Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
In Summer all of the beaches around our lake have lifeguards. I recently posted a picture of another lifeguard (See: Lifeguard on duty). In that post the lifeguard is a man; in this one it’s a woman. In the earlier picture the lifeguard is on duty at a town pool. Here she’s taking care of beach (specifically Spur Beach) on a lake.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.
For a while now I’ve been using my Sony Nex 5N almost exclusively with adapted legacy lenses. However, I do have Sony E-mount lenses so I thought I’d give them a try again – specifically the 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens (the first one that came to hand).
Above a Day Lily. At the time I took this picture (end June) masses of day lilies were growing around our lake (see last picture – not taken with a Sony E-Mount lens.
How did I like the experience? I quite like the picture of the day lily. The picture of the roses on the fence is OK and I don’t care for the picture taken at moon beach. The background is “mushy”, but that may well have been my fault. I’ve had good results with this lens in the past. Maybe I’ve just forgotten how to use it well.
All pictures (except for the last) taken with a Sony Nex 5N and 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens
This view across the Hudson River towards Mount Beacon was taken from the base of the Tower of Victory where the statue of George Washington stands. If the statue were alive this is pretty much what it would see.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.
This life size statue of George Washington stands on a red granite pedestal at the base of the Tower of Victory. It was sculpted by William Rudolf O’Donovan. It looks out over the Hudson River (see next post for the view).
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.
For many years it was believed that he had served as one of Washington’s personal guards, but more recently historians have come to doubt this. The inscription reads: “The last of the life guards. Uzal Knapp. Born 1759. Died 1856. Monmouth. Valley Forge. Yorktown”.
For more information see: Uzal Knapp – Was He Or Wasn’t He a Guardsman? by Donald N. Moran.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.