Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The Mary B And Friends

The Mary B and Friends; Reedville, VA (click to enlarge)
Olympus E-M1, 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO lens @ 21mm; 1/10th sec. @ f/8; ISO 200; 6 stop ND filter handheld
On the tip of the Northern Neck in southeastern Virginia is the small town of Reedville. There isn't much to it, but the town is rooted in fishing and boatbuilding.  Every once in a while I find myself gravitating to Reedville to see what I can find in the way of interesting images.  The one above is one I found last Sunday while out wandering on a beautiful summer's day.  You know the kind of day—just under 80 F, low humidity, clear blue sky—the kind of day one just wants to be outside enjoying the outdoors, and in my case, almost always with a camera in hand.

I will say it again  Whenever I take my Olympus gear out, I seem to bring back nothing but very sharp, highly resolved, beautifully colored and very pleasing images.  I handheld this image at 1/10th second, while balancing on top of a piling holding a bulkhead.  That in-body-image-stabilization (IBIS) is just unbelievable!  I love that little Olympus camera and the lenses are first rate!

 (The reason for the slow shutter speed was that I placed a 6X ND filter over the lens so I could blur the water exiting the pump on the right side of the photo)

 Thanks for looking. Enjoy! 

 Dennis Mook 

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  1. Peter F.August 12, 2015 at 8:18 AM

    I would never have thought about blurring the water from the spout. Nice. Likely I wouldn't have even seen it until I got back home and viewed the images on the computer.

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    1. The Wandering LensmanAugust 12, 2015 at 11:23 AM

      Funny story—as I was balanced precariously on the pilon, I was really trying to get my composition exactly right. I felt something push up against my leg but didn't dare look down to see what was brushing up against me. Turns out is was a large black lab that came over to me to see what I was doing. He pushed hard enough that, if I weren't standing exactly so, he could have pushed me off. In fact, I had thought about what I would do if I slipped off and fell. My plan was to throw the camera and lens on the grass to my right before I hit the water.

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