BERGEN, NORWAY. (October 2007). Downtown Bergen as seen from atop Mount Fløyen on a cold and crisp October night. Picture available for sale as prints, stock, cards and wall art. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 42mm (84mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, wireless remote control, manual focus and exposure through LiveView, matrix metering, 10s f8, ISO 100, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.

NICE, FRANCE. (February 2008). Life's a beach under the morning, French Riviera sky. Blue-and-white umbrellas line the pebble beach in Nice, France, along the Baie des Anges and Mediterranean Sea. Picture available for sale as prints, stock, cards and wall art. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 25mm (50mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/200s f6.3, ISO 100, 3243 x 2669 pixels (after crop), RAW.

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND. (January 2008). The expansive Flughafen Zürich (Zurich Airport) is an architectural marvel and a nice stop for a layover. Picture available for sale as prints and stock. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 14mm (28mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/40s f3.5, ISO 200, 3584 x 2688 pixels (after crop), RAW.

VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. (February 2008). Street photography with an old, film manual focus lens and the slightly smallish optical viewfinder on an Olympus E-410 is an exercise in patience. Here at dingobear photography, we have much respect for those old-school film photographers who shot in everything in full manual and still got great pictures. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, manual focus and exposure, matrix metering, 1/60s f4, ISO 100, 3566 x 2674 pixels (after crop), RAW.

MONACO-VILLE, MONACO. (February 2008). More bokeh, brought to you by the OM Zuiko 50mm f1.8 and Olympus E-410. A yellow-striped cardinalfish (Apogon cyanosoma) happily swims the azure underwater world at Monaco's terrific Musée Océanographique et Aquarium. Picture available for sale as prints and stock. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, manual focus and exposure, matrix metering, 1/80s f2.8, ISO 400, 2189 x 1642 pixels (after crop), RAW.

VENTIMIGLIA, ITALY. (February 2008). You asked for more OM Zuiko 50mm f1.8 pictures, so we're doing our best to oblige. The editor sent me all the way to Italy to get this shot; the unbelievable food was just a bonus. Picture available for sale as prints and stock. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, manual focus and exposure, matrix metering, 1/200s f1.8, ISO 100, 3378 x 2533 pixels (after crop), RAW.

BERGEN, NORWAY. (October 2007). A rather standard morning shot of Bryggen, Bergen's ridiculously beautiful and historic waterfront. Shot this one with the Zuiko Digital 14-42mm, which, despite being a somewhat slow kit lens, is optically very good. Picture available for sale as stock. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 21mm (42mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, wireless remote control, manual focus and exposure via LiveView, matrix metering, 1/5s f9, ISO 100, 3606 x 2704 pixels (after crop), RAW.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN. (October 2007). The urban islands of Södermalm and Gamla Stan, as seen from Skeppsholmen in the midst of the Swedish capital. Picture available for sale as prints, stock, cards and wall art. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 14mm (28mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, wireless remote control, single autofocus and manual exposure through LiveView, matrix metering, 6s f8, ISO 100, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.

SASKATOON, CANADA. (January 2008). A few New Year's orchids from inside the climate-controlled Mendel Civic Conservatory, which makes for a nice reprieve from the prairie cold. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens (100mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, manual focus and exposure, matrix metering, 1/50s f1.8, ISO 200, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.

LUND, SWEDEN. (October 2007). My room with a view. Cloudy and flat, the Skåne region of Sweden is conducive to vivid sunrises and sunsets. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm lens at 48mm (96mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/25s f5.6, ISO 100, 3506 x 2630 pixels (after crop), RAW.