When I'm out photographing birds or wildlife, I typically carry two cameras with me. One camera is equipped with a telephoto lens, such as the Olympus 300mm f4 Pro or the Leica Lumix Vario Elmar 100-400mm f4-6.3, while the other camera has a standard zoom lens, like the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 Pro or Panasonic G... Continue Reading →
Some time ago, I stumbled upon Rin's website, and the first thing that caught my attention was the peculiar site name, JG1VGX. As I explored further, I learned that this name has its origins in the world of Radio, particularly CW, indicating "morse over radio," and JG1VGX is Rin's unique call sign. Aside from his... Continue Reading →
The E-M10 MKIII with Lumix G Vario 100-300mm Power OIS is a camera lens combination that weighs 990 grams and is 170mm long. It can provide a field of view range (FOV) of 400 to 1200mm (compared to 35mm). Wait a minute, that's not right ! shouldn't that be 200 to 600mm FOV ? Before... Continue Reading →
This tutorial focuses on the process of sharpening a bird or any other animal, which is essentially similar to sharpening a person or any object. Nevertheless, when working with animals, particularly birds, you may have the intention to enhance their appearance and make them more prominent compared to other subjects. That is the main objective... Continue Reading →
You would think that professional bird and wildlife photographers all use the same settings on camera,Well, then I have to disappoint you.Now take ISO for example, some pro's don't go over ISO 800,others go smoothly to ISO 6400 or something in between.Of course it all depends on the conditions you are shooting in. If you... Continue Reading →
Introducing Blueprint, a new project of mine to find the very best of Olympus as much as possible.And by that I mean secret menus, alternative parts, affordable flash systems, best settings, etc…A bit similar to my "largest lists film simulations" but in this case specifically for Olympus cameras and the micro 4/3 format.Find it above... Continue Reading →
My Olympus E-M1 Mark III and which SD Cards,that was what came to my mind when I received my new Olympus 300mm f4 Pro.What does that lens have to do with the SD cards in my camera?well, the first time I noticed that my current SD cards weren't fast enough was at a flight meeting... Continue Reading →
Does anyone remember them from the SLRs of the past ? Those leather things that protect your camera from scratches?Well, I still have some old 35mm SLRs lying around and a few of those thingys on them. Nowadays it's those hard plastic things that you push or click over the triangular hooks, the original camera... Continue Reading →
A new modern laptop may be faster, but still has one problem, and that is storage.You rarely have more than 512GB when you buy a budget laptop capable of photography and video editing, then we are talking about laptops in the price range of €750-€1500.If you go for a graphically better and/or faster laptop, and... Continue Reading →
A while ago I published an article about a script that I used to control the RAW files in my workflow -> A Script to solve a Workflow ProblemIn my workflow I splitted the JPGs and RAW files while transferring to my computerThen I sorted my JPGs, and only kept the RAWs of my best JPGs.The... Continue Reading →
So, maybe you also bought a new laptop with Linux like me ?and if it turned out to be a Dell, it will run on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.That's a good thing, because not only is Ubuntu one of the most stable operating systems, the version 20.04 LTS is supported until April 2030, so you'll be... Continue Reading →
I expected that Darktable Light Part 1 would attract people, but it was five times more than I expected.Well, that's proof that there are many who would rather see Darktable differently ! In part 1 I showed you how to rid Darktable of its database annoyances.The tweak I'm showing you today could have worked the... Continue Reading →
No, this is not a joke, nor is it a new version.This article is primarily intended for those who like Darktable's editing features, but want to edit photo's without using a database, library, tagging, actually just with a photo browser. I never was a big fan of Darktable myself, I loved working with Rawtherapee or... Continue Reading →
I always have a number of articles in the starting phase, partially or completely finished, in my WordPress drafts drawer.This is one that's been ready for a while, but I haven't got around to publish it.The essence of this writing has to do with how we are too easily persuaded to buy new things, it... Continue Reading →
A tutorial on using textures in Gimp.What do we need :Well, a Texture to start with, and preferably more than one.There will be another tutorial soon about textures and how to make them.What you should know is that the photo you are going to use as a texture, unless it has a completely even structure... Continue Reading →
Well, I was warned when I bought the Olympus 40-150mm f2.8 Pro lens,the person I bought it from told me how vulnerable it was,But I'm always super careful,so I thought, that won't happen to me ! This lens hood is (was) great,I really loved it !The idea is that the lens hood can remain on... Continue Reading →
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