I went to town with Emil today before I had to work, so we could go for a little walk before he takes his afternoon nap. Fresh air makes little boys tired All the fruit and nut trees are now starting to bloom, and it’s almost like an orgy of pink. The cherries don’t seem to bloom yet, but it can’t take much longer.

Again run through LR 3 and Color Efex Pro, this time using the Kodak Ultra Color 100 preset.

PAD #33 | "Blossoms & Balconies" | Olympus E-P1 + Lumix 20/1.7 @ f/3.5, 1/320 sec, ISO 200

I notice the 20/1.7 exhibits quite strong colour fringing in such strong contrast situations. Also, the E-P1′s sensor really isn’t up to the task in strong mid-day sunlight, either blowing most highlights or clipping the shadows. (Pulling up the shadows in post will just increase noise.) Also, the display is almost unreadable in such bright light. Thus, lately the E-P1 hasn’t been much fun as I had hoped … back to the M8 next week