We recently had a visit from our friend, Laurie. She gave us some sunflowers. My wife put them in a blue and white vase ‘et voilà’ – still life. Vincent eat your heart out.
Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f2.8 Macro.
A Still Life
Trying my Sony E-mount lenses again
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.
Roses on a fence.
View from Moon beach.
Mass of day lilies. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D and EF 28-80mm f3.5-5.6.
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
Stokesia Aster
A bright splash of my favorite color (blue of course) in our garden. It almost seems to be bursting with color. I love the contrast between the blue flower and the green foliage.
Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f2.8 Macro.
Roses after the rain
I’ve taken a lot of pictures of single blooms of my wife’s David Austin roses – 37 to be precise.
Here are a few taken in May of this year of multiple blooms. To me the look particularly attractive after a rain shower. Above Boscobel.
Jubilee Celebration
Abraham Darby.
Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta Maxxum 50mm f2.8 Macro.
Still Life
Three of my wife’s roses in a blue and white teapot standing on our patio table. I liked the bright, contrasty light and the shadow it cast on the table.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.