9-12-17
I
picked up an Olympus OMD E-M10 mkii recently. I had not had much time
to try it out. With clouds coming in I decided at the last minute to
head to the north end of the Seattle waterfront for a short walk and to
check out the sunset. I left home at 6:20 pm and reached the parking
lot across from Pier 91 at 6:40 pm. It starts getting dark at about
7:30 pm now. There was a thickening cloud layer to the north and clear
sky to the south and west. It made for some nice color as the sun set.
As usual there were a number of folks walking, biking, and running on
the paved trail. I was not in a great hurry. I was more interested in
photos than mileage. I did not bring a tripod. This camera has 8 way
image stabilization. The darkening sky would provide a good test.
I brought along two lenses. The kit telephoto that has a 35 mm equivalent of 80-300 mm. Lots of magnification but not great in low light. My other lens was the Olympus 12-40 mm 2.8. Much better in low light and a 35 mm equivalent of 24-80. The clouds darkened the sky overhead but it was much lighter to the south and west. I only went about half a mile before turning around. That mile took over an hour. Lots of stops for photos and not much walking. Exactly as planned. Some good views of downtown. At first the grain terminal was in the way but allowed for some interesting framed shots. Farther along the view of downtown buildings was a bit better.
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I brought along two lenses. The kit telephoto that has a 35 mm equivalent of 80-300 mm. Lots of magnification but not great in low light. My other lens was the Olympus 12-40 mm 2.8. Much better in low light and a 35 mm equivalent of 24-80. The clouds darkened the sky overhead but it was much lighter to the south and west. I only went about half a mile before turning around. That mile took over an hour. Lots of stops for photos and not much walking. Exactly as planned. Some good views of downtown. At first the grain terminal was in the way but allowed for some interesting framed shots. Farther along the view of downtown buildings was a bit better.
 Getting Started |
 Colorful Cloud Cover |
 Space Needle |
 Low Sun Shining |
 Container Cranes |
 Waterfront Trail |
 Interesting Clouds |
 Red & Blue Clouds |
 Downtown Buildings |
 Framed Downtown |
 Tug Boat |
 Waterfront Lights |
 Lights On The Water |
 Pier 91 Lights |
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