Review: DRIVE by Stephanie Fournet
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Hello! I recently purchased an Olympus E-PL5 and I’m slowly learning how to use it. I’m a complete newbie, but I thought it’d be fun to share some pictures here.
Lens: Olympus M. 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Settings: Aperture priority mode, exposure 1/400 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200, focal length 14 mm
This picture was taken in Waterton Canyon, CO, at the “golden hour” before sunset. I love the colors in this picture, and I just think it shows the coming of spring. It had snowed a few days before this picture was taken, and then again 2 days afterwards, so this short snap of spring was brief (even in the month of April). What drew me to this tree was the contrast in the bark (the V/U shape), which unfortunately I wasn’t able to capture so well. Through my polarized sunglasses the contrast was striking. So now I REALLY want a circular polarizer filter…
Lens: Olympus M. 60mm F2.8 Macro
Settings: Aperture priority mode, exposure 1/125 sec at f/2.8, ISO 320, focal length 60 mm
I received such a thoughtful gift this week (much love and thanks to Anne Eliot), and I thought I’d share it here since this “Notes in Bloom” arrangement ties in my blog, A Book and a Latte, and Literary Colorado. Plus, I was trying out my new Macro lens for a not-so-macro purpose. It worked perfectly, the bigger aperture giving me the blurred background I wanted. 🙂
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Twitter: LMKazmierczak
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That tree has character♫ I noticed that my sunglass view was often more interesting, so I have just used my sunglasses over my camera lens to take the shot….with satisfactory results! You must have just been visiting my blog, cause I just got notified of your comment!♥ (Bear With Me)
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I never even thought to try shooting through my sunglasses! I do plan to get a filter, but I will have to try this to see the result and compare. Thanks for the tip :).
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The picture of the tree is amazing!!!!! Your pictures make me want to play with the settings on our DSLR camera more and really take advantage of the features. Thanks for stopping by my snapshot post, too!
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Thank you! I think you should definitely start playing with the features on your DSLR! I’ll admit I’m overwhelmed with all my camera can do and taking pictures in manual mode. Thankfully, I bought my camera from a local shop, and my purchase included classes. I also found an online class for $27 on Groupon (normally $99). My husband has DSLR so I’m learning from him too, while I’m waiting to get into a class. Here’s a good site I found for reference: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/learn-photography-concepts.htm
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You did an awesome job for a newbie! Lovely pics. 🙂
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Thank you!
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Those are both great photos! The tree and sky are beautiful in that first shot. And what a fun gift to receive! I saw the other comment about shooting through sunglasses, and now I want to try that too. 🙂
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Thanks! And yes, I can’t wait to try the shooting-through-sunglasses trick :).
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The main problem with sunglasses as filters is that you spend a fortune buying high qualtiy lens and camera and then put low-grade barely optical grade sunglasses in front of everything. Often sunglasses are arched to curve around your face and this distortion is not managed well by the lens. A hand-held Cokin filter is inexpensive and easily introduced when needed. You can also find a ton of polarizing filters online (Amazon) but just do your reviews on them first for optical quality and uniformity of manufacturing.
Your photo of the tree speaks and shows a lot of character. Very nice depth of field. I love the cup.
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Thank you! I’m s-l-o-w-l-y learning, but really enjoying it!
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Great photos! That’s a nice camera you have, I have a Canon Rebel and love it! I love the picture taken at Waterton Canyon, CO and the gift you received is wonderful! I love Starbucks!
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Very nice! You won’t be a newbie for long.
What great photos. The tree is awesome.
Diane@BibliophilebytheSea recently posted..Saturday Snapshots – April 27th
love the light on the old tree. 🙂
Thanks for participating and sorry I am late. 🙂
That tree photo has an ethereal texture to it. Very cool! What a lovely gift you received and that is a good photo of it to share.
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