On my way into work this morning, it was a dreary day, but the sky was lighting up in front of me. As traffic was light, I grabbed my GX1 with one hand and just rested it on the dash. I rolled the aperture to its smallest, waited for an overpass and ‘click’ – I…
Lazy Winter Day Abstracts
There are days when you need to express your creative side and get out and shoot, but then you look outside, and it’s just a dull, dreary day, and you don’t have time to go to any favorite places. Maybe you’re stuck inside and can’t leave because you have to do laundry all day. Whatever…
The Mirrorless Camera Industry and the Search for the Perfect Camera – Part 2
This is part two of a two part series on the Mirrorless Camera Industry. Read Part 1 here. In this part I’ll discuss the newest exciting offerings in the mirrorless realm and give you my opinions on their successes and failures and I’ll discuss the future and what this all means for you as a…
The Mirrorless Camera Industry and the Search for the Perfect Camera – Part 1
In this two-part series, Admiring Light will take a brief look at the history of cameras, look at the emergence of digital Compact System Cameras (mirrorless digital cameras), and finally examine upcoming products and how they may, or may not, fit into the modern photographer’s quest for the Perfect Camera. This is part one; part…
Beautiful colors at sunrise this morning…
Thought I’d share this morning’s sunrise. The sun was just starting to come up over the horizon as I left for work this morning which made for some beautiful early morning color. Grabbed this out my car window.
A tiny shed
As I was driving along the highway today, I saw this curious little shed by the side of the highway. I had to stop and take a peek, so I pulled off real quick and grabbed a few shots. The base is solid block and well constructed, and it goes partially underground, but the dilapidated…
Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
Photographers who use the Micro 4/3 system of Compact System Cameras have long been awaiting a true upgrade to Panasonic’s original rangefinder style interchangeable lens mirrorless camera, the GF1. The GF2 and GF3 saw a repositioning of the the GF series into a more consumer oriented device, eschewing many external controls found on the GF1…
Welcome to my new project…
I’m Jordan Steele. Welcome to Admiring Light. This is a new thing for me, and I’m going to try and make it an entertaining and informative adventure. My main gallery is located at http://www.jordansteele.com, but I will be posting any new photos here as they are created, so everything, even random shots that don’t make…