Hi everyone,
As they used to say in Monty Python’s Flying Circus “Now for something completely different”
I’ve never really used Olympus’ Art filters but thought I’d do a fusion of two images for fun, one with the Key Line 1 filter and one without and a bit of further post tweaking.
Best wishes,
Leigh
Hiya,
Before I started out on my two recent night time photographic adventures I took a bit of time to program into the Olympus camera’s MYSET settings two additional sets of settings, one for handheld and one for tripod-mounted, the later of which, I didn’t end up using. I took one of my fastest lenses, my M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8. The only other thing that I took and used was my Kenko Black Mist 0.5 filter, Here’s my settings:
Handheld: (Walkabout street shooting etc.)
Auto ISO, I set the upper limit to ISO 6400 with a threshold of 1/60th second, probably could have been less at 1/30th or even 1/15th of a second thanks to IBIS and a moderate wide-angle lens but I decided to play safe. As it was I never exceeded about ISO 2000 even in the dimmest light.
All axis Image stabilisation set to on, a must unless you have very steady hands. 🙂 .
Aperture Priority.
I set low speed burst mode so as to take short burst to increase my hit-rate and this worked very well.
Single autofocus with manual focus adjust (SAF/MF), a quick way of tweaking focus if required. I prefer this to using the manual focus clutch on this lens or switching to and from SAF to MF with a programmed function button.
Focus-peeking and image magnification set to on.
Aperture set when switching to this MYSET to default to the widest lens aperture (f/1.8 with the 17mm) and I can adjust it from there as desired.
Tripod-mounted: (Longer exposure landscape shots, not just for night time shots)
ISO 200
Image Stabilisation (IBIS) set to off.
Aperture Priority.
Custom self timer set to wait 3 seconds and then take 3 shots at 0,5 second intervals. I prefer this method to keep on plugging in and unplugging a cable release.
Single autofocus with manual adjust (SAF/MF)
Focus-peeking and image magnification set to on.
Aperture set when switching to this MYSET to default to f/5.6 and I can adjust it from there as desired.
Kind regards
Leigh
PS. I might also set live view boost to the 1 setting if required in very low light, pity that one cannot map this to a program button.
Hi everyone,
Thought I’d do a black and white shot.
All the best,
Leigh
Hi everyone,
Worthing, West Sussex, UK. The building with the dome-shaped roof is the historic Worthing Dome a beautiful setting where my wife and I got married on a lovely hot and sunny July Summer’s day. It always brings back many happy memories every time I visit Worthing. We had the service in the atrium at the top of the dome and the reception two stories lower down, with a posh fish and chips dinner and an absolutely brilliant Elvis tribute act as my wife’s always been a big fan of the man and his music, 🙂 and the balcony looking out towards the Pier and the seafront, magical.
Kind regards,
Leigh
Hi everyone,
Night time on Worthing seafront.
Kind regards
Leigh
Hi everyone,
Worthing Street shot with Christmas lights. Another of my shots from last night. Taken from a spot where I had a brief conversation with a guy who approached me clutching a can of beer and visibly swaying and slurring his speech who said “Nice camera man!, I like your camera, what are you taking shots for man? etc.” We parted on friendly terms, each wished the other well and into the night we went to go our separate ways. 🙂
Kind regards
Leigh
Hi everyone,
As the weather here doesn’t look great next week I decided to go into Worthing yesterday. This is the first of my works of Worthing by night. I took my Olympus E-PL8 camera and M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 lens. I used my Kenko Black Diffusion 0.5 filter. I took but didn’t need to use my small hybrid table top tripod.
Best Wishes
Leigh
Hi everyone,
I’ve been posting a fair bit about mini tripods lately because I’ve been trying to find the best mini tripod and ball head combination suitable for my requirements that’s light, it weighs less that 1lb, compact, it’s about 8 inches long with legs retracted and the ball head adjusted to the portrait orientation and it’s strong enough to support a 2.7lb load, else experience well and truly tells me that it’ll only just end up staying at home. I’m trying out a hybrid concoction the base from a SLIK Mini Pro DQ mini tripod that I’ve had for many years and I put my Ulanzi H-28 mini ball head and Ulanzi Claw release plate on it. Very light and fits snugly into a neoprene pencil case! for protection and keeping moisture and dirt out etc.. Whole thing fits comfortably in my jacket pocket 🙂 👍 . I’ve also previously tried this tripod base with the ball head supplied with it and, when suitably adjusted, it makes for a very nice chest pod. As far as I recall this is the only mini tripod that I’ve seen that actually markets this as a feature although I only found this out after I had already tried it as such.
Off to Worthing next week to get some nice night time landscape/seascape shots and taking this with me along with my new Kenko Black Mist 0.5 filter to try out.
Kind regards
Leigh
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