Shadows of overhead lighting falling on snow at a nearby restaurant.
Taken with a Sony RX100 M3.
Shadows on Snow
A Cove
I liked the way the absolute stillness of the water created a mirror-like surface and reflected the trees.
Taken with a Sony A77 II and Quataray Tech 10 24mm f2.8.
Moon Beach
When I’m walking the dog I usually take along my Sony RX100 M3, however this time I decided to go with the Sony A77 II. I’d taken some pictures of the snow in the morning with and been a bit disappointed that the Minolta 50mm f1.7 that I typically have on this camera wasn’t quite wide enough. So this time out I used a 24mm lens: specifically a Quantaray Tech 10 f2.8.
I can’t remember how I ended up with this lens. Did I buy it because I felt the need for a prime lens wider than I already had? Did it come attached to a camera body that I wanted more than the lens? I guess I’ll never know. I do know, however, that I like it. It’s small, light, fairly fast and has a useful focal length (around 35mm); it’s extremely sharp and I like the colors.
The light was nice and I ended up with a few shots of the lake including this one of Moon Beach.
Taken with a Sony A77 II and Quantaray 24mm f2.8.
Old Bench
We bought this old bench shortly after we bought the house, which makes it almost 20 years old.
It stands in an area that was once occupied by a number of ragged, completely overgrown juniper bushes. I cut them down and removed the roots. It was hard work, but worth it as the area looked much better after I’d finished. It even exposed a rather nice stone retaining wall that we didn’t even know was there because the junipers had completely covered it.
The bench has now seen better days, and the area is a bit overgrown again – this time with my wifes’ roses. With a little work this can be easily fixed though and in any case I much prefer overgrown roses to overgrown junipers.
Taken with a Sony RX100 M3.
House on Lake Shore Road
This house (and it’s accompanying shed) is not far from ours and I often pass it when taking the dog for a walk.
Something about it fascinates me and I keep wanting to take a picture of it. If fact I think I already did (and even posted it), but I can’t for the life of me find either the picture or the post.
Part of the reason I like it is the lovely red color, which seems so popular around here (our house is pretty much that color too) Another part is that it always looks so deserted – and in fact for all the times I passed it I’ve never seen signs of any activity.
Taken with a Sony RX100 M3.