For many of us in the northeast, we had a fairly rainy weekend. This sends a lot of photographers to the indoors when this occurs. However, I find that this is where and when the opportunities present themselves. This is a time frame when I change up my gear and, for me, the the ideal equipment is my rugged Olympus TG-4 waterproof, crushproof & freezeproof camera. It has a very fast f2.o lens and allows me to shoot in RAW. All of the images were shot in the “Super Macro” mode.
This past weekend we had another sell out Dan’s Camera City workshop/photoshoot sponsored by Olympus in beautiful Jim Thorpe, PA. Mother Nature started us off with a little bit of rain in the morning. But she cooperated as the day went on. We had a great group of very creative photographers on the excursion. We had private access to the Old Jail, our own train car and amazing opportunities in the town. All-in-all we had a great day and great fun! All my images below were shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M1.
On the morning of the 4th of July, we decided to brave the elements (pouring rain) and do a hike at the Trexler Nature Preserve in Schnecksville, PA. It consists of over 1,100 acres and was originally funded by General Harry Trexler. The area we hiked reminded me of Jurassic Park, hence the name of this post. I kept waiting for a Pterodactyl to come swooping down. Fortunately there were none.
Not to be stopped by some challenging weather. I went out this morning with the new waterproof Olympus TG-4. Here are some of the rain day images.
Since it’s raining this morning, I though I would post these shots from last week. What do you get when you mix water droplets, a glass top table and colorful reflections – Fire Water. Because it was raining, I shot all of the images with the Olympus TG-3.
A little over a week ago, I took Bo for our weekly walk. Generally I take my camera & several lenses with me. However, the rain started. I thought I would play it safe and bring my waterproof point-and-shoot, the Olympus TG-1. As I was meandering along, my eyes were catching all the raindrops on the trees and leaves. I thought I would try the built in macro settings. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Long story short, I wasn’t disappointed.
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