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Pairing Your OM1 with the RM-WR1 Remote (Wireless Remote)

By Lee Hoy | April 13, 2022 |

Emilie Talpin, one of the newest Wildside Nature Photographers, has been quite active on her YouTube Channel and we will be sharing some of her videos with you through the Wild Lens Blog! For those of you with the new OM1 camera, here is a a great video on how to pair the RM-WR1 Wireless…

Platyball Elite – First Look

By Lee Hoy | February 25, 2022 |

Watch this video to get a first look with Lee Hoy, OM-D System Pro Ambassador, at the new Platyball Elite ballhead. Lee purchased this as a kickstarter supporter and just received the ballhead.

The NEW OM-D 1 Camera Body by Lee Hoy!

By Lee Hoy | February 16, 2022 |

By now, the hullabaloo of yesterday’s very exciting announcement from OM-System related to the new OM-D 1 camera body has subsided a bit, why don’t I post anything yesterday? Especially since I am an OM-D Pro Ambassador! Well, because the entire world was and anything I had to say would only have been lost in…

2021 September Galapagos Islands Trip Video

By Lee Hoy | January 4, 2022 |

Watch this video to get an idea of some of the experiences and encounters on our Galapagos Islands Photography and Birding Adventure!

2021 Alaska Inside Passage Trip Video

By Lee Hoy | January 4, 2022 |

This video of the 2021 Alaska Inside Passage Photography Workshop will share with you a few of the fun moments on board our yacht and photographing!

Reason #4 I’m Glad I Made the Switch

By Lee Hoy | January 4, 2022 |

This video, made on site in southeastern Alaska during the 2021 Wildside Nature Tours Inside Passage Photography Workshop, will demonstrate the incredible weatherproofing abilities of the Olympus OM-D System!

Get a FREE Olympus Camera Body!

By Kevin Loughlin | June 4, 2020 |

On June 1, Olympus announced an amazing offer… buy three lenses, M.Zuiko 7-14 f/2.8 PRO lens, M.Zuiko 40-150 f/2.8 PRO lens, M.Zuiko 300 f/4.0 PRO lens and get a FREE OM-D E-M1 series camera body. That’s right, any OM-D E-M1 series camera body… E-M1 Mark II ($1699 value), E-M1 Mark III ($1799 value), or even the E-M1X…

Glad I Made the Switch to Olympus – Reason #3

By Lee Hoy | May 18, 2020 |

This video is a continuing element in my blog posts on why I am glad I made the switch from a full frame system to the Olympus OM-D system. I will be sharing in this video the Olympus OM-D E-M1x menu structure, organization, navigation, and benefits. After seeing many online comments and questions regarding the…

Glad I Made the Switch to Olympus – Reason #2

By Lee Hoy | May 11, 2020 |

In September 2019, I co-led my first Galapagos Islands Photography workshop with Kevin and to say it was a magical experience is an understatement. You can read the trip report here. Having switched to the Olympus OM-D system in April prior to this trip was also a brilliant move (let’s be honest, lucky) on my…

Glad I Made the Switch to Olympus – Reason #1

By Lee Hoy | May 4, 2020 |

When you talk to any photographer about their gear, you quickly realize that for many, there is a very strong opinion about it and they are usually quite attached to what they are using. For me, I had been a Canon shooter since my original Canon AE-1 with a broken meter that my mom had…

Praise for Canon and a Little Shop in Hungary

By kevinloughlin | June 26, 2017 |

Bad things happen. We’ve all been there. From locking keys in the car to losing a wallet, every knows that sinking feeling at the moment of realization. On my recent trip to Hungary, leading a photo tour, I stepped away from my tripod for a moment to help a participant with her camera… a few…

Light Ever Changing

By kevinloughlin | August 4, 2015 |

I’ve said this before… “Nature photography is 98% patience…” Photography is all about the light and the light never stays the same. The images above were all taken on the same morning between 5:40 AM and 6:15 AM. A short period of time, really. The weather was warm, though a bit breezy, pushing the clouds…

REVIEW: Canon 200-400/4L – One Year Ago

By kevinloughlin | September 28, 2014 |

  Unicorns are real! For years the rumors flew about this mythical creation coming from Canon. Nikon user snickered as they already had their black unicorn for many years. In fact, many Canon users went to the ‘dark side’ because of this very lens. Sharp and versatile, the Nikon 200-400/4 lens had a great reputation…

REVIEW: Nikon 1 AW1

By kevinloughlin | September 19, 2014 |

  Back in the mid-1980’s, after getting SCUBA certified right out of college, I purchased a Nikon Nikonos system with strobe set-up. I carried a Nikons IV and later a Nikons V body with their 35mm and 80mm lenses. I could not afford to buy any added equipment beyond that back then. Of course, there…

