Early this morning I headed out and drove back to my favorite spot to go hiking around, Ohiopyle. The sun was out, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the temperature was just about right for a crisp Fall hike. So enough of my talk, here are the pictures.
It has been a while since I’ve gotten out to just hike around with a camera and I felt the need to get lost in the woods for a bit. I packed a light camera bag and planned on stopping at Laurel Mountain State Park and Linn Run State park after work. Another reason to get out was to test my newly acquired Olympus 14-150mm superzoom. I have been contemplating this lens for awhile to use primarily on outdoor hikes and camping when a single lens solution would be preferred to carrying multiple primes or zooms. 5 of the 6 shots are with this lens.
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!
