Featured Galleries

Nature and Wildlife : My nature and wildlife photos from the Midwest(unless noted otherwise). See my other galleries for more. All are in the wild and are using natural light. All images are property of Gene Oleynik.

Nature and Wildlife

My nature and wildlife photos from the Midwest(unless noted otherwise ...

Updated: Nov 15, 2009 8:58am PST

Stuff : Miscellaneous photos

Stuff

Miscellaneous photos

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 10:03am PST

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Galleries

Nature and Wildlife : My nature and wildlife photos from the Midwest(unless noted otherwise). See my other galleries for more. All are in the wild and are using natural light. All images are property of Gene Oleynik.

Nature and Wildlife

My nature and wildlife photos from the Midwest(unless noted otherwise ...

Updated: Nov 15, 2009 8:58am PST

Flowers :

Flowers

Updated: Aug 01, 2009 4:40pm PST

Canon 500/4L sampler : For those interested in the performance of Canon 500/4L. All images are 100% crops with USM applied. Some close-ups were made with the addition of up to 68mm of extension tubes or EF 1.4X II.

Canon 500/4L sampler

For those interested in the performance of Canon 500/4L. All images a ...

Updated: Jun 11, 2009 5:21pm PST

Canon 400/5.6L Sampler : For those interested in the performance of Canon 400/5.6L. All images are 100% crops with USM applied.

Canon 400/5.6L Sampler

For those interested in the performance of Canon 400/5.6L. All images ...

Updated: Jun 13, 2009 9:52pm PST

Canon 135/2L Sampler : For those interested in the performance of Canon 135/2L lens. All images are 100% crops (unless otherwise noted) with some USM applied.

Canon 135/2L Sampler

For those interested in the performance of Canon 135/2L lens. All ima ...

Updated: Jun 08, 2009 6:02am PST

Canon 35/1.4L Sampler : For those interested in the performance of Canon 35/1.4L lens. All images are 100% crops (unless otherwise noted) with some USM applied.

Canon 35/1.4L Sampler

For those interested in the performance of Canon 35/1.4L lens. All im ...

Updated: Oct 18, 2009 8:34pm PST

Tests : Various tests of lens and other equipment

Tests

Various tests of lens and other equipment

Updated: Jun 13, 2009 2:17pm PST

Family :

Family

Travel & other snapshots :

Travel & other snapshots

Updated: Jul 26, 2009 9:06am PST

Fermilab :

Fermilab

Updated: Sep 14, 2009 7:13pm PST

Stuff : Miscellaneous photos

Stuff

Miscellaneous photos

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 10:03am PST

Your Bio

I am a physicist by training, but an IT professional in practice managing data storage for a scientific facility in the Chicagoland area.

My current list of equipment is: Canon 1D Mark III, 1D Mark IIN, 500/4L, 400/5.6L, 135/2L, 35L, 50 1.8, EF 1.4X II, Gitzo 1325 CF tripod, Arca-Swiss B1 ballhead, Wimberly Sidekick, Manfrotto 640B monopod, and assorted other stuff.