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Jul

Lemon Drinka

Categories: Photography
Tags: Black & White, Black and White, Dutch, Festival, Folk, Historic, Kutztown, Kutztown Folk Festival, Olympus, PEN, PEN-F, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Summer

Every year I try to make the pilgrimage to the annual Kutztown Folk Festival. It is the oldest continuously operated folklife festival in America. This nine-day event draws visitors from all over the world. The festival provides insight into the traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch and their fascinating way of life. I try to keep a low profile and thought the small but mighty Olympus PEN-F would be my camera of choice for this visit. It clearly did not disappoint. I used the prime M.Zuiko 17mm f1.8 lens for all of the images.

The High Line with Bergen County Camera

By Frank T. Smith 4 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Bergen County Camera, Big Apple, Black & White, Black and White, Dramatic, Dramatic Tone, High Line, Historic, Industrial, Landscape, New York, NY, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, Photo, Photo Walk, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, spring, Urban Decay, Workshop

I had the honer and pleasure to lead a photowalk at one of my favorite places in the Big Apple, the High Line. The photowalk was arranged by Bergen County Camera and sponsored by Olympus. The day was slightly overcast which, for me, means Black & White. All of the images were shot using the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII. A favorite style I like to employ on an overcast day is using “Dramatic Tone”. This is a mode option built into the camera (most of these shots used this mode).

Jun

The Beauties of Gurney Street

By Frank T. Smith Leave a Comment

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Cape May, Gurney Street, Historic, New Jersey, NJ, Olympus, Photo, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, Presentation, spring, Stockton, TG-5, Tough, Victorian, Vintage, Workshop

I was in Cape May, NJ last week for a presentation to the Photography Club of Cape May. Cape May is one of my very favorite places. For me I find it very relaxing and filled with all types of photographic opportunities. If I don’t have my Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII with me, I always carry the ever trusty and versatile TG-5. The morning before my presentation, I had an hour or two to grab a couple of shots from Gurney Street. The handful of homes on this street are the famous Victorian Stockton Row (circa 1869). Since I was doing a presentation on Architectural photography, I thought is was quite appropriate to grab some shots here. All of the images were shot with the TG-5 and I must admit I am always blown away with the results of this little powerhouse.

May

Ellis Island – The Unseen

By Frank T. Smith 12 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Ellis Island, Historic, Immigration, Lehigh Valley Photography Club, New Jersey, New York, NY, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, Patterns, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Rust, spring, Statue of Liberty, Textures, Urban Decay, Vintage

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate with the Lehigh Valley Photography Club, by visiting a “hard hat only” area of Ellis Island. We were given access to the immigrant hospital buildings, which included the infectious and contagious disease wards, kitchen and the mortuary and autopsy room. We also visited the Laundry Building, with much of its original equipment still in place, where over 3000 pieces of laundry were washed and sanitized daily. To say the experience was incredible would be an understatement. The texture and patterns are amazing. My only challenge, was not being able to utilize a tripod. However, because I shoot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII, I can handhold the camera for long exposures with the built-in 5 axis image stabilization. My two main lenses for this shoot were the M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f2.8 PRO and M.Zuiko ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO.

May

Hickory Run State Park

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Hickory Run, Hickory Run State Park, Hike, Hiking, Landscape, Long Exposure, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, Photo, Photograph, Photography, spring, State Park, Waterfall, Waterfalls

Recently I ventured up to Hickory Run State Park. I have not been there in many years and was pleasantly surprised to see that has not changed much. I hiked along the Shades of Death Trail to see several amazing waterfalls. It was a beautiful spring morning which one enhanced my photographic opportunity. All images were taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII and paired with the M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO. The first two images were shot utilizing the Olympus High Resolution mode which creates an 80 megapixel picture.

Later in the morning I hiked the Hawk Falls Trail to Hawk Falls.

Feb

Niagara Falls

By Frank T. Smith 5 Comments

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.

Jan

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.