Photo 150 - bonneville
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Topic: Photo 150 - bonneville
Posted By: bonneville
Subject: Photo 150 - bonneville
Date Posted: 07 January 2021 at 10:28
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My three projects for the Photo 150 challenge are: P1. Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS. A lens I bought on a whim in Jessops Leicester in September 2018 - and have yet to use!!! P2. Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii. A lovely little camera that I bought to have with me “all the time” and which I’ve only every used when out on walks with the dogs!!! P3. Travel photos from my archive. Throughout my long adult life I have visited or lived in more the 50 countries, either during my 27 years service life or on many overseas holidays. Time to free a few from the depths of a 3TB HDD ___________________________________________________________________ Weeks completed so far: 11 out of 50 My Photo 150 catalogue links to weekly posts: https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1638008.html#1638008 - Week01 Mon 040121 - Sun 100121 W01P1  W01P2 W01P3 https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1638530.html#1638530 - Week02 Mon 110121 -Sun 170121 W02P1  W02P2 W02P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1639183.html#1639183 - Week03 Mon 180121 -Sun 240121 W03P1  W03P2 W03P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1639892.html#1639892 - Week04 Mon 250121 - Sun 310121 W04P1  W04P2 W04P3 https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1641069.html#1641069 - Week05 Mon 010221 - Sun 070221 W05P1  W05P2 W05P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1641893.html#1641893 - Week06 Mon 080221 - Sun 140221 W06P1  W06P2 W06P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1642623.html#1642623 - Week07 Mon 150221 - Sun 210221 W07P1  W07P2 W07P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1645149.html#1645149 - Week08 Mon 220221 - Sun 280221 W08P1  W08P2 W08P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1645748.html#1645748 - Week09 Mon 010321 - Sun 070321 W09P1  W09P2 W09P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1646728.html#1646728 - Week10 Mon 080321 - Sun 140321 W10P1  W10P2 W10P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1648425.html#1648425 - Week13 Mon 290321 - Sun 040421 W13P1  W13P2 W13P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1649176.html#1649176 - Week14 Mon 050421 - Sun 120421 W14P1  W14P2 W14P3 https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1650061.html#1650061 - Week15 Mon 130421 - Sun 180421 W15P1  W15P2 W15P3 |
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Posted By: dCap
Date Posted: 07 January 2021 at 11:49
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Cool, a new player, and more macro to remind me I'm still gonna get a macro. I enjoyed half a 365 (Jun-Dec) on my RX100 IV (almost the same camera), I quit this for a bunch of 2021 stuff (#photo150 included). I probably won't look at the 180-ish-days of images until they are a year old now, replaced with the new projects. Still there to discover later, like a forgotten roll of film! ------------- Walk out if it doesn't feel right I can tell you're only lying If you've got something better tonight Then don't mess up my mind with your crying Just Walk Out In The Rain Eric Clapton, 1978 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 08 January 2021 at 11:43
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Week 1 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W1P1  a7ii 1/100 f2.8 ISO 100 Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W1P2 Ollie and Rosie morning dip  13mm (35mm FF equiv) 1/400 f4 ISO125 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W1P3 Gibralter April 2013  NEX-6 E18-200 at 110mm (165mm FF equiv) 1/200 f6.3 ISO100 |
Posted By: dCap
Date Posted: 08 January 2021 at 13:24
