Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
The above picture combines two of my wife’s hobbies: roses and blue and white china. Even when a rose has broken off she finds a use for, as in this case where she’s placed it in a bowl of water. As of now – twelve days later – it’s still there and not looking too much the worse for wear.
Taken with a Nikon D80 and Nikon 50mm f1.8.
My wife runs a Facebook group devoted to blue and white pottery. She also loves to grow roses and is an active participant in a number of groups related to them. From time to time she combines the two and then asks me to take pictures of the result.
Chinese tulipière with roses that are still blooming: The Fairy & Auguste Renoir.
Taken with a Sony A77 II and Tamron A18 AF 18-250mm f3.5-6.3
We recently had some friends over to the house and my wife bought these flowers to brighten the place up.
I liked the pastel colors: the pink of the roses, the white of the babies breath, and the blue of the plate.
Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta 50mm f1.7.
I wanted to get the roll off to be developed and I thought I only had a frame or two left. It turned out that rather than being a 24 exposure roll I had inserted a 36 exposure roll. So I had to fill the remaining frames with some shots around our house.
Above some of my wife’s plants with one of my cameras (a newly acquired Kodak 35), on a wooden table on our patio.
Taken with a Minolta STsi and Minolta AF Zoom 28-80 f3.5-5.6
Another attempt at a still life (See also: Still Life – Peony). This time it’s roses in another of my wife’s blue and white pieces. I continue to be amazed by the quality of light in this little corner of our living room.
Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.