Gintaras B.

Dunno if anyone mentioned: Pix500

When photography is a hobby, you - are the One who should enjoy doing for yourself and doing the way you like it. If someone else - 1-2 or more people do like your photo - it's a plus...Just ...

Usually I go out for plane spotting, but yesterday I did some ship spotting with E-M1 & 75-300 And view of Manhattan from Staten Island:

Placed 10^th in the challenge. From A320 Frontier flight JFK to MIA @ about 10,000 feet

So, I could drive to JFK to take some aircraft deicing action shots:

When people complain about gear they have, having technical discussions, I try to learn with gear I have and learn how to better edit. Not always happy next day I see my edited photos - some look ...

Doesn't mean that Olympus Rep does know anything - depends is he Japanese or an american working at Olympus USA - some do, some don't. 75-300 is super sharp and very nice lense. Nothing to ...

Best camera is that have "Instant Masterpiece" button. Are you Eager to Learn and Continue Photography - that can be done with most cameras available. "best looking camera!", "newer sensor and some ...

I like to play in Adobe CS2 with Highlight/Shadow sliders.

Jeez, who would want to use camera with default settings(firmware upgrade made to default)? And customize E-M1 it's not 10min. job. I spent today a couple or more hours for that.

In backyard, with E-M1 & 75-300mm. At PhotoPlus Expo I got firmware upgraded and all settings went back to default. Spent today couple hours customizing and after tried some shot of Mockingbird:

Friday I went to PhotoPlus Expo 2018 at J.Javitz's. Visited Olympus booth where I got my E-M1 cleaned and changed front dial. Won a prize (Olympus golf cap) at Olympus booth contest. Talked to ...

It's Downgrade, not upgrade from E-M5 to E-M10

ZD 75-300 mm lense is Super Sharp. I do mostly planespotting and recently I don't even do sharpening in PS, just some in Neat Image.

Is it "over edited"? kinda sky/clouds "kills" an aircraft?

My ideal conditions - in sunlit early morning and before sunset - when especially grey/metallic grey bodies of aircraft looks so beuatiful:

I do use highlight/shadow on both cases, just on on sunny light to reduce contrast creates halos....Its easier to brighten up plane - an object in overcast conditions....

2 pictures - one shot in sunlight, another in overcast? Who prefers what? Your opinions? Sunlight: Overcast:

E-M1 + 75-300mm

In golden light of sunset...about 5:30pm, a few days ago...