Adobe Lightroom Lens blur beta tool

The new lens blur (beta) tool is awesome.

Here it is in action.

Tweaked settings and mask

So it's not masking well on butterfly and does strange things to finer details such as legs and antenna. I wonder why it does not use masks I have created.

New home page live

I created a new home page to link all my sites and feeds. www.johngreen.ca

I used Adobe Portfolio for the page and hosting. It has some limitations for customization, but it's quick and easy.

Best!

OM-1 grip. Beautiful!

The grip for my OM-1 arrived today. It fits beautifully and imho better than the grip for OMD MK iii.

It's expensive but sweet.

Better balance with a longer lens is had and one extra ontap battery is useful.

It has the a complement of buttons that can be programmed. 

Thanks Burlington Camera!

A couple of new sites for wildlife photography

 I found a great Canadian photographer on YouTube. He is Simon D'entremont.

His videos are noteworthy to nature, astrophotography, and landscape photographers.

Website: https://www.simondentremont.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH6acC9jnug-mI4vdGvuDbA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sdentrem

Another site of note is the Journal of Wildlife Photography. Simon has a very worthy course on this site.

Journal of Wildlife Photography – Premier Wildlife Photography Magazine & Training Platform

Cheers!

OM System RM-WR1 remote

Here is the remote for the OM-1. It's Bluetooth and a quick and easy configuration. I could do it lol.

There is also a cable connection if needed.

The cable is of high quality. I've noticed that the wired remote also works with the Canon R series cameras. It does not have to be turned on to use via cable. The unit did not work with a Bluetooth connection to the R7.

The custom remote allows me to reconfigure the record button on the camera to another item such as focus stacking.

Pricey but pleased!

A great monopod. Benro Subradupra MSDPL46C

Best monopod ever. It can support a big white lens. Has a built in sturdy head. 

There is also a quick adjustment section for those final height settings. Carbon fiber of course. Twist locks in regular leg sections. 

I've been using this piece of kit for a while now without any issues. It really performs well in all situations.

It will also take a small set of legs I got from eBay (also pictured.)

What's not to like?

The end.

Rode videomic mic shock support repair

The rubber shock mounts on my old Rode microphone were deteriorated. 

I found some silicon o-rings in a kit on Amazon to replace the custom Rode ones.

They work great and are silicone to last longer.