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Jan

Valley Forge National Historic Park

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Historic, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M5 MkII, PA, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Valley Forge, Valley Forge National Historic Park, Winter

On New Year’s day I had the opportunity to spend the day with some dear friends in the this beautiful park. Valley Forge park was the site of the 1777-78 winter encampment of the Continental Army. The park commemorates the sacrifices and perseverance of the Revolutionary War generation. The park consists of approximately 3,500 acres. It was very cold, but very invigorating. All images were taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 MkII and the 7-14mm f2.8 PRO lens (one exception – the image of the tree base I used the 12-40mm).

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Jan

New Years Eve Fisheye

By Frank T. Smith 1 Comment

Categories: Photography
Tags: Fisheye, Landscape, Lehigh Parkway, New Year's Eve, Olympus, OM-D E-M5 MkII, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Winter

The last day of 2015. New Years Eve was the start of a cold snap here in the N.E. It was also a perfect day to do some photography. We had some amazing dramatic skies. I thought I would concentrate only on the fisheye lens. All of the images were shot with the Olympus OM-D EM-5 MkII and the 8mm f1.8 Fisheye PRO.

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Dec

Masonic Temple Treasures

By Frank T. Smith 1 Comment

Categories: Photography
Tags: architecture, Auction, Bethlehem, Historic, Masonic Temple, Olympus, OM-D E-M10 MkII, PA, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Treasures, Vintage

The Masonic Temple in Bethlehem, PA is being sold. As a result of the pending sale, they held an auction on Saturday. There were many photographic treasures throughout the main floor. All of the following images were shot with the new Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mk II.

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Dec

American Parkway Bridge

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography
Tags: American Parkway, Bridge, Olympus, OM-D E-M5 MkII, Photo, Photograph, Photography

With the recent opening of the new American Parkway bridge, I thought I would check it out. The upper part was nice. But I thought the real attraction was under the belly and the surrounding area. All images shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II and a combination of 40-150mm f2.8 PRO & the 12-40mm f2.8 PRO.

Dec

One World Trade Center (from inside)

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Fog, Manhattan, New York, Olympus, OM-D E-M5 MkII, One World Trade Center, Photo, Photograph, Photography

Here are a few more images from my foggy visit to the World Trade Center. However, these were taken from inside.

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Nov

One World Trade Center

By Frank T. Smith 1 Comment

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Dramatic, Dramatic Tone, Fog, Freedom Tower, Manhattan, New York, NY, Olympus, OM-D E-M5 MkII, One World Trade Center, Photo, Photograph, Photography

As I noted in the previous post, I was in New York a few weeks ago for the Olympus Visionary Summit. In addition to the Brooklyn & Manhattan bridges, we also shot the One World Trade Center building (aka The Freedom Tower) the next day. Again, we had a lot of fog to deal with. Here are a few of the shots of the exterior of the building. All of the images were taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mk II. I used a combination of the Pro series lenses, including the 7-14mm f2.8, 12-40mm f2.8 and the 40-150mm f2.8. Many of the shots were straight out of the camera with the built-in “Dramatic Tone” filter (one of my favorites).

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Nov

A Foggy Night in Brooklyn

By Frank T. Smith 3 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Bridge, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Landscape, Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge, New York, Night, Night Photography, Olympus, Olympus Visionary, OM-D E-M5 MkII, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Summit

A couple of weeks ago I was in New York for the Olympus Visionary Summit. After dinner, a group of us decided to head over to the Brooklyn Bridge Park to try to get some shots of the Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridges. Unfortunately, when we arrived it was socked in with fog. At first I thought there was no hope for any nice shots. The more I looked at the environment the more I liked what I was seeing. These bridges have been photographed many times. However, not with fog. You decide. I was quite happy with the results.

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Oct

Autumn’s Peak

By Frank T. Smith 9 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Autumn, Color, Fall, Landscape, Leaves, Olympus, OM-D E-M1, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Poconos, Vibrant

This past week I ventured up to the Poconos with the specific intent of capturing the fall colors. Mother Nature did not disappoint. The vibrancy of the colors this year were some of the best I have seen.

Oct

Autumn’s Start

By Frank T. Smith 7 Comments

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

I am probably a little late with this post. I took these images a little over a week ago, just when all of the leaves were starting change. All of the images were shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and the 14-150 f4.0-5.6 MkII lens.

Oct

ITZ-A-CON

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography
Tags: Allentown, Cosplay, It's-A-Con, ITZ-A-CON, Olympus, OM-D E-M1, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Steampunk

A few weeks ago I made a last minute decision to stop by an event titled ITZ-A-CON in Allentown, PA. The event was described as a day of fun for Cosplay, Characters, Steampunk, Renaissance, Fantasy, Sci – Fi, and other genres. The people I met were more than happy to be photographed and allowed me to pose them as I saw fit. It was a colorful event. But, I liked the images better monochromic. All images were shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and the 12-40mm f2.8 Pro lens.