OM System Bird and Wildlife Photography: Tips for Better Photos
One of the most frustrating parts of bird and wildlife photography is returning home with photographs that looked sharp in the viewfinder but appear soft when viewed on a computer when you get home. It is easy to blame the…
How to Photograph Prairie Dogs: Small Animals with Big Personalities
Prairie dogs may not be the first wildlife species that comes to mind when planning a photography trip through the western United States, but they quickly became one of my favorite animals to photograph. Their curious personalities, constant activity, and…
OM System Bird & Wildlife Photography Settings: How to React Faster in the Field
Bird and wildlife photography doesn’t give you time to think. Subjects move fast. Light changes quickly. And the difference between getting the shot and missing it often comes down to how fast you can react. One of the biggest improvements…
What Bird and Wildlife Subjects work with OM Systems / Olympus Subject Detection AF?
Olympus first introduced Bird Detection AF with the OM-D E-M1X. OM Digital Solutions improved Bird Detection AF with the OM System OM-1 camera, and also added Subject Detection for Dogs and Cats. OM Digital Solutions has been consistent in their…
Putting the OM System OM-1 to the Test on a Photography Trip to Alaska
I went on a 6-day photography trip to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula using the OM System OM-1 as my primary camera. The trip included a mixture of landscape, bird, and wildlife photography. There were a couple challenging photography situations including 2…
Backcountry Journeys’ Kenai Peninsula Alaska Photo Tour Review
I recently returned from a 7 day tour of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula by Backcountry Journeys (7 days is a bit misleading, day 1 consists of only a kickoff meeting and dinner). The tour covered a large portion of the Kenai…
9 Tips for Photographing Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park is located in the southwestern part of South Dakota just south of I-90 near the town of Wall. Badlands is known for its unique, colorful rock formations and pinnacles. Badlands National Park is a prime location for…
Photographing Birds and Wildlife at Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located 10 miles from Dover, Delaware near the town of Smyrna. Dover is a good place to stay with several hotels and multiple restaurants on the southern side of town on North Dupont…
Does Luminar Portrait Bokeh AI Work for Animal and Bird Photographs?
Portrait Bokeh AI was introduced with Update 4 to Luminar AI and looks to be improved with Luminar Neo. I’ve used Luminar Portrait Bokeh AI on human portraits and it works really well with minimal painting required on the mask. …
Field Test Results of the Olympus 100-400mm f/5.0 – 6.3 Telephoto Lens for Bird and Wildlife Photography
Olympus released the 100-400 f/5.0-6.3 lens in August 2020. Not including the Olympus 75-300mm lens, this is the most reasonably priced of the long telephoto bird and wildlife lenses in the Olympus lens line up. Olympus Long Telephoto Bird and…
