Puzzled by an Old Camera

Puzzled by an Old Camera

This guy is using a very old Fuji FinePix S3 camera and he seems puzzled. He looked through the viewfinder, he looked around, looked at the camera and the viewfinder.

He seemed puzzled… He went back and forth at least a dozen times.

Buddha, The Pug

Buddha, The Pug

Normally for almost all of my dog and cat photography, I’m either kneeling or laying down on my belly to be at the same level as the cat or the dog.

Buddha is a “shortie” and he knows that. Unlike almost all the other small dogs, he climbs and finds his way around to be either at eye level or above the people. That’s one of the ways of showing his dominance.

Happily Going: Vancouver, BC

Happily Going: Vancouver, BC

This dog is so happy to be going wherever he is going. I don’t know where this dog is going, but he is happy. This dog looks like a happy dog.

Often, my dog is a happy dog. How do I know when my dog is happy?

OM-1 MkII: The Diopter Adjustments

The viewfinder contains a lot of “stuff.” It’s at the top of the camera and houses the flash, the hot shoe for the external flash and inside, it contains the display, which according to OM Systems, gives a vertical/horizontal coverage of approximately 100% (page 2 of the official OM Systems spec sheet). It also includes the electronic viewfinder with it’s 5.7 million dots.

Maddie on Things

Maddie on Things

This is Maddie. Maddie is a Coon. She is the ‘famous’ Maddie the Coon. The photograph was made by Theron Humphrey and his websites are https://maddieonthings.com and https://www.thiswildidea.com/maddie. Theron Humphrey is a photographer and he used to post photographs of Maddie on a daily basis. This photograph is at: https://maddieonthings.com/post/76343456306/this-is-what-happens-when-maddie-goes-grocery shopping.

This photo is amazing! It’s not just Maddie the Coon that is amazing but let’s examine the situation.

Photographing Black Dogs

Photographing Black Dogs

Photographing black dogs can be a real challenge, and here’s why:

  • The Camera’s Color Conundrum: Cameras are designed to see everything in terms of middle gray, which means they’ll change a black dog to a gray dog. With snow we have the same issue; the cameras want to turn bright, white snow into a dull gray.

OM-1 MkII: BCX-1 Battery Charger

When bought brand new, the OM-1 MKII comes with a single battery, the BLX-1. It also comes with the F-7AC USB-AC adapter and a USB-C (USB 3.2) power cable, the CB-USB13.

The OM-1 MKII does NOT come with a battery charger like in the good old days of 2020 or 2021.

Koda Giving Me the Eye, Iqaluit, NU

Koda Giving Me the Eye, Iqaluit, NU

Koda is a Husky and German Shepherd mix. He has the eyes and the build of the Husky but the fur, ears and face belong to a German Shepherd. It must be cold for him in the fall, winter and spring. Does he have a double coat of fur to protect him? I hope so but I don’t know. I didn’t try to pet him. Never approach dogs in the arctic without the owner being present and guiding the dog. It would be too dangerous…

Take a look at his blue piercing eyes. This is not a relaxed dog, but it’s a dog paying attention and ready to become “on guard” if needed.

Micro 4/3rd Print Sizes

People always say the micro four-thirds cameras do not have enough resolution to print photos at “reasonable” sizes. In the good old days, the standard size was 8x10, and a large print was 11x14, while the 11x17 was considered very large.