• A Look at Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

    The Nik Software plugins for Lightroom, Aperture  and Photoshop are among the best tools for giving an image that final touch up for the look I’m after.  They range from subtle to very in-your-face, and in my opinion Silver Efex Pro 2 is the best thing you can possibly use for black and white conversions.…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Pittsburgh Skyline at Night

    I was in Pittsburgh for a Pirates game, and took a few minutes to hop up on top of Mount Washington and get some shots of the skyline at dusk.  Glad to have the IS in the body of the E-M5, as I didn’t have a tripod with me.  Was able to get this shot…

    Jordan Steele

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  • A Visit to the Senate

    Today I stopped by the Ohio Statehouse to take some pictures again.  It’s been so hot lately that the thought of outdoor photography is frankly just unbearable, so I thought I’d swing by the statehouse again to see if I could get anything new.   I’ve limited myself to the rotunda in the past, which…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Indoor Leaf Macros

    Indoor Leaf Macros

    I haven’t had much time to photograph the past week or so.  It’s been brutally hot, and I’ve been pretty busy at work.  Since I had the day off today, I had to do something photographically…but it’s another scorcher, and by the time I got up, the morning light had faded.  So, I went out…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Why I Switched to Micro 4/3

    There several reactions when I tell people I went from a pro-grade full frame Canon DSLR rig to Micro 4/3.  First, many people are astonished that I’d give up such good gear for that ‘little tiny sensor.’  Or “what happened to your pro gear?”  More recently, though, as the market has shifted towards mirrorless, the…

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  • OM-D E-M5 IS Effectiveness with Long Lenses

    OM-D E-M5 IS Effectiveness with Long Lenses

    In body IS has been touted as a great stand in for optical IS for many years,  However, in practice, these systems often have fallen flat when it comes to stabilizing longer lenses.  The IS can’t shift enough to counteract the movement of a really narrow field of view, and as a result becomes largely…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Backyard Spiders!

    Well, front yard actually in this case.  This little post is a helpful reminder to look for photographic opportunities close to home.  I went looking for spiders in my bushes this morning before work, as there are usually some grass spiders to be found.  I found one, but I also stumbled upon a very small,…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Thoughts on the Schneider-Kreuznach 14mm f/2.0 Super Angulon

    Schneider-Kreuznach is a well respected lens maker, who primarily has specialized in ultra-high end cinema lenses and large format photographic lenses for their subsidiary company B+W, which is probably the most well respected photographic filter maker in the business.    They also make many of the lenses for the Samsung NX series mirrorless cameras, though…

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