Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
I was sitting on the balcony fiddling with a new (to me) lens (a Tamron 200-500mm f/5-6.3 SP AF Di LD (IF)) when I noticed that my frequent visitors, the deer had returned. Since I was already holding the camera/lens I couldn’t resist giving it a try.
They were quite far away and it was already getting dark so I had to up the ISO with a resultant increase in notice. But all in all I was satisfied.
More on the lens when I’ve used it more and know it better.
My dog, Harley. Isn’t he cute! My wife collected blue and white stuff – mostly china, but also fabrics, chairs, glassware etc. so it’s no surprise that the dog bed is also blue and white.
Taken with a Canon 450D and Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II.
My cat, Gypsy is a real house cat. Generally she hates going outside and if you take her out will run right back into the house. However, like my dog Harley and myself she seems to enjoy the balcony. She comes out frequently and sometimes stays for quite some time. I don’t take all that many pictures of Gypsy (don’t know why) so it’s quite rare. And it’s even more rare because she’s outside.
Taken with an iphone SE (Second Generation).
I was sitting on the balcony outside the bedroom when this bee flew up. It was quite persistent – never getting too close and never too far away. I went to get a camera thinking that by the time I got back it would have gone, but no it was still there. Every time I moved my camera it would dart to the side, but never going more that a couple of feet away. A few times another bee would get close to me and the first one would chase it away. I guess the old Dale fascination was at work – at least with bees
Taken with a Sony A6000 and 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 OSS.
For those who didn’t like the snakes in my earlier post (See: Looks what’s living under my porch if you dare) here’s another recent visitor. Not the most beautiful creature in the world, but less likely to inspire feelings of horror.
Taken with a Sony A6000 and 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 OSS.