"Chess"

I actually went out and about to make photos of consenting people for once, in short, I went to the Dokomi and took pictures of cosplayer. But editing that all so it looks consistent is work that isn't done yet..and its not really what I usually do. So this is a picture I took in early April. I spent good two hours of standing on the Stuttgart Schlossplatz to make "long exposure" shots with my cheap variable ND-Filter and a 150mm lense. There are sooo many duds in that gallery, there are some other okay ones but this one is the only one I will show. I really like this kind of shot, everything moves but something is still. The area I choose is woefully bad for this kind of photography. I also did a lot of tracking shots but those require skill, dexterity and a bit of luck. And maybe something shorter than a 75mm lense. Anyway, this is the picture I got, the vision is clear, the execution is shaky. I also don't like that there is a minor in this picture, if only in profile. I was going back and forth to publish this image for quite some time. Still unsure.

The emoji gallery of settings:
📷 Olympus PEN E-P7
🔭 OLYMPUS M.75mm F1.8
📏 75mm (150mm in full frame)
⚙️ ƒ/2.8
💡 ISO-200
⏱️ 1/4 s

#m43 #microfourthirds #street #longexposure #photography #omsystem #omsystems #olympus #olympuscamera

"Smoking rest"

In my endless quest of finding my own style I try something new every time, this time I made the picture a lot lighter than usual. I am not super sure about this one, I might come back to it actually. Things I am not so sure about are also smoking, the aesthetic is unquestionable cool, thanks to the last 50 years of pop culture, but the overall effect on society is something I see very critical. Anyway, this woman vapes which is soo different isn't it.

The emoji gallery of settings:
📷 Olympus PEN E P-7
🔭 OLYMPUS M.75mm F1.8
📏 75mm (150mm in full frame)
⚙️ ƒ/4.0
💡 ISO-800
⏱️ 1/125

#m43 #microfourthirds #smoking #girl #photography #omsystem #omsystems #olympus #olympuscamera

Te koop: #olympuscamera #olympuslens Leuke (beginners) set voor iemand die macro fotografie wil gaan doen. OMD-E-M1ii €400,- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro €400,- Samen €700,- Of doe een aannemelijk bod #TeKoop #tweedehands #olympus #Macro #Macrofotografie

Olympus XA camera and A11 flash in my attic
#France #photography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #TravelAddict #travel #olympus #analogphotography #olympusxa #flasha11 #olympuscamera

"Asymmetry"

On the first glance one would expect this place be symmetrical, but it just isnt, not all all. The wall on the left for sure, that's just how it is. But there are so many more things, the utility shaft hatch, the tiles, the lamp, random tiles not aligning. Its maddening. Its so far away from a laminar space as it could be but yet, in the first moment one would think it might be one (not really, the stairs are a pretty big tell no?). I actually came back to this place more than once and I am still not 100% happy with this shot, but I am not waiting for perfection. The lights on the ceiling look a bit like an exclamation mark by the way (:

The emoji gallery of settings:
📷 Olympus PEN P-7
🔭 Panasonic LUMIX G 20/F1.7 II
📏 20mm (40mm in full frame)
⚙️ ƒ/1.7
💡 ISO-200
⏱️ 1/320

#m43 #microfourthirds #photography #omsystem #omsystems #olympus #olympuscamera

Date: 2023.07.21
Camera: E-M10 Mark II
Lens: Zuiko Digital 14-54mm F2.8-3.5 II
Processed in DXO Photolab 7, DeepPRIME denoising. Cropped maybe 50% or so. RAW converted to Black and White.

Mixed feelings about DeepPRIME since it uses machine learning. Arguably any denoising is still modifying the original sensor data. Doing a comparison, the original and edited are nearly identical aside from the black and white conversion. My impression at the time of editing was that the DeepPRIME denoising result was nearer to the original digital grain structure than the other denoising algorithms. Feel free to comment with your opinions. At this point I prefer letting the camera do the processing when possible. Probably more information than anyone needs.

Sat for quite a while in front of the flower waiting for the bee to circle back around.

#Photography #Fotografie #Pixelfed #BW #BNW #Monochrome #Olympus #OlympusCamera #EM10MKII #Bee #Bees #Insects #Flowers #DXO