Think Small for Travel and Nature Photography

By kevinloughlin | August 6, 2014 |

  I’m sure you’ve heard the tern “mirrorless” camera by now. A mirrorless camera is a digital camera that uses interchangeable lenses like a conventional DSLR, but it uses the LCD on the back of the camera or an electronic viewfinder (or EVF) to frame a photo instead of a traditional optical viewfinder. Without the…

Understanding Light: Patience 2

By kevinloughlin | February 25, 2014 |

While backpacking through the Wind River Range, WY in the early 1990’s, we climbed through Cube Rock Pass to Peak Lake on an overcast, rainy day. Although the scenery was beautiful, the flat light and messy conditions did now allow for much photography. We set up camp above Peak Lake and began dinner preparation late…

Understanding Light: Patience

By kevinloughlin | February 24, 2014 |

Understanding light along with the patience to study and wait for the light to be just right is a key element to creating images others will enjoy. The image above was taken using Kodachrome 200 slide film, two decades ago while on a multi-day canoe trip, with a friend, in the Adirondacks of New York.…

Birder? Photographer? Birdographer!

By kevinloughlin | January 11, 2014 |

Many birders have become photographers… and vice versa… What about you? Three-toed WoodpeckerBack in the old days of film photography, the line between birders and photographers was very clear. Most birders did not want to be bothered with carrying the extra equipment and photographers didn’t bother with binoculars. This still holds true to a point,…

98% Patience for Great Nature Photos

By kevinloughlin | November 27, 2013 |

Anyone who has joined me on one of my nature photography workshops or has read my book knows this formula… 98% patience, 1% luck ands 1% skill is required to be successful at nature photography. Waiting for hours in a blind for wildlife to appear or for the light to be ‘just right’ can tax…

Pack Up or Keep Shooting?

By kevinloughlin | December 13, 2012 |

Not every photo opportunity is perfect. Sometimes we are in the right place at the wrong time of day or in bad light for the subject. In some circumstances we may just pack up our gear and choose to come back at different time of day, or a different day, to get the image we…

Shooting in Extremes

By kevinloughlin | November 21, 2012 |

Nature is always going to throw you a curve ball from time to time. For me last week, this curve ball took the shape of a massive snowstorm that barreled across the western mountains of Wyoming dumping loads of powder and dipping temperatures into the single digits. Add to this the howling winds that came…

Bring on the Stars!

By kevinloughlin | October 23, 2012 |

NOTE: This article was written by JARED LLOYD and re-posted on our new website. Humans have always been fascinated by the stars. As far back as we are able to see into the anthropological past, humans have told stories, created myths, and interwoven their beliefs of heaven and religion with the stars. We have used…

Our New Blog!

By kevinloughlin | September 17, 2012 |

Welcome to THE WILD LENS, the new blog from the photo instructors at Wildside Nature Tours. We will soon be up and running with weekly photographic hints and tips to help you get the best images possible! Please check back as the first posts should be coming soon!

Know Before You Go

By kevinloughlin | March 7, 2012 |

I’m Jared. You haven’t seen me around these parts before and that’s because I’m new here. Kevin recently brought me on board Wildside Nature Tours to help design and lead a new series of photo safaris and expeditions which we are working on in various locations around both North and South America right now. One…

Waterfall Weekend Student Pics: Michelle Luo

By kevinloughlin | May 26, 2011 |

© Michelle Luo © Michelle Luo

Pairing Your OM1 with the RM-WR1 Remote (Wireless Remote)

Emilie Talpin, one of the newest Wildside Nature Photographers, has been quite…

Platyball Elite – First Look

Watch this video to get a first look with Lee Hoy, OM-D…

The NEW OM-D 1 Camera Body by Lee Hoy!

By now, the hullabaloo of yesterday’s very exciting announcement from OM-System related…

2021 September Galapagos Islands Trip Video

Watch this video to get an idea of some of the experiences…

2021 Alaska Inside Passage Trip Video

This video of the 2021 Alaska Inside Passage Photography Workshop will share…

Reason #4 I’m Glad I Made the Switch

This video, made on site in southeastern Alaska during the 2021 Wildside…

Get a FREE Olympus Camera Body!

On June 1, Olympus announced an amazing offer… buy three lenses, M.Zuiko…

Glad I Made the Switch to Olympus – Reason #3

This video is a continuing element in my blog posts on why…

Glad I Made the Switch to Olympus – Reason #2

In September 2019, I co-led my first Galapagos Islands Photography workshop with…

Glad I Made the Switch to Olympus – Reason #1

When you talk to any photographer about their gear, you quickly realize…