ZD 50-200 SWD

Crimson Columbine

Crimson Columbine - Aquilegia formosa.

Olympus E-3 with 50-200 SWD lens. 200mm at F4.

Crimson Columbine

K Norton Mon, 07/12/2021 - 22:36
Queen of the Skies

Queen of the Skies! An Atlas 747 cargo flight arriving Anchorage at dusk. Olympus E-3 with 50-200 SWD lens.

Queen of the Skies

K Norton Sun, 05/16/2021 - 14:52

Alien Moonrise over Twin Peaks

Submitted by K Norton on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 16:18

Alien Moonrise over Twin Peaks - Goat Mountain. Chugach Mountains, Alaska. Photo taken from the Knik River Access along the Glenn Highway. Panasonic DMC-GX85 with Olympus DZ 50-200 SWD lens. This is not a composite image, but was just done with (heavy handed, and very excessive) editing in Adobe Lightroom.

When photographing the scene, I used -2 stops exposure compensation to keep the moon from clipping too much, and then was able to edit to taste (tasteless?) in Lightroom.

Alien Moonrise

Alaska Golden Hour - Turnagain Arm

Turnagain Arm Golden Hour. Beluga Point, near Anchorage, Alaska. "Golden Hour" at this time of year is also midday as this photo was taken around 1 PM. Olympus E-3 with 50-200 SWD lens. ISO 100, 104mm, f6.3, 1/800. Converted in Adobe Lightroom.

Golden Hour

K Norton Tue, 01/05/2021 - 20:52
Rising Above the Shadows

Rising above the Shadows. Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Olympus E-3 with 50-200 SWD lens.

Rising Above the Shadows

K Norton Mon, 01/04/2021 - 00:44

Setting Sun and Falling Snow

Submitted by K Norton on Tue, 10/13/2020 - 13:18

Setting Sun and Falling Snow. Chugach Mountains. Eagle River, Alaska. Olympus E-1 with 50-200 SWD Lens. "They say" the E-1 just isn't very good. ISO 100, F5.6, 1/60, 200mm, monopod. Processed in Adobe Lightroom. Keen observers will note that this is like the previous picture, but was taken the following evening. These two pictures also illustrate a little bit how the E-1 renders tonalities and highlights as compared to CMOS-based cameras.

Setting Sun and Falling Snow