First Light, OM-D E-M5 Mk2
This is the first photo taken in anger on my brand new Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mk2 .
Thank heaven that this body is waterproof! Read on for a strange tale.
I ordered the new body not long ago, and was assured that it would arrive after Xmas, so I was surprised when it arrived last night. I hastily organised a trip to somewhere I had never been before to give it a "run". So, as the day (morning) was supposed to be the first and only fine one for ages, I drove an hour or so to West Wittering Beach. When I arrived, the Sun was shining through some light cloud but it was blowing a GALE and the tide was way up too. Undeterred, I walked up to the beach to the spot you see here and fired off my first shots towards the Sun ( a habit I have, in an attempt to great dramatic images). So the photo you see here is the FIRST proper shot from the new camera!
I turned around to take some shots along the beach in the other direction, when a massive "rouge wave" hit the wood you see in this shot and completely swamped me . The spray was driven by the gale and went right over me, head and all!!!
The brand new camera with which I had taken only one shot, was soaked along with me, and my bag and my tripod.
Soooo.. Thank the +Olympus gods that the OM-D E-M5 Mk2 is weatherproof and I had one of the Olympus weatherproof lenses on it (whew!!) My Lowerpro sling bag is weatherproof (enough) and thank god I had zipped it up, as it took the "full hit" of the water. I had my tripod still folded up under my arm ( it was too windy to use it safely at that stage anyway) and the force of the water was such that seawater went right up into the telescopic legs!
Needles to say it was time to head away from the beach to give everything a wipe off!
So this is not my best photo, but it is amazing in more ways than one! I learned two things:
1) The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mk2 is waterproof ( I took a LOT more photos after I regained my composure.
2) I am NOT waterproof, and I spent an uncomfortable time wearing wet clothes in a cold, strong wind! :)
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Barry the dog Walker
Another shot from the first day with my WONDERFUL Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mk2 from West Wittering beach (after my drenching!). I was there early, and there was at least a Million people there, walking dogs (It was the first fine morning for weeks!). I was trying to take photos, and they would literally walk right in front of the tripod and not even acknowledge that I as there at all! At least the dogs came up to me to "ask" what I was doing. It seems that every inconsiderate dog-walker in the whole of Merrie Olde England was gathering there for a conference :)
So this is the beach at East Head Spit, with Barry the dogwalker in shot! #FFSBarry #FFSB
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Winter Waves in the Wind at West Wittering
The Sun was shining, the wind was bloooowing, the dog-walkers were walking and I was wet, so here is a photo of some sticks & same waves though my new Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mk2 at West Wittering in West Sussex. ; )
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DOF Test
Looking at how a shallow depth of field (DOF) looks from my new OM-D E-M5Mk2 at West Wittering Beach. This is 150mm at f5.6 1/250 sec though the 40-150 old "kit" lens.
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Enjoying the Sun & Win
Another shot from West Wittering Beach. I will post some more from the new camera soon ( Heading to London in the morning for the day!)
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