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Nice start - and your 90/macro is finally seeing some use! My A7II + 28/2 are still in their boxes from Tuesday delivery (and I thought that was bad!) I've just remembered (thank you) I took a camera with me to India and Iceland a few times each back when travel was my job ... gosh if I was organized and knew the dates I'd call 'overseas only' my 3rd theme. I still have until Sunday to define my 3x themes. ------------- Walk out if it doesn't feel right I can tell you're only lying If you've got something better tonight Then don't mess up my mind with your crying Just Walk Out In The Rain Eric Clapton, 1978 |
Posted By: Wētāpunga
Date Posted: 08 January 2021 at 21:05
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That shallow DOF macro is very nice- it looks like the 90mm macro is a very capable lens. Good to see it in action. ------------- a77ii- Sony 135/2.8 STF, 16-50/2.8, 70-200/2.8 G a7riii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, Zeiss Loxia 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2, 85/2.4, Batis 85/1.8, Voigtländer 110/2.5, Sony 24-105/4 G, Sigma 100-400 f5-6.3. |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 11 January 2021 at 21:20
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Very good B&W processing of that first shot Brian, and the sharpness/bokeh is supurb (but we already knew that from this lens) Your third brings back good memories, we must have gone to a very similar pace on the coast in my first summer with my KM5D (August 2006). Since I'm doing an archive dump as one of my topics in this challenge I'll see if I can find a good (so far unprocessed/unposted) view of the Gibraltar rock to keep this shot company  ------------- Feel foolish, no problem, sign up for April Foolishness https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2021-signup_topic139395_post1646620.html#1646620 - here |
Posted By: mikey2000
Date Posted: 11 January 2021 at 21:22
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Another fine first week! The bar is being set rahter high! It's also good to have company with a fellow 90mm macro shooter, even if the lenses aren't exactly the same ------------- Want to know more about https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/one-of-us-68-fred-s_topic139251_post1641244.html#1641244 - Fred_S ? Just click! |
Posted By: ADub128
Date Posted: 12 January 2021 at 01:56
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Wow, that flower really jumps out at me! Excellent start! ------------- A6400 | NEX-3, 6 | A77ii | A700 | Dynax 505si super | Maxxum 9 | SRT-101 | many lenses! | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artwong128/ - @ArtWong128 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 12 January 2021 at 09:52
Wow! Thank you for your comments, what a lift  And what a great start to this year long challenge.Week 2 from me later today, as soon as Mr Bezos’ driver brings my Nissin ring flash  |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 12 January 2021 at 15:19
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Week 2 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W2P1 Rosie (“I don’t want my photo taken”)  Sony a7iii 1/200 f5.6 ISO100 Godox V1S & V860iiS Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W2P2 Holey tree  1/200 f5.6 ISO125 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W2P3 Reykjavík - late afternoon February 2017  Sony a77ii DT16-80 at 26mm (39mm FF equiv) 1/60 f11 ISO250 |
Posted By: eddyizm
Date Posted: 12 January 2021 at 16:11
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That's a great portrait of Rosie! ------------- https://eddyizm.com - web | http://twitter.com/eddyizm - twitter | http://instagram.com/eddyizm/ - instagram | discord |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 12 January 2021 at 16:37
Thank you very much, but I'm afraid I wasn't prepared for that! I had already posted https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/photo-150-a-yearlong-photo-challenge_topic139055_post1638531.html#1638531 - my apology for a feeble attempt.  But I'm please you like it.
