My Photographic Journey

"Being in the right place at the right time is actually all about being in the right state of mind."

For me, Landscape Photography is about being immersed within the natural environment during times of unique lighting, and recognizing when these conditions are likely to occur.  I try to create these opportunities by planning outdoor adventures as often as I can. Most of these photos were captured during cycling or backpacking trips, and a few while skiing, kayaking, or sailing.

Some images are scanned 35 mm slides, back when I used an Olympus OM-4 with a variety of Zuiko prime lenses (28, 50, 100, 200 mm, with a 2X extender). I also shot with a Zuiko 35-70 manual zoom, and most of the 35 mm transparencies were exposed with Fujichrome Velvia, ISO 50. I used a Nikon Super Coolscan LS-5000 ED to scan the slides.

In the 2000's, I moved to an Olympus Four Thirds digital camera and zoom.  While it was a decent step into the digital world, I never invested in a wider set of lenses and instead moved to full frame mirrorless a decade later.

Now, while I still occasionally use my old Olympus manual focus lenses adapted to a Sony A7Rii mirrorless body, my standard lens kit is a Sigma 20-200 mm, F3.5-6.3 zoom, and a fixed Viltrox 14 mm, F4.  The extra size and weight of fast zooms is almost never justified for my human-powered excursions, and I almost always bring along a lightweight travel tripod for longer exposures.  If necessary, it's easy to adapt the Zuiko 50 mm, F1.4 lens for low light handheld, but for landscape work, I rarely even bring it.