Category: Photography

Beneath the dogwood, originally uploaded by john m flores. In the few short months of owning the GH2, I’ve become a regular over at Mu-43.com, a discussion forum for Micro Four-Thirds. It’s a really good group of folks – a mix of seasoned pros that have added M43 to their dSLR kit and younger folks…

First time birding, originally uploaded by john m flores. The Panasonic 100-300 is the longest lens I’ve ever owned or used by a good margin, so I thought that I’d try doing what many are considering this lens for – birding. With the GH2 set to AF.C, AF Tracking, and high-speed shooting, I set upon…

Lawn furniture, originally uploaded by john m flores. One of the myths of M43 is that the sensor is so small that you can’t really get out-of-focus areas. In the kingdom of bokeh, medium format is king, followed by full-frame/35mm, APS-C, M43. Truth told, I was skeptical as well when I first got the camera,…

Dogged wood, originally uploaded by john m flores. So last year the dogwood in the front yard didn’t bloom. We were kind of bummed because it’s really pretty when it does, and I’ve used it as a subject to test a number of cameras and lenses – my old Nikon D70 with a 50mm F1.4,…

Still Life, with Laundry, originally uploaded by john m flores. There is lint-free beauty everywhere. You’ve just got to look harder. Posted on Utata.org

Chair. Stair. Rosary., originally uploaded by john m flores. Panasonic GH2 with a Pentax DA70 F2.4 Limited via a Fotodiox adapter. ISO3200. This is a pretty nice performance. No NR applied in post. Similar shots at ISO6400 and ISO12800 show much greater blotchiness in the color and reduced dynamic range/greater contrast. This was shot at…

Spring’s advanced guard, originally uploaded by john m flores. Spring sneaks in on little wings and tiny buds before pressing forth in full-fledged photosynthetic glory.

Broken Angel, originally uploaded by john m flores. Oh broken angel how the years have taken their toll! I’m afraid that you won’t make it another season before to dust you shall return. But don’t be sad. Don’t cry. I shall relieve you of your earthly burdens and prepare you way for the next world,…

Frankenstein, originally uploaded by john m flores. This is what I crammed into my Lowepro Flipside 400 for a video shoot yesterday…

The GH2 goes to work, originally uploaded by john m flores. Enough playing and mucking about with video, time to take the GH2 and get some paying work done. I did a simple shoot the other day at a shoe store. I built their website and now update it with photography as the next season’s…