One Camera, Many Subjects: Travel Photography in Fairbanks with the Panasonic Lumix L10
During my recent photography trip to Fairbanks, Alaska, my primary goal was photographing the Northern Lights. I brought several cameras and lenses, including the Panasonic Lumix S9 and L10. While I used the S9 primarily for aurora photography at night,…
Photographing the Puffins at Elliston, Newfoundland With OM System Gear
Photographing Atlantic Puffins at Elliston, Newfoundland gave me a good real-world test of my OM System bird photography setup. There were plenty of puffins to photograph, but the conditions were more challenging than some of the videos I had watched…
Photographing Rocky Mountain National Park: Rush Hour Before Sunrise
What I learned during three days photographing the park in September I left my hotel at 4:40 a.m. with a timed-entry reservation beginning at 5 a.m. and sunrise still two hours away. There was already a stream of cars heading…
Best Things to Photograph in St. John’s and the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland
St. John’s makes a great base for photographing Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula. Within relatively short drives of the city, we photographed colorful streets, working fishing harbours, rugged Atlantic coastline, lighthouses, fishing villages and northern gannets diving for fish. This isn’t meant…
Great Sand Dunes National Park Photography Guide: Locations, Light and Lenses
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve covers approximately 150,000 acres, but only a small portion is easily accessible. Much of it requires backcountry hiking or a high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle. The primary photography locations are concentrated around the entrance road,…
Photographing the Puffins at Elliston, Newfoundland: From St. John’s and Back
Atlantic Puffins were one of the main reasons I wanted to photograph Newfoundland, and Elliston was the location I was most looking forward to visiting. Elliston, on the Bonavista Peninsula, has one of the closest land-based puffin viewing areas in…
Traveling to Washington DC with Only the Panasonic Lumix L10
For most photography trips, deciding which camera gear to take is part of the planning process. Which camera body? Which lenses? Do I need something wider? More reach? What if I encounter something unexpected? For a recent 2½-day photography trip…
Choosing the Right OM System Kit for Every Photography Trip
One of the questions I hear most often from OM System photographers is, “What gear do you take on your trips?” The answer isn’t a simple packing list. Over the past few years, I’ve photographed African safaris, South American wetlands,…
How to Photograph Prairie Dogs: Small Animals with Big Personalities
Prairie dogs may not be the first wildlife species that comes to mind when planning a photography trip through the western United States, but they quickly became one of my favorite animals to photograph. Their curious personalities, constant activity, and…
Panasonic Lumix L10 vs OM System OM-5 II: Which Is the Better Micro Four Thirds Travel Camera?
The Panasonic Lumix L10 and OM System OM-5 II use the same general Micro Four Thirds sensor format, but take very different approaches to travel photography. The L10 is an all-in-one compact with a built-in Leica 24–75mm-equivalent f/1.7–2.8 zoom. The…
