Frank's Photography Blog

Feb

Niagara Falls

Categories: Photography
Tags: Canada, Helicopter, Ice, Ice Formations, Landscape, New York, Niagara, NiagaraFalls, NY, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Snow, Waterfall, Waterfalls, Winter

As many of you know, I enjoy photographing waterfalls. But, I never photographed the infamous Niagara. Last year I had the opportunity to do so. I was also fortunate to arrange some shots from a helicopter. However, I wanted to schedule my visit during a time frame when it would be the least crowded. So I picked February, assuming it would be extremely cold. Luck would have it, that the temps reached into the 60 + degree Fahrenheit range. The good news was that the preceding weeks were all below freezing and there was still plenty of snow and ice around. All of the images were shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII. Be forewarned, if you view the video clips and you are susceptible to motion sickness, the second clip might cause you some discomfort.

Glen Onoko Falls

By Frank T. Smith 3 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Carbon County, Glen Onoko, Glen Onoko Falls, Hike, Hiking, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Pennsylvania, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Snow, Winter

Last week I ventured up to the frozen Glen Onoko Falls in Carbon County, Pa. It was incredibly beautiful. But incredibly difficult. Once you went past the first set of falls, the trail turned into a sheet of ice. It would have been almost impossible had it not been for the boot chains I had.

Dec

Autumn’s Last Light

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Allentown, Autumn, Fall, Flora, Landscape, Lehigh Parkway, Light, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Parkway, Photo, Photograph, Photography

I shot these images a couple days ago (before our snowstorm) on a frosty morning in the Lehigh Parkway. I suspect these may be the last ones with color until next year. All images were shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII and the M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 PRO lens.

Dec

Pittsburgh Architecture

By Frank T. Smith 5 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Autumn, Fall, Glass, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Pennsylvania, Photo, Photo Walk, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, Pittsburgh, PPG, Union Trust, Workshop

A few weeks ago I was invited, on behalf of Olympus, to be a featured speaker for the annual PSA conference held this year in Pittsburgh PA. I was also asked to lead a photo walk. I had not been to Pittsburgh for quite sometime. A favorite aspect of photography for me is architecture. I wasn’t sure what to expect here. I was throughly impressed. There were gems at every turn. I look forward to going back and spending more time with these architectural marvels. All images were shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII. The first image was taken by using the “Live Composite” setting on my camera with 4 second intervals for approximately 4 minutes at f/13.

Nov

Franklin Hills Vineyard/InVision

By Frank T. Smith 1 Comment

Categories: Photography
Tags: ArtsQuest, Autumn, Fall, Flora, Franklin Hills Vineyard, InVision, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Photo, Photo Festival, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, Vineyard, Wine, Winery, Workshop

A couple of weeks ago I lead a workshop to the Franklin Hills Vineyard on behalf of ArtsQuest for the InVision Photo Festival. We had near perfect conditions and a fantastic group of people. In addition to all of the great photo opportunities, we were able to sample some wonderful wine at the end of the day. All images are shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII.

Nov

Fall’s Final Finale 2017

By Frank T. Smith 10 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Autumn, Fall, Flora, Fungi, Hike, Hiking, Ice, Ice Formations, Jacobsburg State Park, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Reflections, Sunshine

Yesterday I hiked at Jacobsburg State Park in hopes of finding some final colors of the year. To my surprise, there were vibrant colors all over the place. Temperatures in the early morning hours were in the teens. But the sunshine made up for the chill in the air. In addition to the colors, there were ice formations, reflections, fungi and did I say sunshine! All of the following images were shot handheld with the Olympus OM-D E- M1 MkII paired with the M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO.

Sep

Bhutan

By Frank T. Smith 6 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Bhutan, Color, E-5, Exhibit, Exhibition, Himalayas, Landscape, Olympus, Photo, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre, Travel

A couple of years ago I visited Bhutan with a few fellow photography friends. It is one of the most beautiful places I have had the pleasure of visiting. It is located in the Eastern Himalayas and is bordered by Tibet & India. Bhutan does not measure their success by gross domestic product, but by a happiness factor and, as such, it is noted as one of the happiest places on our earth. From a photography perspective, I found Bhutan to be one of the most beautiful and colorful places I have ever seen.

Shortly after my trip, I did I did an exhibit of my images at the State Theatre in Easton, PA. The image sizes were 48″ x 36″ and 40″ x 30″. I mention this because I often get asked, can you make large prints with the Olympus system (all images were shot with the E-5). I can tell you, without hesitation, the answer is YES.

The following is a sampling of some of my favorite Images: