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Jun

The Rope Swing – Enchanted Green Forest #4 The conditions were perfect for photographing a trail we found at Beltzville State Park

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

Damp, overcast, a little rain and high humidity. We were on the Christman Trail (about a 6 mile hike).
Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO
Settings: ISO 640, 44 mm, f/8.0, 1/80 sec.
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May

Enchanted Green Forest #3 The conditions were perfect for photographing a trail we found at Beltzville State Park

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

. Damp, overcast, a little rain and high humidity. We were on the Christman Trail (about a 6 mile hike).
Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 24 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 sec.
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May

Enchanted Green Forest #2 The conditions were perfect for photographing a trail we found at Beltzville State Park

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

Damp, overcast, a little rain and high humidity. We were on the Christman Trail (about a 6 mile hike).
Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO
Settings: ISO 800, 16 mm, f/7.1, 1/80 sec.
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May

Enchanted Green Forest The conditions were perfect for photographing a trail we found at Beltzville State Park

By Frank T. Smith 4 Comments

Categories: Photography

Damp, overcast, a little rain and high humidity. We were on the Christman Trail (about a 6 mile hike).
Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 12 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 sec.
#olympus #getolympus #travel #travelphotography
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May

Robin Hood Bridge Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D E-M5 MkIII Lens: M

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography

Zuiko ED 12-45mm F4.0 PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 25 mm, f/4.0, 1/250 sec.
Mode: 3-2 stop Exposures Bracketed for HDR & processed in post
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May

The Dead Forest From a Different Vantage Point On the AT near Lehigh Gap & Palmerton

By Frank T. Smith 5 Comments

Categories: Photography

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Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f2.8 PRO w/10stop ND Filter
Settings: ISO 400, 7 mm, f/18, 1.0 sec. intervals for approx. 140 secs.
Mode: Live Composite
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May

The Dead Forest on the AT The former New Jersey Zinc operations in in Palmerton, PA had a toxic effect on the the entire area around this part of PA

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography

. This section of the AT suffered for years. There have been many attempts to clean up the area for decades. It appears there is finally some progress being made.
Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f2.8 PRO w/10stop ND Filter
Settings: ISO 200, 7 mm, f/11, 1.0 sec. intervals for approx. 150 secs.
Mode: Live Composite
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May

Sunset Swim at Lake Nockamixon Look closely and you should see the young man in the image

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

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Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 7 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 sec.
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May

The Stars of Lake Nockamixon We had perfect conditions last night for photographing stars and using the new Starry Sky feature

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

This feature allows for tack sharp images.
Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f2.8 PRO
Settings: ISO 1600, 7 mm, f/2.8, 15 sec. Intervals
Mode: Live Composite with Starry Sky AF
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May

There Is a Reason They Call This the Cliff Trail At the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography

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Camera: @getolympus #getolympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III
Lens: M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO
Settings: ISO 200, 12 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 sec.
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Follow the Flow December 6, 2021
View From Warwick Farm Brewing A beautiful day and a beautiful view while enjoying my favorite beer with the M November 20, 2021
Entry Into the Past This beautiful door screamed to be photographed November 17, 2021
The Portal Somebody wrote Portal To Hell on the inside November 16, 2021
Frosty Morning For the past couple of weeks I have been shooting with an advanced model of the new M November 7, 2021
Hornbecks Falls Off the Hornbecks Trail in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area October 28, 2021
Cooper at 5 Months We have been training him for several months and I’m happy to report he has officially graduated to Hiker & Photographer Assistant October 27, 2021
The Color of Autumn Off the Hornbecks Trail in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area October 26, 2021
We’ll Leave the Light on For You I found another mushroom grouping at the base of a different tree on the Hornbecks Trail October 25, 2021
Forest Guardians I love the way these mammoth trees appear to be guarding the forest October 24, 2021
Forgotten Stairway There appeared to be an entrance to a long forgotten residence off the Hornbecks Trail in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area October 22, 2021
Macro Mushroom Monday A purple mushroom??? I have never seen anything like this before October 18, 2021
Reaching Up From the Forest Floor My friend spotted this guy as we were heading back from the Toms Creek Trail October 17, 2021
Ghost Plantation II During my visit to Charleston SC, I wanted to photograph the live oak trees with the Spanish moss at some of the iconic entrances to the plantations October 11, 2021
Beach Sun Rays A late afternoon walk on the beach resulted in an interesting discovery October 9, 2021
Angel Oak As part of my visit to Charleston SC, I wanted to photograph the historic Southern Live Oak tree on Johns Island October 5, 2021
Behind the Curtain Photo Workshop – Easton State Theatre September 30, 2021

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