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eddyizm wrote:Posted By: eddyizm
Date Posted: 14 January 2021 at 04:28
Well as a pet owner I know the impossible challenge it is to get them to stay still much less get a decent shot. I actually think my wife gets better shots of our pets with her phone than I do because it's always ready for the right moment. ------------- https://eddyizm.com - web | http://twitter.com/eddyizm - twitter | http://instagram.com/eddyizm/ - instagram | discord |
Posted By: Wētāpunga
Date Posted: 14 January 2021 at 07:56
+1 it is very striking and has a lovely emotional depth ------------- a77ii- Sony 135/2.8 STF, 16-50/2.8, 70-200/2.8 G a7riii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, Zeiss Loxia 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2, 85/2.4, Batis 85/1.8, Voigtländer 110/2.5, Sony 24-105/4 G, Sigma 100-400 f5-6.3. |
Posted By: Maffe
Date Posted: 16 January 2021 at 20:40
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The rx100iii is a gem! I use it way to little. Right now a college have it to try out a better compact. ------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/maffe - Flickr |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 18 January 2021 at 14:15
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Week 3 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W3P1 Red Rose  a7iii 1/200 f8 ISO100 18 images stacked Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W3P2 Warm Winter Wash  13.34mm (36mm FF equiv) 1/400 f8 ISO400 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W3P3 St.Tropez July 2006  Sony DSC-P92 |
Posted By: Howard_S
Date Posted: 18 January 2021 at 14:17
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Red? That's scarlet! Impressive sharpness .. the benefit of stacking! ------------- Howard Stanbury https://www.instagram.com/instadelusions/ - Instagram | http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbury/ - Flickr | http://stanbury.org/ - Web |
Posted By: Phil Wood
Date Posted: 18 January 2021 at 15:53
| Stunning stack of the rose - I really must try stacking. |
Posted By: Maffe
Date Posted: 24 January 2021 at 20:37
The Rose  ------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/maffe - Flickr |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 25 January 2021 at 14:07
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Week 4 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W4P1 Gerbera daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)  a7iii 1/200 f8 ISO100 19 images stacked Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W4P2 Starting to snow, January 2021  8.8mm (24mm FF equiv) 1/30 f11 ISO125 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W4P3 Venice Beach Cycle Path, Los Angeles, April 2005  Sony DSC-P92 1/640 f8 ISO100 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 26 January 2021 at 13:33
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I suppose in a way this is an out-take for the 150, as it was taken with my RX100iii. Taken just now and waiting for the smiley arrow box to arrive containing the IPA I ordered to clean the shell on my M2. I ordered a new leatherette coat as the original was breaking up (no wonder after more than 50 years!) from Japan and it arrived yesterday, taking only four days! I plan to do the job properly and I'm taking my time so that it can give me service in the https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/2020-21-film-challenge-photos-and-discussion_topic138549.html - 20/21 Film Challenge , which is my other current Dyxum commitment for this year.  Edit: Just as I posted the above photo the doorbell rang and, in the snow, the IPA arrived in a LandRover Defender! So my next post will hopefully show it looking, hopefully, like new What's that? This forum is for Minolta/Sony cameras? 
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Posted By: Howard_S
Date Posted: 26 January 2021 at 19:07
You mean Minolta never made an M2?  ------------- Howard Stanbury https://www.instagram.com/instadelusions/ - Instagram | http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbury/ - Flickr | http://stanbury.org/ - Web |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 29 January 2021 at 13:53
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Good to know that in case my M2 needs a new skin I can turn to you for advice. I just had the whole internals serviced and calibrated (incl. new shutter curtains) and the outside still looks pretty good except for a few rub-marks so I guess mine is ready for at least another 10 years. Good luck fixing up yours, looking forward to results, both of your final result of the camera as well as what you shoot with it. ------------- Feel foolish, no problem, sign up for April Foolishness https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2021-signup_topic139395_post1646620.html#1646620 - here |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 29 January 2021 at 14:34
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Here she is with a roll of Ilford HP5plus ready for the next opportunity Replacement cover from http://aki-asahi.com/store/html/M2/LeicaM2.php - this site . Outstanding service and product.  (and snap taken with RX100iii, so in keeping with 150 project) |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 02 February 2021 at 17:21
