My family and I just returned from a quick trip to Florida to visit her Grandparent’s at their winter retreat. The day that we left, a few inches of snow were forecast to drop on our house, but we had already landed in Florida by the time that started. We were greeted with breezy 70 degree air and bright sunshine. As always, I try to get some non-family pictures and here are my favorites.
My family and I had yet another very busy weekend. Here are some shots I grabbed during the past few days.
Early this morning I grabbed the camera gear and made the drive over to Ohiopyle state park for another of my half day hikes. I was packing the E-M5 with a 12-50mm, 45-200m, 14mm, 20mm and 45mm. For some extra light I brought along my newly acquired FL-300R and to block light I had an ND filter and a circular polarizer. All of this went into the Domke F-5XB. My Benro Travel Angel tripod went into it’s own bag slung over my shoulder. Why am I telling you all about the gear I packed you ask? Simply because I only used a single lens, the 12-50mm kit zoom. Put the pitchforks away, I wanted to put it through its paces and see what it was capable of. The primes were for backup and the long telephoto was in case I saw some animals. I learned a bit about this setup and definitely will make some changes next time I head out. For now though, here are some pictures!
So I couldn’t resist any longer and needed to acquire an OMD. After calling about 20 stores across the nation, I finally got lucky one night and noticed Adorama had a black kit in stock. Immediately I ordered and a few days later it arrived. I’ve only had it a few days so far, but from using it this limited time, I think I can safely say that micro 4/3’s has finally come of age.
Here are a few shots from camping this past weekend of my friends dog jumping from a dock chasing a rubber duck. The speed of the autofocus and the 9 frames per second really let me capture what I wanted.
