OM-1

Red Kite turning

Red Kite soaring in blue sky with wings open. Lovely sharp image captured with the OM-1, 100-400mm using pro-capture mode and bird tracking.

Spring Stars

Photo captured overnight 29th/30th March 2022 in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. This 6 hour star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the brand new OM System flagship camera OM-1 with the 7-14mm pro lens. This shot is a 6 hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and shows 6 hours of Earth's rotation. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- Olympus OM-1 Lens: Olympus 7-14mm pro Camera mount (attached to fence) Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F2.8, 6hrs, ISO 320 I mounted the camera on my fence and set up the composition using the 7-14mm pro lens framing the horse chestnut tree (now in flower). For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on tripod. To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the OM-1 in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for 6 hours. To add a bit of foreground interest I composed around the winter bare Horse Chestnut (Conker) tree and lit with artificial light. I have produced a video on how this photo was captured - https://www.markhumpage.com/Videos/OM1-Videos/i-GHndkmF/A The image quality from the new camera is stunning. Don't forget if you are interested in buying one use this link - https://rb.gy/zpwbny which includes one of my free workshops!

Red Kite side on

Red Kite soaring in blue sky with wings down and open. Lovely sharp image captured with the OM-1, 100-400mm using pro-capture mode and bird tracking.

Red kite

Red Kite soaring in blue sky with wings open. Lovely sharp image captured with the OM-1, 100-400mm using pro-capture mode and bird tracking.

Greenfinch

Greenfinch standing on bush in sun. Such lovely green colours on these finches!

Goldfinch

Goldfinch standing on bush in sun. Such lovely colours on these finches!

Red Kite

Red Kite soaring in a blue sky wings wide open. OM-1, 100-400mm pro-capture

Red Kite watching

Red Kite soaring in a blue sky wings wide open watching me! OM-1, 100-400mm pro-capture

Whiteout

Captured at home on 31st March 2022. Late winter blast!

Space Station Highway

International Space Station (ISS) captured flying over the M1 in East Midlands on 23rd March 2022. 1946hrs flyby. This was the first pass of the evening, and a real bright one. Used passing traffic on the M1 motorway to compose the long exposure (looking due south). Exposure was tricky - achieving brightness of the ISS flyby alongside bright car headlight trails. Full overhead wide angle capture starting in the west and flying directly overhead entering Earth's shadow. Spectacular capture. OM-1, 8mm fisheye Live composite mode 15s x dozen or so frames. F4.5, ISO 320

Blue Tit

Blue tit standing on bush. Captured at home 23rd March 2022 OM-1, 100-400mm

Ghost Horse ISS

International Space Station (ISS) captured at home on 22nd March 2022. 2034hrs flyby. This was the second pass of the evening, starting in the west and flying directly overhead entering Earth's shadow quite early. Our horse entered the frame giving a horse ghostly effect :-) Oly Em1 iii, 8mm fisheye Live composite mide 15s x dozen or so frames. F3.5, ISO 500

North Star spin

Photo captured overnight 20th/21st March 2022 from my home in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. This star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the Olympus OM-1 camera & 12-40mm pro II lens. This shot is a 9hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and is shows 9 hours of Earth's rotation as shown through the stars, spinning around the North Pole star 'Polaris'. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- OM-1 Lens: Olympus 12-40mm pro II (12mm fl) Tripod Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F2.8 , 10hrs (1No 3hr + 1 No 6hr shots) ISO 250 I mounted the camera on a fence mount and set up the composition using the fab 12-40 pro II lens framing the North Star Polaris. For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on mount. To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the Olympus in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for a period of 3 hours. I then repeated immediately for a second period of 6 hours. The only post processing required was to stack the 2 No Live Composites (generated n the camera). The resulting image reveals 9hrs of Earth spinning around the North Star.

Daffodils

Daffodils in partial colour, captured on 20th March 2022. OM-1, 100-400mm Partial colour art filter.

Spring lambs

Spring lambs lying in grass field. Captured on 20th March 2022. OM-1, 100-400mm

10hr Star Trail

Photo captured overnight 19th/20th March 2022 from my home in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. Full Worm Moon (97%). This star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the Olympus OM-1 camera & 12-40mm pro II lens. This shot is a massive 10hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and is shows 10 hours of Earth's rotation as shown through the stars, spinning around the North Pole star 'Polaris'. 10hrs was the absolute maximum I could capture between sunset and sunrise the following morning. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- OM-1 Lens: Olympus 12-40mm pro II (12mm fl) Tripod Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F2.8 , 10hrs (1No 4hr + 1 No 6hr shots) ISO 320 I mounted the camera on a fence mount and set up the composition using the fab 12-40 pro II lens framing the horse chestnut tree. For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on mount. To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the Olympus in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for a period of 4 hours. I then repeated immediately for a second period of 6 hours. The only post processing required was to stack the 2 No Live Composites (generated n the camera). The resulting image reveals 10hrs of Earth spinning above a bare conker (horse chestnut) tree.

Full Worm Moon

Full 'Worm' Moon 99.7% captured on 17th March 2022 with the new OM System OM-1. using the 100-400 with the MC-20 (x2 TC). OM-1, 100-400mm, MC-20 TC Star Adventurer Tracker f13, 1/400, ISO 320

Moonlit stars

Photo captured overnight 14th/15th March 2022 from my home in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. This 9hr star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the brand new OM System flagship camera OM-1 with the new 12-40mm pro II lens. This shot is a 9 hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and shows 9 hours of Earth's rotation. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- Olympus OM-1 Lens: Olympus 12-40mm pro II (12mm focal length) Tripod Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F2.8, 9hrs (3hrs + 6hrs) ISO 320 I mounted the camera on a tripod and set up the composition using the 12-40mm pro II lens framing the horse chestnut tree. For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on tripod. To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD). The star trail was captured by using the OM-1 in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for two periods, firstly 3 hrs and then 6 hours. To add a bit of foreground interest I composed around the winter bare Horse Chestnut (Conker) tree and lit with artificial light.. The image quality from the new camera is stunning. Don't forget if you are interested in buying one use this link - https://rb.gy/zpwbny which includes one of my free workshops!

Waxing Moon 88%

Waxing Gibbous Moon 88% captured on 14th March 2022 with the new OM System OM-1. using the 100-400 with the MC-20 (x2 TC). OM-1, 100-400mm, MC-20 TC Star Adventurer Tracker f13, 1/250, ISO 320

Waxing Moon 63%

Waxing Gibbous Moon 63% captured on 11th March 2022 with the new OM System OM-1. First time using the 100-400 with the MC-20 (x2 TC). Im impressed :-) OM-1, 100-400mm, MC-20 TC Star Adventurer Tracker f13, 1/200, ISO 500 Order your OM-1 from this link for a free workshop with me on this camera :-) https://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=269587&a=3254460

Jackdaw in low light

Captured in back garden on cloudy overcast day. Testing capability of the OM-1 & 100-400mm. OM-1, 100-400mm f6.3, 1/400, ISO 1000

Cresent 45%

Waxing crescent 45% captured on 9th March 2022. Om-1, 100-400mm Star Adventurer Tracker 1/400s, F6.3, ISO 320

Tree at night

Captured on 9th March 2022 at home with the new new OM-1 camera & 12-40mm pro II lens. Cloudy but testing night sky capability. Om-1, 12-40mm pro II 25.5s, F2.8, ISO 500 Live Time