Photo 150 "2022" - Howard_S

Comments: Week 7 and before...

Well done Howard

I thought your Nuba shots were superb and you captured the emotional impact of the scenes and the indigenous cultural history. Ka pai.

These have been a highlight of this 2022 challenge.

For Week 7 I agree that the Didcot Power Station is a great addition- not just for the mood but also the way you framed the shot with the foreground.

I also like the Redshank shot, the lighting and detail are superb and it was interesting to see you'd taken it with the 500mm reflex lens, in crop mode! That must have been a bit of a challenge if you were taking the photo handheld.

Edited by Wētāpunga - 24 February 2022 at 00:47

Love the three archangels. Very nicely exposed and assembled. Also the stone face was unusual and strangely compelling.

B: This week in 2012


Shark #2 | NEX-3 and Sigma Zoom-beta II 60-200 @ 60mm

I was quite keen on adapting old manual focus lenses to my NEX-3, and this one ten years ago shows Headington's second fibre-glass shark, over the local fish and chips place, Posh Fish!

Week 10

A: Creative


No, I don't know ... | A7 III / LA-EA4 / Minolta AF 24-105 | Ultrawide aspect ratio (Cinemascope 64:27) | f/4.5 | 35.0 mm | 1/200s | ISO 100

Pushing right up to the last day of week 10 here. I went out to Waddesdon, the grand Rothschild pile modelled on a French chateau, about 20 miles from Oxford. Walking around the aviary I came across this, and I am baffled.

C: Prime


Daffodil valley | A7 III / Sony SAM 85mm F2.8 | f/5.6 | 85.0 mm | 1/160s | ISO 100

A four-frame stitch from the setting of tens of thousands of daffodils at Waddesdon (cropped to Cinemascope/ 64:27).

B: This week in 2010

Oxford from Boars Hill
Minolta Dynax 700SI / AF 75-300 f4-5.6 / Fujicolor Pro 800Z

Ahead of the DM in Oxford this week here's a classic view of the dreaming spires from the west of the city.

My, I have fallen behind - so to catch up:

Week 12

A: Creative


Cycling over Magdalen Bridge| A7 III and Minolta AF 24-105 | f/18.0 | @80.0 mm | 1/15s | ISO 100

Last week was the Dyxum Meetup in Oxford and my two pictures this week will have appeared in the meeting thread. I took the opportunity to practice some panning, taking advantage of the fact that the light here throws shadows ahead of the subject. In this instance a coach following the cyclist throws its threatening shadow ahead, highlighting a problem in the self-proclaimed 'Cycling City' as to how you get road space shared safely for all road users. A line of white paint isn't enough.