Saturday, November 12, 2016
Happy 2016 and reflections on 2015
Happy 2016 and reflections on 2015
I began writing this post on New Years day, 2016. Happy New Year to you all.
At the risk of jinxing it already, my new years resolution is to take more photos :-) Probably not a stretch for a photographer. But for someone like me, who spends so much time agonising over camera purchases, its worth making that commitment. I have finally, after many years of searching, found the camera and system for me. Now I want to get out and start using it.
Josh on Christmas Day 2015. Olympus OM-D E-M5 MkII with 9mm Fisheye bodycap lens. |
For a very long time I held on to my DSLRs, and had convinced myself that mirrorless was not for me. Oh how wrong can you be? I now truly believe that I will never own another DSLR. Even if Olympus folded (and they are having their problems), I would look at either Fuji or Panasonic mirrorless as replacements. Wouldnt even consider another DSLR.
NZ Robin. E-M5 MkII with Zuiko 40-150mm |
The light level was very low, so the camera chose an ISO of 3200 (I have it set to Auto ISO ranging from 200 to 3200), which allowed my to get sharp images at around 125th sec.
As well as taking my camera with me and getting out with the family as much as I can, this year I also hope to be far more active in my local camera club.
The monthly meetings begin in February and I am going to try to make it to all the meetings, and submit at least one image every month for judging. I might post them on this blog each month, along with the judges comments. Might be interesting to look back and see how I went over the year? First up in February is Waves as the set subject, although you can also enter nature or the open section as well.
Coal Creek Falls HDR. Olympus OM-D E-M5 MkII and Zuiko 12-50mm f3.5/6.3 EZ. Processed using Photomatix |
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