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Apr

Double Falls This favorite springtime location has many manmade waterfalls at Hickory Run State Park

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Categories: Photography

. This is a handheld long exposure using the in-camera image stabilization.

Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f2.8 PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 14mm, f/11, 0.5 sec (handheld)
Mode: Internal Live ND Filter

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Apr

Pulpit Rock Between the Rocks On my hike to Pulpit Rock on the Appalachian Trail

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

. The early morning vista with the dramatic sky, combined with all of the spring colors makes for a fun image.

Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 12mm, f/11, 1/400 sec

Apr

Guarding the Lambert Castle We discovered this beautiful castle while on the hike at the Garrett Mountain Reservation located in Passaic County, NJ

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

. The castle was constructed in 1892 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f2.8 PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 7mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 sec

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Apr

Spring Begins at Lambert Tower On my hike at the Garrett Mountain Reservation located in Passaic County, NJ I wanted to show some of the early signs of spring

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

. I focus stacked a dozen images in order to get every part of the image tack sharp.

Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 17mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec

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Apr

Chapel & Dam at Hickory Run Another of many manmade waterfalls at Hickory Run State Park

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

. This is a handheld long exposure using the in-camera image stabilization. This park consists of 15,990 acres & is located in Kidder Township in Carbon County, PA

Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f2.8 PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 9mm, f/8.0, 0.8 sec (handheld)

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Apr

Lambert Tower As part of my hike at the Garrett Mountain Reservation located in Passaic County, NJ I wanted to check out this observatory tower

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

. It was built in 1896 by Catholina Lambert.

Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f2.8 PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 7mm, f/18, 1/400 sec

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Apr

Circle of Time As part of my hike on the Skyline Trail in Hickory Run State Park, I saw several of these curled leaves from last year

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Categories: Photography

. I would assume mother nature will be pushing the new ones out very shortly. This image was shot using the camera’s internal focus bracketing set up.

Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 60mm f2.8 Macro
Settings: ISO 400, 60mm, f/3.5, 1/100 sec
Mode: Focus Bracket (40 images stacked using HeliconSoft)

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