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Week 5 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W5P1 Snow in near darkness  a7iii 1/200 f8 ISO2000 Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W5P2 Bird Feeding Station  8.8mm (24mm FF equiv) 1/30 f1.8 ISO200 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W5P3 "View from my garden", Ocho Rios, Jamaica, October 2010  Sony a700, SAL16-80Z at 18mm, 1/250, f11, ISO200 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 02 February 2021 at 17:29
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At the weekend my wife reminded me that when we moved home we left our old bird feeders for the new owners and I had promised to build a new feeding station for our new home. Now I am a fully paid member of the DIY (Damage It Yourself) brigade but a promise is a promise. So the W5P2 photo was taken this morning in my integral garage after a couple of days of making it up as I went along. A trifle over engineered and without too much accuracy (I am a firm believer of the saying "cut first, then measure it to see why it doesn't fit  ). A coat of preservative tomorrow and it should be good for a week or two before it falls over |
Posted By: Maffe
Date Posted: 06 February 2021 at 20:04
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You talk about the feeding station, how about that decapitated dog ------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/maffe - Flickr |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 15:39
Fear not, just a driver head cover. No dogs were harmed in the making of the bird feeders. |
Posted By: eddyizm
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 17:20
LOL of course you would see that! ------------- https://eddyizm.com - web | http://twitter.com/eddyizm - twitter | http://instagram.com/eddyizm/ - instagram | discord |
Posted By: eddyizm
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 17:20
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W5P1 Snow in near darkness - Nice pattern. ------------- https://eddyizm.com - web | http://twitter.com/eddyizm - twitter | http://instagram.com/eddyizm/ - instagram | discord |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 20:09
Thank you |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 20:13
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Week 6 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W6P1 The Great Hall  a7ii 1/100 f4 ISO1200 Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W6P2 M2  8.8mm (24mm FF equiv) 1/30 f1.8 ISO250 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W6P3 Monte-Carlo harbour, F1 Grand Prix Week, June 2003 from Hermitage Hotel balcony  Sony DSC-P92, 10.3mm, 1/400, f6.3, ISO100 |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 20:58
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That M2 looks scrumptious Brian, very good job on the leatherette replacement. And did you actually get to see the F1 race from that balcony? ------------- Feel foolish, no problem, sign up for April Foolishness https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2021-signup_topic139395_post1646620.html#1646620 - here |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 21:07
No. From the pits |
Posted By: dCap
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 21:14
W6P2 M2 - looks just like a Fujifilm X100  ------------- Walk out if it doesn't feel right I can tell you're only lying If you've got something better tonight Then don't mess up my mind with your crying Just Walk Out In The Rain Eric Clapton, 1978 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 21:36
But since the Leica M2 was made between 1957 and 1969 I think the Fujifilm X100 looks like an M2
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Posted By: Howard_S
Date Posted: 08 February 2021 at 22:41
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Lovely restoration job, Brian! ------------- Howard Stanbury https://www.instagram.com/instadelusions/ - Instagram | http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbury/ - Flickr | http://stanbury.org/ - Web |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 10 February 2021 at 20:24
Thank you Howard. I’m almost embarrassed about how impressed I am with the film M Leica cameras. I’m seriously seeking an M6, for the light meter integration, and I’ll never rest until I also own a pristine M3. Heresy on this platform I know, but............. |
Posted By: Wētāpunga
Date Posted: 10 February 2021 at 22:36
+1 It's an impressive looking camera and the photo is very well composed to show it off ------------- a77ii- Sony 135/2.8 STF, 16-50/2.8, 70-200/2.8 G a7riii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, Zeiss Loxia 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2, 85/2.4, Batis 85/1.8, Voigtländer 110/2.5, Sony 24-105/4 G, Sigma 100-400 f5-6.3. |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 16 February 2021 at 14:14
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Week 7 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W7P1 Coins Triptych  a7ii 1/250 f11 ISO100 Nissin ringflash at -3 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 16 February 2021 at 16:11
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Week 7 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W7P2 Stereoscopic card mounts  8.8mm (24mm FF equiv) 1/30 f2 ISO125 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 16 February 2021 at 16:11
