I have been shooting in RAW on my phone for a long time, and I feel those photos are good enough after being developed by Lightroom or Instagram. However, my trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway made me imagine how much more detail and freedom in development there could be if those photos were taken with a camera.
Path. Samsung Galaxy S23, Rear Wide Camera F1.8 at 5.4mm, f/1.8 at 1/125 at 80. Lightroom.Path 2. Samsung Galaxy S23, Rear Wide Camera F1.8 at 5.4mm, f/1.8 at 1/125 at 80. Lightroom.Blue Ridge Parkway. Samsung Galaxy S23, Rear Wide Camera F1.8 at 5.4mm, f/1.8 at 1/8000 at 50. Lightroom.Fog and U.S. Flag. Samsung Galaxy S23, Rear Wide Camera F1.8 at 5.4mm, f/1.8 at 1/1000 at 80. Lightroom.
The trigger was pulled by my trip to Blue Ridge Parkway. After sitting on the fence for more than 3 years, I finally bought my first camera – a used Olympus E-M1 Mark II and 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro lens. Originally, I wanted to pick up a Canon R50 ($750 w/ kit lens) or R10 ($1100 w/ kit lens), but the price tag of my used E-M1 Mark II ($300!) was just too good to pass up.
So, I started to shooting with camera, and develop with Darktable.
Union Point Park. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 12mm, f/10.0 at 1/400 at ISO 200, Darktable.Saxapahaw Lake. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 12mm, f/5.6 at 1/1000 at ISO 200, Darktable.Travel Through Jordan Lake. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 12mm, f/5.6 at 1/30 at ISO 6400, Darktable.Jordan Lake. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 12mm, f/5.6 at 1.3″ at ISO 6400, Darktable.Bike 2. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 25mm, f/2.8 at 1/2500 at ISO 200, Darktable.Bike 1. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 12mm, f/5.6 at 1/100 at ISO 200, Darktable.Thanksgiving. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 12mm, f/4.5 at 1/800 at ISO 200, Darktable.Signal of Life. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 12mm, f/5.6 at 1/250 at ISO 200, Darktable.That Squirrel Sounds Like a Cat! Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 12mm, f/5.6 at 1/80 at ISO 200, Darktable.Passing by Another Boring Photo of Old Well. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 17mm, f/5.6 at 1/200 at ISO 200, Darktable.Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro at 12mm, f/5.6 at 1/60 at ISO 320/400, Darktable (develop), Image Magick (gif).
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