LUND, SWEDEN. (April 2009). Spring magnolia. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 Macro lens (180mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, manual focus, manual exposure, spot metering, 1/1600s f2.5, ISO 100, 2828 x 2121 pixels (after crop), RAW.

HJÄRUP, SWEDEN. (January 2009). Follow your star. Picture available for sale as prints and stock. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm lens at 14mm (28mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/80s f6.3, ISO 100, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (October 2009). Five pencils, as seen through the elements of the OM Zuiko 50mm f3.5 Macro, my latest lens acquisition. I didn't really need another macro lens but for only US$28, I just couldn't pass the deal up. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko MC Auto-Macro 50mm f3.5 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, manual focus and exposure via LiveView, spot metering, 1/3s f5.6, 3599 x 2658 pixels (after crop), RAW.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (October 2009). And now for something a little different. Wanting to experiment a bit with film photography, I decided to splurge on a Olympus Trip 35 refurbished by the Trip Man. The retro rangefinder-type cam is much different than shooting with dSLR, but it definitely isn't any less fun. Original photo properties: Olympus Trip 35 solar-powered camera with fixed D.Zuiko 40mm f2.8 lens, FujiColor Superia X-TRA400 film (converted to black-and-white in post-processing), negative scanned to JPEG by processing lab.