Nowadays, few people take in a nice view without simultaneously describing it on social networks via tablets or smartphones. Traditional vantage points and places of attraction will no longer be popular unless there is wi-fi or cellular coverage 🙂
Is Hash Sunday for me if I get up early enough 🙂
Some OM-D users discard or misplace the little clip-on flash that came with the camera. Never do that. Ironically, you will need it later when you expand your system with a bigger external flash unit.
To photograph this Hash Brown backlit, I hid a FL-36R flash unit behind. The flash was triggered remotely with the clip-on flash acting as a wireless commander.
The hash brown and scrambled eggs were part of a McDonald’s Big Breakfast meal.
Guess what? Backstage at the Chinese opera is like a typical family outing nowadays. Everyone was busy with their phones and no one was talking or looking at one another. This Taiwanese actor is one of several performers joining the troupe this year. The Hokkien Opera, a fascinating component of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival is underrated and under-appreciated.
Remember what I said about making friends while taking pictures on the street? I met several members of the opera while walking with the parade on the first day. They invited me backstage for an intimate look and an explanation of their roles.
For this portrait in the dim dressing area, I used the Pana-Leica Summilux 25mm f1.4 lens. A Manfrotto ML240 LED Panel was mounted above the OM-D to create the catchlights in the eyes. The fine lens captured some light from the phone screen as well.
