• Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic GH2: Dynamic Range Battle

    Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic GH2: Dynamic Range Battle

    So at lunch today, I finally got a chance to test the Olympus E-M5 against the Panasonic GH2 in dynamic range.  I chose a high DR area, and then decided to see how they did when overexposed 3 stops and pulled back, and underexposed 3 stops and pushed back. All shots were taken one after…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Photoshop CS6 Too Pricey? Get GIMP!

    Photoshop CS6 was released yesterday.  It includes several big improvements over CS5 including a new processing engine that speeds up the program significantly, additional video tools and some excellent additions to the content-aware toolset, among other changes. But, what if Photoshop is just too darn expensive?  I bit the bullet years ago and purchased Photoshop…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Shooting the Supermoon

    Last night, I got ready for bed and was ready to turn off the light when I remembered that last night was the night of the so-called ‘supermoon.’  That is, when the moon is full at its perigee (the closest point of its orbit). When these factors combine, the moon appears 12-14% larger and brighter…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Trying out Handheld Night Shooting with the OM-D

    Took the OM-D out for a quick spin of night shooting this evening on the way home from work, sans tripod.  The in-body IS was rather astounding, and enabled me to keep the ISO relatively low even with a little longer lens.  This shot of the Main St and Town Street bridges in Columbus, was…

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  • Ready for Launch!

    This African Grey Parrot puffed up and I thought he was going to fly right at me.  Maybe he had something against the big lens pointed at his face.  

    Jordan Steele

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  • Lightroom 4.1’s Newest Great Feature

    Lightroom 4.1’s Newest Great Feature

    Lightroom has been getting more and more powerful.  Lightroom 4.0 was just released a few months ago, and Adobe is nearly ready to push out the 4.1 update, which will be free to all Lightroom 4 owners.  Usually these incremental updates contain new camera profiles, some bug fixes and a perhaps a tweak here and…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Olympus OM-D E-M5 Hands-On Preview

    Today I got a chance for a brief time to handle Olympus’ new flagship Micro 4/3 camera, the E-M5, which is positioned in the brand new OM-D line, a callback to the OM system of the 1970s and 1980s.  The new camera is styled in a very similar vein to those cameras, but is also…

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  • More Wildlife…

    Just thought I’d share a few more pictures from our wonderful zoo.  I’m quite enjoying shooting with a long lens again, and the FD 50-300mm f/4.5L, while sometimes challenging due to having to use manual focus, is giving me the look I want with these.  Just a few more samples for your enjoyment.  

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