Day Prime 2021

Here's the BBC pics I promised, enjoyed using the old brute, but it is a heavy old unit and my copy lacking in contrast at 300 - as might be expected !
All with the A57 - the A7m2 is away being fettled by Sony with problems following on from me dropping it in August, oh dear...
Just in case you don't know whare I live here's
#1 Looking down the Mersey
Day 300 Small BBC_3 by qwerkypics, on Flickr
Taken from near West Float in Birkenhead Docks
#2 The Liver Building with the Royal Iris below
Day 300 Small BBC by qwerkypics, on Flickr
#3 River Boat
Day 300 Small BBC xtra_2 by qwerkypics, on Flickr
Great lighting with clouds rushing past, dark skies & bright sunshine
#4 The ever open Mouth of the Sea
Day 300 Small BBC_7 by qwerkypics, on Flickr
#5 Relection
Day 300 Small BBC_6 by qwerkypics, on Flickr
#6 Remnants of Times Past
Day 300 Small BBC_2 by qwerkypics, on Flickr
#7 The Anglican Cathedral
Day 300 Small BBC xtra by qwerkypics, on Flickr
with the Albert Dock and the Dock
masters House in the foreground (and unfortunately the end of the Echo Arena intruding on the left !)
#8 Industrial Shapes
Day 300 Small BBC_4 by qwerkypics, on Flickr
There are many of these but I liked mine !! Leo's is the better pic though !
Thanks for your perseverance & hope you enjoyed at least some of these
All the best
Richard

I like that reflection shot #5 Richard!

A bit monotonous presentation of the Sony 70-400 G2 lens. All photos taken at 400mm and F5.6.
Milkweed and various backgrounds.
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Three scenes from the skatepark with SMC Takumar 4/300 at f/4.

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Edited by Snegren - 12 November 2021 at 13:59

I like #5 RichardT, good use of the reflection and you could even put it upside down to create a trompe l'oeil

I don't find them monotonous mariszlo, lovely colours and detail

Nice 300 shots Leo, but I don't understand the sign on the railcar, it seems evident you can't pull it both ways at the same time

Typical Takumar signature in the first three Paul, the mirror ones appeal less to me in this case.


Here's my first 400 shot, more to follow later

400-1: Busker in front of the central station in Antwerp (just before the Dyxum meet in the Zoo)

A7ii + Osawa 400/5.6 (OM mount)

This gentleman used to be the regular "musician" at our local grocery store for at least the last 10 years but due to the Corona crisis he was no longer allowed to play there, hence his new location. He is from eastern Europe and I helped him several times scanning and improving old/damaged photo's from his family back home. It was nice to see him back after not having seen him for almost 2 years.

Thanks Svjetlana, he's indeed a joyful character and does his busking job with pride.

A few more 400 mm photo's

400-2: Penguins in the zoo



400-3: holding up the netting of a giant "walk through" voliere (also in the zoo)


Both A7ii + Osawa 400/5.6 (OM mount)

Focus has been on Antwerpen and the mirror thread; high time to refocus on Day Prime!

MO4 Ventilator red


MO5 Drunken road


MO6 Beware of steam trains!


all with a7rii + Meyer Optik 1:4 f = 300mm (1991, Made in Germany; T-mount; Orestegor)