Perfect exposure on the wing with the OM1
Shooting birds in flight at high shutter speeds may require high ISOs when there is low light. This is often quoted as a drawback of the Olympus system, because of…
Improved OM1 birds in flight camera settings
This is a description of my approach to the Olympus OM1 (any version) when shooting birds in flight. Unlike my previous post on BIF, this is super technical and only…
Taking better birds in flight photos
I started photographing birds in flight (BIF) in 2017 in Cape Town, having previously concentrated mainly on long exposure sea and river scapes, and street photography. I had heard that…
Taking and processing interesting* seascapes
In March 2024 I returned to our place in Noordhoek, Cape Town for the first time since 2019. Circumstances like Covid and grandchildren had kept us away, and my main…
Getting the best from On1 Photo Raw and Lightroom Classic
On1 Photo Raw is a post processing program that in my opinion exceeds the capabilities of Lightroom Classic in many ways. It’s become my default software for both birds in…
New Lightroom workflow for improved high frame rate bird photography
Lightroom is a wonderful product, and I am wedded to it, but it does not provide a complete environment for post processing of high frame rate bird photography. In this…
Post-processing workflow for birds in flight
Here is a quick run through of my post-processing workflow for birds in flight. It is designed to get the best possible final images of birds, which directly out of…
EM1x and new firmware 2.0 operation for birds in flight
This is a description of my approach to the EM1x and firmware 2.0 operation when shooting birds in flight. It’s not designed to be a fully comprehensive guide, but it…