Up Ahead

Just Up Ahead
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/320s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200

 

Descend into Chaos

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West Canada Creek

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Descend I

Descend I
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/3s, 78mm, f/8, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Descend II

Descend II
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/5s, 82mm, f/9, ISO 400

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Descend III

Descend III
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/4s, 82mm, f/9, ISO 400

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Descend IV

Descend IV
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/5s, 78mm, f/9, ISO 400

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Descend V

Descend V
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/5s, 78mm, f/9, ISO 400

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Descend VI

Descend VI
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/5s, 62mm, f/9, ISO 400

 

Her Crown

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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.

  

MLCreations Photography: Floral &emdash; Her Crown

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

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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…

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Gulf Creek

Gulf Creek
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.5s, 15mm, f/11, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Falling

Falling
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1.6s, 16mm, f/11, ISO 200