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Feb

Lehigh Gorge State Park (1 of 2)

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography
Tags: Ice, Landscape, Lehigh, Lehigh Gorge, Lehigh Gorge State Park, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Photo, Photograph, Photography, State Park, Waterfall, Waterfalls, Winter

A short while ago I decided I wanted to do some winter hiking in the Lehigh Gorge State park. It is located just outside of Weatherly, PA and encompasses two counties, Luzern & Carbon. The park follows the Lehigh River and includes some beautiful waterfalls & ice formations. I spent a fair amount of time around Buttermilk Falls. I brought my Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII with me. I wanted to see how I could do with hand held long exposures. The second image in this series was hand held for almost one full second. I have some other shots that went almost 3 seconds. I continue to be amazed at the internal image stabilization of this camera.

Feb

Winter’s Chill

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography
Tags: Jacobsburg State Park, Landscape, M. Zuiko 7-14mm f2.8 PRO, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Snow, Winter

A winter hike at Jacobsburg State Park. All of the images were shot handheld with the new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II and the M. Zuiko 7-14mm f2.8 PRO lens (my favorite combination).

Jan

Tank Hollow (foggy) Trail

By Frank T. Smith 6 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Flora, Fog, Hike, Hiking, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Tank Hollow, Winter

This past weekend I went to a new hiking location called Tank Hollow. For those of you living in the NE, you may recall this entire part of the country was covered in heavy fog most of the weekend. I thought it would be a good opportunity to try out my trusty water resistant Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII. I got soaked, the camera got soaked and we both lived to tell about it.

Jan

Hopewell Furnace

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, blast furnaces, Furnace, Historic, Hopewell, Hopewell Furnace, Industrial, Iron Plantation, National Historic Site, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Urban Decay, Vintage, Winter

Hopewell Furnace is a restored iron plantation built in 1771 and is a national historic site located in Berks County, PA. I have always been intrigued by this place. As a young boy, I remember my parents taking me here. I have photographed this place before, but never in the middle of winter. The day was very cold and filled with periodic rain, sleet & snow. Not the ideal conditions for a photoshoot, except that it is great for not having many people in your pictures. All of the images were shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II.

Jan

Fly Like an Eagle

By Frank T. Smith 4 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Birds, Conowingo, Conowingo Dam, Eagle, Eagles, Fauna, Maryland, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Winter

I made a quick morning run down to the Conowingo Dam on the lower Susquehanna River. I wanted to try out the new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II with the M.Zuiko ED 300mm f4.0 IS PRO paired with the 1.4x Teleconverter MC-14. This gives me the focal equivalent of 840mm. All of the images were shot handheld at a shutter speed between 1/1250 and 1/1600 sec. and ISO’s of 200 to 2500. The camera outperformed all of my expectations.

Jan

Graffiti Warehouse

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Art, Graffiti, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Urban, Urban Decay, Vintage, Warehouse, Winter

On New Year’s Eve day my nephew, Matt (a new Olympus shooter) turned me on to a place he had visited several times that includes some amazing artistic graffiti. It is an abandoned warehouse that skateboarders frequent. Here are a few shots from the day.

Dec

Oculus (2 of 2) – Interior

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Freedom Tower, New York, NY, Oculus, Olympus, OM-D E-M5 MkII, PATH, PEN, PEN-F, Photo, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, Redevelopment, World Trade Center, World Trade Center station

This is a follow up post to the previous one I did on the exterior of this complex. As much as I enjoyed photographing the exterior, I found the interior to be be almost magical and again, it screamed to be monochromatic. As many of you know, I am drawn to geometric shapes and styles with a wide angle slant. I look forward to returning and finding more hidden treasures.

Dec

Oculus (1 of 2) – Exterior

By Frank T. Smith 4 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Freedom Tower, New York, NY, Oculus, Olympus, OM-D E-M5 MkII, One World Trade Center, PATH, PEN, PEN-F, Photo, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, Redevelopment, World Trade Center, World Trade Center station

During the months of October and November, I spent a fair amount of time in New York for various Olympus events. During one of the earlier events I went to the newly opened Oculus at the World Trade Center station. I was immediately captivated by its design and presence in relationship to the Freedom Tower. I found myself going back several times during my travels to NY trying capture different angles of the structure. Over time I went and found new vantage points to shoot from. There appears to be no limit to different photo opportunities at this place. I am a wide angle shooter and for me, this place screams fisheye & WIDE. I captured all of the images in color but I found black and white works best. If you haven’t seen this place, the next time you are in New York put it on your list of places to see.

Dec

State Theatre

By Frank T. Smith 1 Comment

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Behind the Curtain, Easton, Historic, historic State Theatre, Low Light, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Photo, Photo Tour, Photo Walk, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre, Theatre, Workshop

A couple of weeks ago I did the “Behind the Curtain” workshop & photo tour at the State Theatre in Easton, PA. This is always a fun event, particularly, since we are granted unobstructed access to this incredibly beautiful gem of a facility. I tell people, as photographers, we get to see the intricate nuances of the various design components in this theatre. Most people, and rightly so, go to the theatre to see a particular performance. However, for me, as a photographer, the main show is in the many incredible masterpieces within the structure. During this event I also had the opportunity to use the new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera. The reason I mention this is I always tell my participants to bring a tripod because of the low light. I now may need to rethink this position. All of the following images were handheld for between one second and 1/60 second at ISO 6,400. The image stabilization and image quality at this high ISO has surpassed all of my expectations. Take a look and you be the judge.

Nov

Trans Siberian Orchestra (TSO)

By Frank T. Smith 4 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Allentown, Concert, Olympus, PEN, PEN-F, Photo, Photograph, Photography, PPL Center, Trans Siberian Orchestra, TSO

Last week I saw one of the most amazing concerts of my life, The Trans Siberian Orchestra. They performed in Allentown at the PPL Center. They have restrictions on camera equipment (based on size), but, because I brought my Olympus Pen-F, I was able to shoot the concert. All images were shot handheld with the M.Zuiko ED 14-150mm f4.0-5.6 II.