Photo 150 "2022" - Howard_S

Week 46

A: Creative


Juvenile swan | A5000 | LA-EA4 | Minolta AF 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 | f/4.5 | @ 60.0 mm | 1/60 s | ISO 3200

A late afternoon walk on Sunday took me to the Oxford canal at Thrupp, just north of Kidlington. A pair of swans came from the Oxford directions and obligingly paddled close by. This was taken at 1/60s with a 90mm equivalent lens setting, and it came out a bit soft, but I've dramatised things with the duotoning and darkened background to help mitigate this a little.

C: Prime


Light and shade | A7 III + LA-VE1 + Vectis V 400 F8 | 1/500 s | ISO 125

I was on a visit to the Arundel Wetland and Wildlife Trust and tried to use my MF 400mm adapted mirror lens to catch me some birds, but the only sharp photo to come out was this cool set of ripples in the waters there.

B: This week in 2015


'If you've got a nice balcony, use it'
| NEX-7 and E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS | f/5.6 | @ 55 mm | 1/20 s | ISO 6400

Bending the date range slightly by a couple of days and continuing the theme of great Oxford bands that packed it in and called it a day, here we have Stornoway playing one of their later gigs at St John the Evangelist in Oxford. A group blessed with interesting harmonies and a folky pop sound, demonstrated in this video filmed in a local park, https://youtu.be/GiLO4qPkA64. The lead singer and lyricist went on to work as a nature reserve warden in South Wales.



Edited by Howard_S - 28 November 2022 at 14:03

WE're almost at the finish line, so a few comments on your latest pics Howard:

46/B - This really is a great panorama, as the varied subtle colours and the way the clouds intersect with the hills, combines to make a very appealing shot.

46/C - I really like this- it's a very striking effect and image.

47/A -Very good composition to get an uncluttered background as well as an interesting perspective on the bird.

47/C - Another one of my favourites- I like the subjects, and the Darwin shot is especially human.

Week 48

A: Creative


South Park sunset | A900 and SAL 50 F1.4 | 3 frame stitch | typically f/1.4 | 1/250 s | ISO 200

A poor week for me and my only new photo is in section C below. So for creative I have borrowed one of the photos I took last week, a panorama of the view over Oxford from South Park at dusk. There was a lovely light and the spires of Oxford were just visible in the distance.

C: Prime


Lye Valley boardwalk A7 III / LA-EA4 / SAL 50mm F1.4 | f/4.0 | 1/160 s | ISO 1250

It was a grey and dark afternoon today and so a rather prosaic photo of a nearby nature reserve, the Lye Valley. The valley 'has been credited with SSSI status due to its rare fenland and rare plants including the grass of Parnassus'.

B: This week in 2017


Supermoon | A65 and Minolta AF 500mm F8 Reflex | f/8.0 | 1/500 s | ISO 100

Five years ago we had a supermoon, rather like the one we've had recently, but the cloud was thin enough to catch it one night - a nice amount of detail for this modest kit.