Canada Day fireworks in Banff, Alberta:
This shot was taken from the Banff Avenue Bridge, with a few seconds’ display reflected in the Bow River.
EXIF:
Olympus E-M1II, 12-40mm M.Zuiko Pro lens @ 24mm
f/8, ISO 200, 3 1-second frames stacked via Live Composite
So, it’s been a busy month for me. Did some travel, took lots of photographs, got ready for this month’s solar eclipse.
Oh, and this site got hacked (while I was on the road, of course).
I’m pretty sure everything’s now back in working order again, but if anything misbehaves for you, please drop me a line via the contact form.
Meanwhile, prepare for a backlog of material to be unleashed…
Here, Olivia McLeod of Blackbird Art is recreating in chalk the painting “Jaroslava” by Alphonse Mucha.
This work won the “Best Reproduction of a Master’s Work” and “Peoples Choice” awards at the Denver Chalk Art Festival 2017. I used a little Lightroom trickery to correct the photo’s perspective.
Another great piece of work from the 2017 Denver Chalk Art Festival.
This one by Karl Horeis tied for third place.
About 3 minutes’ worth of sheet lightning in our Colorado front range neighborhood, captured with my Olympus E-M1II’s Live Composite mode:
EXIF:
E-M1II, M.Zuiko 7-14mm lens
14mm, f/2.8, ISO 200, roughly 180 frames of 1 sec. duration each
Seen at Denver Chalk Art Festival 2017…
A handheld shot of the crescent moon, taken while exercising some new(ish) gear…
EXIF:
Olympus E-M1II, M.Zuiko 300mm lens / MC-14 teleconverter
f/5.6, 420mm, 1/250 sec, ISO 1250
A fisheye view of Echo Canyon in Zion National Park, seen from under “Weeping Rock:”
This scene, BTW, is just a taste of the attractions in Zion. The place can get a bit crowded during the summer, but a shuttle bus service runs up and down the canyon, and many impressive sights are just a short hike away from a shuttle stop.
EXIF:
Olympus E-M1
Olympus M.Zuiko 8mm Fisheye lens
f/22, 1/100 sec, ISO 200
A quick shot of (wild)life from Florida’s Myakka River State Park, as an alligator heads out into the lake, looking for lunch:
I took this shot from a tour boat the park runs — I’d absolutely recommend it if you’re ever in the “neighborhood” (but get there early, tickets for the boats tend to sell out early in the day).
EXIF:
Olympus E-M1II
Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 lens
MC-14 teleconverter
f/7.1, 210mm, 1/1600 sec, ISO 200