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Week 7 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W7P3 The Sir Henry Cotton Championship Golf Course, Portimao, Algarve. April 2010  Sony a700, DT16-80 at 18mm (27mm FF equiv), 1/500, f9.5, ISO200 |
Posted By: Howard_S
Date Posted: 16 February 2021 at 16:28
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Good to see the stereo set-up there, Brian. What's the thing with the Logan label? ------------- Howard Stanbury https://www.instagram.com/instadelusions/ - Instagram | http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbury/ - Flickr | http://stanbury.org/ - Web |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 16 February 2021 at 17:06
If you look at the black stereo card I was experimenting with the cutter to give the left and right openings a bit of style. They are available from good craft type outlets. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daler-Rowney-804424420-Logan-System/dp/B004V8ZT5S/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=logan+mount+cutter&qid=1613495058&sr=8-11 - Here is an example of one on Amazon. I used to print and mount my photos for club competitions. Not so much now though
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Posted By: ADub128
Date Posted: 23 February 2021 at 00:08
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Glad you're giving the Sony FE 90 a workout! Keep up the energy. ------------- A6400 | NEX-3, 6 | A77ii | A700 | Dynax 505si super | Maxxum 9 | SRT-101 | many lenses! | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artwong128/ - @ArtWong128 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 23 February 2021 at 13:51
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Week 9 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W8P1 Rosie and Ollie  Both images Sony a7ii 1/60 F5.6 ISO 100 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 23 February 2021 at 13:52
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Week 8 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W8P2 Stereoscopic lockdown bird feeder  8.8mm (24mm FF equiv) 1/20 f8 ISO100 x 2 This IS a stereocard. https://www.londonstereo.com/stereophotography.html - (help with viewing 3D) |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 23 February 2021 at 13:53
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Week 8 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W8P3 Las Vegas, April 2005  Sony DSC-P92, 8.8mm (24mm FF equiv), 1/40, f2.8, ISO200 (Two crops to create 3D effect) |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 02 March 2021 at 13:10
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Week 9 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W9P1 Swiss Army Knife  a7iii 1/200 f8 ISO100 Nissin ringflash Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W9P2 Logs  25mm (70mm FF equiv) 1/640 f4 ISO125 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W9P3 Early Morning in Benalup, Spain, May 2012  Sony a77, 1/160, f11, ISO100 |
Posted By: onsplekkie
Date Posted: 03 March 2021 at 21:18
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love the colours of Early Morning in Benalup
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Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 12 March 2021 at 12:46
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I really can't get Ollie and Rosie to "merge" with my stereo viewer, but the other two work splendidly I bet that Benalup photo increases the desire to start travelling again, at least with me it has that effect. ------------- Feel foolish, no problem, sign up for April Foolishness https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2021-signup_topic139395_post1646620.html#1646620 - here |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 13 March 2021 at 10:22
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Week 10 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W10P1 Happy accident (pressed shutter button while picking up camera)  a7ii 1/60 f5.6 ISO100 Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W10P2 We like crisps  8.8mm (24mm FF equiv) 1/30 f8 ISO2500 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W10P3 Cancun, Mexico, June 2006  Sony DSC-P92, 1/400, f10, ISO100 Note: W10P3 Cancun is a very photo significant image for me as it was the very last photo I took with my trusty Sony DSC-P92. That afternoon in our hotel room I forgot I had put it on the bed and when I gave the top sheet a swift flick to straighten it up the little camera flew upwards until it met the twirling ceiling fan, which then propelled it at high speed into the wall .When we returned to the UK I visited Jessops in Bedford to buy a replacement and left the shop with my very first DSLR, a Sony a100. Signed up with Dyxum the following year and the rest, as they say, is history. |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 23 March 2021 at 21:08
| Taking time out from my photography for a short while. |
Posted By: Howard_S
Date Posted: 23 March 2021 at 23:03
