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Photography on a Hot Summer Night

10/1/2018

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Image copyright Mark Toal. All rights reserved.
It's Monday and "Mirrorless Mark" is back hitting a couple of favorite points about photography and working with LUMIX cameras.

Right out of the blocks I love the fact he shot in black and white, setting the camera to Monochrome D mode. So many of us have our roots in black & white. I love the richness of the tonal range in the image above. Second, comes Mark's point about traveling light. The G9 body only weighs 1.5 pounds, and with the lens Mark chose he was just over two pounds. That's light enough to literally NEVER be without a camera.

The last point I love about Mark's guest post is he shot everything on auto, making a point about the reliability of Panasonic's technology to make sure you never miss a moment. He could have chosen a dozen different ways to capture the image but went with simplicity in a moment of limited time.

Check out more of Mark's images together with his blogs by clicking on the image above. You'll never be disappointed in the content he regularly shares. And check out the LUMIX Ambassador team. This is one of the most diverse groups in photography.
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Click on the G9 body or the 12mm F1.4 LEICA SUMMILUX high-performance wide angle lens for more information.

by Mark Toal

It’s been hot, and smoky from forest fires for weeks in the Northwest. When I can’t sleep because of the heat I’ll get up in the middle of the night and read or watch YouTube. YouTube videos seem to have reduced photography to a battle of sensor size, lens quality, ISO, anything but the image itself!
 
No matter what camera you use there is somebody to tell you you can’t take good photos unless you use something other than what you have. Hardly any of these people show you images they have taken. 
 
The beauty of Micro Four Thirds cameras is the small size that allows you to always have a camera with you. I was reminded of this again when I decided to stop by the Portland waterfront on the way to my son’s house. I was carrying my Lumix G9 with the Leica 12mm lens. I had set the camera to shoot in the Monochrome D mode.

As I walked up to the railing of the walkway over the river a young man rode up on his bike, took off his shirt and pants and jumped into the river. As he climbed the railing I turned on the G9 and took three quick photos with everything on the camera set to auto. 
 
Maybe the image would have better if I had used a larger camera and lens, but I more than likely wouldn’t have been carrying it especially on a 90-degree day. 

​#WhereLumixGoes #LumixG9
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Gemma Robinson link
10/14/2018 11:38:26 pm

Size and convenience of a camera definitely changes the way we take photos. I totally agree with Mark, if he had a larger camera and lens, yes, the photo could have possibly turned out better but due to the inconvenience of the equipment, it’s likely that the photo might not have been taken in the first place.

I believe that mobile phones have definitely changed how we take everyday photos. Yes, you might not be able to take an award-winning image but at least you’re able to capture moments that perhaps otherwise wouldn’t have been captured. With the quick availability of your mobile phone you can capture candid moments that you’re able to cherish forever. Due to the increased improvement of camera quality in phones, it definitely is coming into competition with other cameras that are perhaps not so accessible.

Do you think the convenience and accessibility of mobile phones or small cameras are out weighting the quality of bigger cameras and equipment?

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