More Death Valley Dunes - E330 Style

Hey Everyone,

These following shots were all taken with the Oly E-330. I was very pleased with the shots. What is interesting is just how punchy and saturated the colors are - something I like. The dune shots were mostly taken in .jpg and there were just level adjustments done in PS. I find the WB of the camera to be quite good in outdoor situations, though not exactly matching the raw presents (as to be expected).

A few more shots from the Dunes with the E-330. You may notice that the 2nd two are very similar. I like the shadows better in the second one...nice and long. However, some may not like them as much. I also prefer the detail in the foreground in the second photo (of three).

James

Nice James. I will be watching your results from this trip. In particular as I shoot both Canon and Oly. I have thee E-330 in my Oly collection just having purchased about 10 days ago.

Hey Terry,

Thank you very much. The trip was a blast for several reasons. The group experience cannot be beat. If you have never been on a trip like this with a group of competent people, it is definitely worth the experience. I learned A LOT in 5 days...even though there was very little in any terms of didactics.

From a camera use experience...Olympus is the first company to loan us a camera and lenses for review. While I admit that I was really hoping for the eventual E-1 replacement, I have been quite pleased with the camera. As an 'all around camera,' I think it does the job quite well.

While it is not designed to be in the same body class of cameras as the D200, 20/30d, or E-1, it is an excellent tool in the right hands. I look forward to writing the report after I finish doing some last testing.

I hope that the photos I am providing are good testaments to the camera's ability in every day usage.

James

Very cool shots!

Jim, I have a question. Did you find that you were tracking over dunes that you later looked and as potential subjects? I mean, was it hard to get to sertatin locations without messing up the sand first? I guess you could make it part of your composition, but did you really have to be smart about your approach? I know when I'm shooting snow scapes, it's a must to pay attention and approach the subject very carefully so as not to track up your forground.

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Very cool shots!

Did you find that you were tracking over dunes that you later looked and as potential subjects? I mean, was it hard to get to sertatin locations without messing up the sand first? I guess you could make it part of your composition, but did you really have to be smart about your approach?

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Hey Tony,

Absolutely. If you trampled over your dunes you want to photograph, well. You know which creek you are up. I think that every time we wanted to go out, we tried as best as possible to find a comfortable spot and work it.

My best photos came out on the second outting to the Dunes. By this time, I actually had an idea of what I was looking for and where I was going to shoot from. The first morning we were out, a person crossed in front of us - a group of photographers - and marched directly into the dunes that we were all obviously shooting in the direction of. That did not happen on the second outting.

I think the trick was to be out very early and to know exactly where we wanted to go. Also, very few people were out there at 5 AM...most came after sunrise had already hit. The lack of competitors for space also made things easier to photograph.

James