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That's a shame - and good luck with the other ventures! ------------- Howard Stanbury https://www.instagram.com/instadelusions/ - Instagram | http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbury/ - Flickr | http://stanbury.org/ - Web |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 03 April 2021 at 16:38
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Having dropped out of weeks 11 and 12, I'm back with *Week 13 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W13P1 Apple tree bud April 2021  Sony NEX-6 1/200 f5 ISO100 Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W13P2 We like swimming  8.8mm (24mm FF equiv) 1/500 f4 ISO125 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W13P3 29680 Estepona, Spain 2013  Sony NEX-6 + E18-200 1/125, f16, ISO100 (* with 52 weeks in a year I can still complete my challenge, BUT I must stay focussed, I must stay, I must, I )
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Posted By: Howard_S
Date Posted: 03 April 2021 at 18:59
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Welcome back, Brian! ------------- Howard Stanbury https://www.instagram.com/instadelusions/ - Instagram | http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbury/ - Flickr | http://stanbury.org/ - Web |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 10 April 2021 at 13:58
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Week 14 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W14P1 Sony minimeet  Sony a7iii 1/100 f11 ISO2500 Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W14P2 berry’s farm shop  8.8mm (24mm FF equiv) 1/400 f4 ISO125 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W14P3 Oslo, Norway, June 2008  Sony a700 Minolta 300 f4 G HS, 1/500, f6.3, ISO250 |
Posted By: Howard_S
Date Posted: 11 April 2021 at 00:25
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Ha ha - enjoyed the minimeet! ------------- Howard Stanbury https://www.instagram.com/instadelusions/ - Instagram | http://www.flickr.com/photos/stanbury/ - Flickr | http://stanbury.org/ - Web |
Posted By: Maffe
Date Posted: 18 April 2021 at 08:37
Can only agree! Cant wait until I get the opportunity to meet other dyxumers again ------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/maffe - Flickr |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 20 April 2021 at 14:55
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Week 15 (see project details https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/photo-150-bonneville_topic139106_post1637903.html#1637903 - here ) Project 1 Photos with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS W15P1 garage spider  Sony a7iii 1/60 f8 ISO100 Project 2 Photos taken with the Sony RX100iii W15P2 Danger of Death  8.8mm (24mm FF equiv) 1/400 f5.6 ISO125 Project 3 Travel photos from my archive W15P3 Vatnajokull glacier, Iceland, February 2017  Sony a77ii DT 16-80 at 60mm, 1/100, f11, ISO125 |
Posted By: bonneville
Date Posted: 20 April 2021 at 15:28
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My notes on Week 15 photos: W15P1 garage spider This is a poor shot by any macro standards but it is personal for me as I spent ages puzzling over how soft the image was. Mr (or Mrs, no gender bias here) spider was high up in the corner of my integral garage and I knew that if I told my wife she would freak out until I had humanely removed it, preferrably several miles away. So I quietly set up a step ladder and fired off a few images, thinking that it would scurry away when I pointed my lens close enough for a 1:1 shot. But it stayed put and I uploaded and viewed the images on my MacBook and was puzzled why everyone was soft. I did a reshoot and Mr/Ms spider was still there and again at varying aperture and shutter speed settings I couldn't get a sharp image. Until it dawned on me that the spider was actually stood on its own thick web and I was shooting under it Curious why it hadn't packed up and moved on I also discovered that it was dead W15P2 Danger of Death This was on my usual morning dogs walk at Twyford Woods airfield last week and the log stacks were very much higher earlier in the month, hence the sign. I did consider changing the sign to read a more appropriate, "Danger of Minor Bumps and Splinters", but the senior citizen in me thought better of it W15P3 Vatnajokull glacier, Iceland, February 2017 Sadly, yet again this is not a particularly good photograph but it is a record of my first encounter with a glacier, close up and personal. Apart from the obvious colouring issues, the problem for me is the lack of scale without anything to reference. In fact the wall of ice at the waters edge was the height of city office and hotel buildings. It was a long way off comparatively and if you look at the wall about a quarter way in from the right you can see a disturbance. While we were standing there a large section slip into the water, with a very loud crashing noise and the wave it generate caused us to grab our kit and run for it before we were swamped with icy cold water! Iceland is a wonderfully beautiful country but is showing distinct signs of giving up a lot of its ice to warmer temperatures. Indeed we visited in February and found we were often over dressed for the spring like weather we experienced during our stay. TFL. I thought I'd add a few comments this time, for context sake, but your comments are more important and always welcome
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