Brian - don't attribute those nice landscapes to equipment alone. You've
got (1) the photographer's eye, you probably need to work on (2) a BIG part
of it: post-processing, and then (3) you need to get the purchaser's
mindset and offer the right stuff. Only then will your equipment
limitations need to be addressed.
Keep at it,
Jez
On 11 October 2014 14:16, <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mike wrote
>
> Pup and I climbed Yellow Aster Butte yesterday to catch some fall color.
> stats: 13km., 1M gain. (M=Munro)
>
> <http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/YAB/YAB_0070-75a.jpg>
> ..................
> Well, that settles it. E-M5.
> Fine detail isn't everything for all purposes in
> photography, but is more important for landscape work
> than some other purposes.
> The next photographic project I have in mind is a book on
> Central Otago Landscapes. In this I'm also encouraged
> by the latest book put out by Andris Apse (published by
> Penguin, of all companies) which I bought pre-publishing
> date and which arrived here on my birthday !!
> Spirit of the South
> http://www.andrisapse.com/books.htm
>
> I've started saving for what I think will do very well for that
> project. (snip from Photo and Video Price List)
> Olympus OM-D EM-1 + 12-40mm f2.8 $2790.00
> Olympus OM-D EM-1 body only $1825.00
> Olympus OM-D EM-1+ 12-50mm kit $2225.00
>
> Wonderful young landscape there and I also wondered
> what caught the attention of Pup? Another walker -
> another wild mammal?
> Hugin did a great job there; I haven't managed to get it to
> work for me yet on either of two computers - one (not
> mine) running Windows 7, the other XP.
>
> After all these years I think I have figured out what are the
> essential elements of good landscape photography
> (which are different from what are required for individual
> print sales at the present time, in my opinion), and I think I
> am up to the challenge.
> The main obstacles I will face are health/physical and
> mental fitness, funding, and making sure I find the time
> and opportunity over 12 - 24 months.
> I don't think the E-3 and the glass I have are quite up to
> the kind of standard that Andris attains most of the time.
>
> Possibly the OM-D EM-1+ 12-50mm are up to the
> challenge - comments welcome.
> I've been astounded by the sharpness of some of his
> Mooseness's EM-1 shots that I saw quite some time ago.
>
> Brian
>
>
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