How to Create a 360 Degree Star Trail with an Olympus OM-D Camera
Olympus has created a Live Composite feature that greatly simplifies long exposure photography including star trails, street scenes, fireworks and light painting. How Does Live Composite Work? Live Composite mode takes an initial image as the base exposure and then…
What to Photograph at Hocking Hills State Park
Hocking Hills is the most visited state park in Ohio and for good reason. There are numerous waterfalls, caves, miles of hiking trails, and other activities like canoeing and ziplining. So what’s in hocking hills for photographers? plenty! Below is a list…
Taking Amazing Handheld Internal HDR photos with the Olympus OM-D E-M1X
The Olympus OM-D E-M1X is the new flagship Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus. While the OM-D E-M1X is pricey for a Micro Four Thirds camera ($2,999 USD), it does have some advanced features like: Built in battery grip with dual…
The New Sky Replacement Filter in Luminar 4 – WOW!
Skylum Software has released a new version of their popular Luminar photo editing and image library software and the top feature is their new AI Sky Replacement Filter. The Sky Replacement filter produces excellent results and is easy to use. The…
Photographing the Old Railroad Town of Thurmond, West Virginia
Thurmond is an old, mostly abandoned railroad town on the New River in West Virginia. The population of Thurmond was 5 in 2010. Surprisingly, Thurmond is an active Amtrak station. Some say that Thurmond is also a ghost town.
Yellowstone Winter Landscape Photography
Yellowstone National Park is well known for its winter wildlife photography and for good reason. On our January trip to Yellowstone, we photographed Moose, Big Horn Sheep rams and ewes, Snowy Bison, Elk bulls and cows, an Ermine, Coyotes, Pronghorn…
A Collection of Indian Farm Photographs
India has beautiful architecture to photograph including temples and forts. The most popular of which is the Taj Mahal. Street photography with the vibrant colors and interesting traffic is also very popular when visiting India. India – Carrying and Stacking…
Photographing the Pololu Valley Lookout on the Big Island of Hawaii
The Pololu Valley Lookout is Literally at the end of the road in the north west part of the Big Island. It’s about an hour and 25 minute drive from Kaiula-Kona. Cloudy Sunrise at the Pololu Overlook
Photographing the Makapu’u Point Lighthouse Trail
On the most eastern point of Oahu right off of Kalanianaole Highway, the Makapu’u Point Lighthouse Trail provides some beautiful photo opportunities. I rank it high on the list for nature and landscape photographers visiting Oahu. Makapu’u Point Lighthouse
Testing In Camera HDR with the Olympus OM-D
I don’t shoot a lot of HDR photographs. In fact many times when I use exposure bracketing, I only process one of the bracketed images. But, there are times when HDR is necessary to capture all the details in an…
