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Martin Belan

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  • Cedar Falls, No Water Flow
    Landscapes,  Travel

    What to Photograph When the Waterfalls Aren’t Flowing at Hocking Hills State Park

    You’ve taken time off work, booked reservations, and driven all the way to Hocking Hills to capture the beauty of the many waterfalls at Hocking Hills. You get there and the water flow is really low. This happened to me…

    By Martin Belan
  • Upper Falls, Old Man's Cave, Hocking Hills
    Landscapes,  Nature,  Travel

    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…

    By Martin Belan
  • Olympus HDR Menu
    Landscapes,  Olympus / OM System,  Photo Gear

    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…

    By Martin Belan
  • Luminar 4 Sky Replacement - Taj Mahal
    Landscapes,  Photo Processing,  Software

    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…

    By Martin Belan
  • Train Station, Thurmond, West Virginia
    Landscapes,  Travel

    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. What to…

    By Martin Belan
  • Mammoth Hot Spring, Yellowstone National Park
    Landscapes,  National Parks

    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…

    By Martin Belan
  • India - Carrying and Stacking the Grass
    Landscapes,  Travel

    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’s farm lands also provide…

    By Martin Belan
  • Pololu Black Sand Beach, Big Island
    Landscapes,  Travel

    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 I left our…

    By Martin Belan
  • Landscapes,  Travel

    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. The Hike to Makapu’u…

    By Martin Belan
  • Sunrise over the Shenandoah Valley
    Landscapes,  Olympus / OM System,  Photo Gear

    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…

    By Martin Belan
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