Birdie, your Olympus macro images are looking better (cleaner with good sharpness, contrast, clarity, detail, color, bokeh, etc, etc) and ... dare I say it ... almost as good as or better than your macro images from your Nikon gear?
Fantastic job capturing the tiny wonders of the garden against those beautiful colors of summer, Birdie. I like your play with various perspectives, in/exclusion of background and all the wonderful detail!
kentvinyard wrote:
Great shots Birdie. You are making the EM1 ll sing.
Thank you very much Kent. Still not one with the camera, but working on it.
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surfnron wrote:
Very nice Birdie. 4 stands out ~ Ron
I appreciate Ron, thank you
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bobbytan wrote:
Birdie, your Olympus macro images are looking better (cleaner with good sharpness, contrast, clarity, detail, color, bokeh, etc, etc) and ... dare I say it ... almost as good as or better than your macro images from your Nikon gear?
Coming from one of the Olympus shooters that I admire, this is a mighty nice compliment Bobby , thank you !
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juankgigo wrote:
Once againg you nail it!
Very nice series with lots of warm colours and super sharp subjects! very well done. YGMV!
Thanks so very much Juan, appreciate the kind words and the vote.
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wonderer wrote:
Fantastic job capturing the tiny wonders of the garden against those beautiful colors of summer, Birdie. I like your play with various perspectives, in/exclusion of background and all the wonderful detail!
A treat to view; thanks for posting.
--Kim
Thanks so very much Kim.
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SharonCat... wrote:
Amazing work! The colors and the details are just wonderful. The bee flying away is my favorite.
Sharon , I appreciate it. The bee is one of favorites even if you can't see his eyes.
I think the third is my favorite. I agree, the color compliment between the butterfly and the flower is quite eye catching. The backlit monarch is also rather unique.
bobbytan wrote:
Birdie, your Olympus macro images are looking better (cleaner with good sharpness, contrast, clarity, detail, color, bokeh, etc, etc) and ... dare I say it ... almost as good as or better than your macro images from your Nikon gear?
Actually, I don't think they are as clean as her previous Nikon gear ... a little murkier imo.
I am pretty sure any comparison of a Nikon D810 to an Olympus EM1 will confirm this view.
That said, Birdie is Birdie, and she simply takes great shots, regardless of the gear, in this case #5 and 8 especially
John ... I was being somewhat facetious. Apologies if I offended anyone. These recent images Birdie took looks much cleaner with better clarity/sharpness than her earlier ones. Quite honestly I don't remember if these images are cleaner than her Nikon images, but they look pretty darn clean to me! I mean, how much cleaner can it get? For sure, the D810 will have tons more resolution (excellent for cropping) and possibly 1-2 more stops of DR.
JohnK007 wrote:
Actually, I don't think they are as clean as her previous Nikon gear ... a little murkier imo.
I am pretty sure any comparison of a Nikon D810 to an Olympus EM1 will confirm this view.
That said, Birdie is Birdie, and she simply takes great shots, regardless of the gear, in this case #5 and 8 especially
morris wrote:
This is one of your best sets ever Roberta! An absolute joy to view
Morris
That is a high compliment , thank you so much Morris !
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New Cat wrote:
Lovely series Birdie !!
Appreciate it, thank you.
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e6filmuser wrote:
Birdie,
Another excellent set.
I like the colour harmony between the Gulf Fritillary and the Cone Flower.
Harold
Glad you like it Harold, thank you.
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louie champan wrote:
Superb set, anyone of these would make for a beautiful print Birdie.
Louie, appreciate it, thank you.
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Fred Amico wrote:
These are terrific, Birdie! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Fred
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Husker wrote:
I think the third is my favorite. I agree, the color compliment between the butterfly and the flower is quite eye catching. The backlit monarch is also rather unique.
I do appreciate the time to look and comment. Thanks for your picks , those are 2 of my favorites as well.
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BeeBalm wrote:
Lovely colorful set Birdie
BB
Thanks so much BB.
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JohnK007 wrote:
Actually, I don't think they are as clean as her previous Nikon gear ... a little murkier imo.
I am pretty sure any comparison of a Nikon D810 to an Olympus EM1 will confirm this view.
That said, Birdie is Birdie, and she simply takes great shots, regardless of the gear, in this case #5 and 8 especially
Thanks John. I must admit I do miss my Nikon gear for several reasons, dynamic range , auto focus , and more pixels heading the list. In addition, the Nikon 200mm macro is magic and I miss it.
I might need to find another way to process the Olympus shots, as my processing really has not changed. I find the colors on Olympus having more contrast/saturation. My attempt to sometimes tone that down might be part of the issue.
Shooting with Olympus is a whole new and different ball game, and I haven't quite figured it all out . I'm not one with the camera yet. .
Will have to play with it more and see.
On a positive side, I love the Olympus 60mm macro lens and a couple of the other lens and the ability to do focus peaking . It is a wonderful feature especially for my water drop shots and still subjects.
Do you miss the bulk and weight of your Nikon too?
birdied wrote:
Thanks John. I must admit I do miss my Nikon gear for several reasons, dynamic range , auto focus , and more pixels heading the list. In addition, the Nikon 200mm macro is magic and I miss it.
I might need to find another way to process the Olympus shots, as my processing really has not changed. I find the colors on Olympus having more contrast/saturation. My attempt to sometimes tone that down might be part of the issue.
Shooting with Olympus is a whole new and different ball game, and I haven't quite figured it all out . I'm not one with the camera yet. .
Will have to play with it more and see.
On a positive side, I love the Olympus 60mm macro lens and a couple of the other lens and the ability to do focus peaking . It is a wonderful feature especially for my water drop shots and still subjects.
I do miss the Nikon 