Hi Steve,
Thanks for your amazing website with lots of inspiration and user reviews. I really like it, because it makes me feel like I’m one of you guys. Your website tells that everyone has their own preferences and there is no good camera but only useful camera’s. And that’s why I like to read all the stories of the person who are behind the camera’s. It’s the people who take to shot that makes the photo.
Me myself struggled a lot with a Nikon DSLR, until I met the CSC. What I disliked about my Nikon was mostly about Front- & backfocus, weight and indirect measurements. Then I met someone who worked for Panasonic and told me about the CSC. After a lot of readings, user experiences and information gathering I decided to buy an E-M5 Olympus. I used it as back-up for my Nikon, but I noticed I used the Olympus a lot more.
So I bought an E-M1 and sold all of my Nikon gear and I am really glad i did it! It works for me in a great way, because it makes photography fun again. I bought some great glass (75mm f/1.8) and I absolutely love it! It’s probably my most used lens next to my 17mm f/1.8. I like the form and weight of the camera, the live-view in the viewfinder, the 5-axis stabilizer and so on!
Whats not to dislike about it?
So about the photo of the fox I send for the ‘Quick Shot’. It’s ment as a tribute to one of my biggest inspirations in the world of photography: Laurent Baheux. I really like his work and I think everyone should see his work.
If you see his work, maybe you can see how my fox is inspired on his work 🙂 Steve, thanks again for your great work, and please keep it up as long as you can! I love it!
Regards,
Jannes
Stunning.
Everyone I show the fox picture agrees it’s dead and stuffed in a museum and the.ceiling lights are reflected in the top of the fox glass eyes. Still a nice shot.
The animal was alive when shooting. I have more pictures in different angles 😉
the fox stood on the edge of the shade, wich makes him so bright and the background more dark then it already was. Its a trick i mostly use for portraits to draw the attention to the subject 🙂
Did you use a flash? Wonder how you got such uniform light on fox with totally nlack/dark background. That’s what led me to ask if the fix was dead and stuffed. And the light reflections in the top of both eyes of the fox??
Did you use a flash? Wonder how you got such uniform light on fox with totally nlack/dark background. That’s what led me to ask if the fix was dead and stuffed.
In earlier days I used Nikon, now I use canon, but I cannot say I am really happy with then. In fact it doesn’t matter for me if I am handling a Nikon or Canon. Your article made me thing about camera branding again. Thanks and superb Picture !!!!!
A simply gorgeous shot !
Great image. I hope you have printed it and proudly display it on your wall. I would if I were you.
(Contrary to what a certain, ahem, “photographer” may have posted recently on another website, Micro 4/3 is perfectly printable at large sizes)
I’m thinking about printing it, but i don’t have anough space in my house 😉
Maybe i just have to make the space for it 😉
And it’s prinitable indeed 😉
Last month, me and a member of my local photo club have printed 2 of our shots to evaluate a new printing service – my shot was from my E-M1 and his from his Canon 5dMkII, both printed at 20″ x 27″. None of the other photographer was able to differentiate between the twos.
But the question is
..what was the quality of the prints? If they were not pro quality prints then saying they look the same is not a reflection of the quality of the files rather it is a reflection of the quality of the prints. See ultra prints on ming therin blog for example. And of course 72dpi viewing is not helpful printing as you have done is the key.
Great shot!
thanks!
Was it a stuffed animal at the museum or alive in the wild? I like B&W.
Sold my 75mm 1.8 as I was always backing up
Instead got the 12 – 40mm pro f2.8 and it’s extremely sharp.
I SOLD ALL.MY canon gear about $5,000 on Amazon. Very happy with EM1.
BOB
He was alive,
I also am think about buying the 12-40 as a backup, But i use only primes myself.
I love it when i dont have zoom. It makes me think more about the shot.
The Oly zooms have snap ting for manual focusing. They are also very smooth with zoom and focus. And a number of pros have commented the zooms are very close to 75mm 1.8 in sharpness. What you lose is 1 full stop. The 12-40mm f2.8 pro at 40mm close focus and manual focus gives very nice macro shots. I do have the Pan/Leica 25 mm 1.4 prime and love it.
I very much enjoyed this photograph of the fox, it reminds me when I lived in the outskirts of San Bernardino, Ca, out in the desert, we would have coyotes come up to the back yard fence, and one time I was out hiking and came eye to eye with a large male coyote, about 20 feet away, we just looked at each other and then he trotted into the desert, my camera was in hand, but I just enjoyed the moment we had. I am going to upgrade to the EM-1, with firmware 3.1, looks great, add the EM-5 MK II for back up and the extended photographic capabilities with it, loads of M.Zuiko lenses and “viola”, what fun to be had. I also plan on using my arsenal of 4/3 lenses, I currently have the E-5 four thirds, and tho I could play baseball with it, I am looking to downsize. Thank you for the shot. Beautiful!!
Wow! That is an absolutely fantastic shot. And wonderfully converted to b/w. Like you, I’m a big fan of Oly as well with their EM5. Their only limitations are in the hands of the photographer, and you sir, are not one of them.
Cheers!
Haha,
Thank you very much 🙂
Great image!
thanks 🙂
What a beautiful image of a stunning animal. I love foxes as they are such proud animals and are relatively unafraid of humans (allowing you to get ‘safely’ close).
When I was a young kid I remember my uncle taking me to an abbey in Massachusetts; at dusk the monks would go for a walk through the abbey grounds and it was amazing to see the foxes walking with them. I believe the foxes enjoyed the walk and the daily human contact (no one touched or approached the foxes, they just walked along next to the monks!) as much as the monks did.
Nice work and I will definitely check out Laurent’s work. Your photo brings back wonderful memories.
Best regards,
Bob
Thanks,
that’s a great story and compliment. I’m honored that i brought you back those beautiful moments 🙂
What a fabulously sharp image of the eyes. It almost puts the potential target that is in the focus of the foxs stare into one minds-eye. I like the fade-out towards the rear flank.
I would like to have seen this same image as a back-to back in colour.
Was the camera tripod mounted or simply hand-held ?
thanks,
The camera was handheld, thanks to the IBIS, wich maintained great at the distance.
I chose the Black & White version, because it matched my inspiration, but also the fox itself lended perfect for the b&w conversion. 🙂
Your inspiration matches your style, I like the B&W. The 75 is a gem, super sharp. I just picked up the PL15 1.7 and sold the Oly17. That lens is just as sharp as the 75.
Thanks,
I really like the 75mm! Its a great lens, just like the 17mm i also own.
The 17mm is a great streetlens, where the 75mm is my favorite portrait lens.
Still i’m thinking about getting the 12mm, for a bit more wide 🙂