Beach Ending

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Delta Lake State Park

Beach Ending – Portfolio Blog

After a week of not finding the time or the conditions didn’t lend themselves or blah, blah blah… I made it back out for some sunset images. I returned to my favorite state park, OK, maybe it is my favorite because it is 5 minutes away, but anyway, I got outside with the camera. There was some nice cloud cover but it was moving in fast. It became a race between the sun and the clouds. The clouds won by a narrow margin but I still was able to get a few images before they obscured the sunset.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Beach Ending

Beach Ending
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm 1/160s, 21mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

Snippets

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Walt Disney World

Snippets – Portfolio Blog

Not every image needs to be grand. Not every image needs to tell the whole story. Sometimes, only a snippet of an image is needed to wake the mind and have it fill in the rest of the story. Sometimes, those images are the ones remembered as best…

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Exterior Space

Exterior Space
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/250, 20mm ,f/16, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/320, 21mm ,f/16, ISO 400

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Abstract Imagination

Abstract Imagination
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.4s, 24mm ,f/5.6, ISO 400

Delta Wide

Posted by Mike on

Monochrome Winter
Delta Lake State Park

Delta Wide – Portfolio Blog

I haven’t processed all the images I captured last Saturday while I was snowshoeing around Delta Lake State Park. So this morning I figured I should make an effort to do a few. Next to the beach area there is a small pond sandwiched in between the trails. The volume of water generally rises and falls with the level in the lake. With the clouds in the sky, the sun trying to poke its way through to my right and the frozen water I wanted to capture the entire scene from one of the ends of this area. I don’t have a super-wide lens but I do know how to capture images for a panorama. This image is a 10 shot panorama.

  

MLCreations Photography: Monochrome &emdash; Delta Wide

Delta Wide
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/800s, f/11, ISO 200 (10 shot pano)

 

Snowy Solitude

Posted by Mike on

Monochrome Winter
Delta Lake State Park

Snowy Solitude – Portfolio Blog

Mother Nature was not done with us. After a week of nice, above normal weather, winter returned in full force Thursday night/Friday morning. I ended up snow blowing the driveway three times on Friday. I worked from home because after an early attempt on the roads I decided it was not worth attempting. And then, after a short 16 hours of snowing, it was over. The snow hung on everything creating a beautiful winter wonderland.

By the middle of the day Saturday the temperature was in the middle 30’s and I ventured out to Delta Lake State Park before all the snow fell off the trees. The snow was deep enough to give me quite a workout with the snowshoes. An hour exploring the park with the camera and I was feeling it in my quads. I think I managed to capture some good images. I’ll start with a isolated view of a couple of the benches at the edge of the beach…

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Snowy Solitude

Snowy Solitude
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/1250s, f/11, ISO 200

Griffith Observatory

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Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park, California

Griffith Observatory – Portfolio Blog

A last minute adjustment to a supplier visit had me traveling to California this week. It was suppose to be a quick trip so I decided not to bring any camera equipment along. That was a mistake. The supplier was prepared and I was able to complete my inspection by noon on Wednesday. My flight back was not until Thursday morning. With some free time on my hands I drove up to Griffith Park to explore the Griffith Observatory. I was in geek heaven! It was amazing!

Although I was regretting not bringing a camera with me, my phone manages to capture halfway respectable images. I can do quite a lot of editing with the apps on my phone but ended up using Lightroom Mobile to get them sync’d up with my computer. I did not have the proper time to process all of the pictures so I will warn everyone now that another post will be coming for my trip to the observatory.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory
Google Pixel Phone

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Sunset Observed

Sunset Observed
Google Pixel Phone

Winter on the Lake

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Delta Lake State Park

Winter on the Lake – Portfolio Blog

I was not a happy camper yesterday. I awoke to the sound of wind and rain on my window. My hope for going out to capture a sunrise was quickly diminishing. So were my plans to test the X-T2 a little more before I needed to send it back. The day unfolded and my mood only worsened. I’ll admit, I pouted.

I should have had faith in Mother Nature. We are usually on good speaking terms. Around 3:30 in the afternoon she came through for me. The sun worked its way through the clouds and as I looked to the west I could tell it was going to be a good sunset. I got the cats fed, charged up the camera battery and headed over to Delta Lake State Park for the show. It was so worth it!

I’m really enjoying the manual adjust dial layout on the X-T2. I can adjust the exposure quickly without removing my eye from the viewfinder. The multi-angled view screen is great for when I switch to portrait mode as well. The small joystick for re-positioning the focus point just works for me. I had a good time on the frozen lake last night. Hopefully this image reflects my mood…

  

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Winter on the Lake

Winter on the Lake
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS, 1/60s, 33mm, f/16, ISO 200