Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly and Dandelions. Spring has arrived in Alaska! I suppose I should mow pretty soon, but wanted to make sure the bees and butterflies had something to work with first. Photo taken with the Panasonic DMC-GX85 with OM Zuiko 300/4.5 (Silvernosed) and OMZ 1.4x Teleconverter. Handheld. No extension tubes were used, but this was right near the minimum focus distance. Additional cropping and rotation done in Lightroom.

Six Engines and a Twin Tail. The world's largest cargo plane. The Antonov AN-225 Mriya landing Runway 15 at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport (PANC), May 31, 2020. Photographed with the Sony A7 II and Olympus OM Zuiko 21/3.5 lens.

Antonov An-225 Mriya taxiing for takeoff at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport (PANC), departing to Toronto. This is at 11:30 PM. Photographed with the Sony A7 II and Olympus OM Zuiko 300/4.5 lens. Additional cropping performed to correct photographer's framing error. ISO 160, F8, 1/60.

Converting fuel into smoke and sound

The leaves emerged only a few days ago, but the intensity is incredible. Photo taken with the Sony A7 II and SEL2870 (Sony 28-70mm) lens.

FedEx Express 777F N879FD departing Runway 33, Anchorage's Ted Steven's International Airport (PANC). Panasonic DMC-GX85 with Lumix G Vario 45-150 Lens.

One of my other interests is cooking. Several months ago one of my daughters taught me how to make Sushi. This was tonight's attempt. Photographed with the Sony A7 II, with SEL2470 lens.

Knik River and Matanuska Peak. Sony A7 II with 28-70 lens. Processed in Lightroom. Colors tweaked in the Calibration panel to closely match the output of the Olympus E-400.

One of the questions about the OM Zuiko series of lenses is whether or not the more common and affordable 50mm F3.5 Macro lens is sharp. I'm of the opinion that this lens is actually one of the sharpest lenses of any form in the OM Zuiko line. This picture illustrates the sharpness and the contrast this lens is known for. It was taken with the Olympus E-1 5MP crop-sensor camera, so it's just the middle portion (100mm equivalent focal length) of the image area. The image was converted and processed in Adobe Lightroom.

An Alaska Sunset (from June, 2019). Canon 6D with OM Zuiko 21/3.5 lens. OK, it wasn't really sunset for another hour or more, as this was taken at only 10:26 PM. South Fork, Eagle River. The lowering sun was just sneaking behind the mountains. ISO 100, F16, 1/4000.