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Blue - With Cormorants
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11-JUL-2017 Michael Kilpatrick

2nd Place
Blue - With Cormorants

Olympus E-M1MarkII,Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4 IS Pro
1/800s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Michael Kilpatrick13-Jul-2017 06:41
Traveller, I have been using the micro four thirds system since 2012, but I have gradually acquired better gear and sold off the older items.
I now have the EM1 Mk 2, 300 mm f4 prime, 40 - 150 f2.8 zoom, 12-40 f2.8 zoom and a cheap Samyang 8 mm fisheye that is manual focus (which doesn't matter with such a short focal length). I also have a 1.4x converter that fits the 300mm and the 40-150.

It's a small sensor system with a 2x crop factor, so the 300 f4 has the reach and brightness of a 600 f4 on full frame. It also has spectacularly effective stabilisation.
These are all pretty expensive items (except the fisheye), but I can carry a lot of photographic firepower in a relatively small and light package. The lenses are all very sharp and weather proof.
Regards
Michael
Canon Image Challenge13-Jul-2017 00:26
Hah ! I am not the only one that has a corner that I wander into on occasion. Though I always talk to myself.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge12-Jul-2017 20:51
No, it was just me wandering off in a corner speaking to myself...lol

But as a think about it and focus on the issue at hand...is the Olympus new to you?

Do you have a large kit, many cameras?

Best Wishes, Traveller
Michael Kilpatrick12-Jul-2017 08:52
Thanks Paul.
Traveller, I wasn't sure if your comment was meant for me, or part of some other dialogue with Ken.
Regards
Michael
Canon Image Challenge12-Jul-2017 00:06
That's not KEN, that's Michael! Good to see your name back in the challenge. Great capture of a great subject. Paul
Canon Image Challenge11-Jul-2017 12:35
I need a long lens....certainly before I head up to Yellowstone in August....Ken, I love what you do with your cameras...(you certainly seem to have a nice and wide ranging collection).

Traveller