Canon FD Photo of the Month: April 2015

<p>It's April here in Japan. The cherry blossoms are suddenly out and it is raining. Please honor us with your FD photos good friends!</p>

<p>I used my Leica M 240 and Fujifilm X-E1 a lot last month. Here are two results. First: Canon FDn 200/2.8 on the X-E1.</p><div></div>

<p>Next a shot with the absolutely fabulous Canon FDn 20-25/3.5 L. Wide open at ISO 6400.</p><div></div>

<p>Enjoy that 20-35, Alex...I've wanted one of those for decades!<br>

Apologies, yet another view of Mt Fuji to begin this month:</p>

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<p>Young plum flowers in early spring:</p><div></div>

<p>Aquarium horrors:</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks Ashley! I think those lenses are getting cheaper.</p>

<p>Nice shots by the way!</p>

Beautiful shots all....I had to google what a "Canon

Close Up Lens 500" was...Wow....Gorgeous. No

loss in clarity that these eyes can tell !!.

<p>Thanks Gary - the Close Up lens 500 is most likely not anywhere near the same league as a proper FD Macro lens, but is a relatively cheap and certainly compact and lightweight alternative to carry around in the bag, just in case. I have a 72mm version which fits on the 35-105/3.5 and 200/2.8, and use a stepping ring to put it on the 50/1.4, on which it also seems to work fine.</p>

<p>Some great shots already.<br />Weather permitting, I've been after the moon as its been growing (waxing) towards Full this coming Saturday 04/04/15.<br />Sky was clear here tonight so to kick off April here's the 04/01/15 moon, 93% Illuminated, as it rose in the Eastern sky.<br />Canon FDn 400/4.5<br>

<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCENICS/MOON%20SHOTS/2015%20MOON%20SHOTS/040115%20A-PM%2093%20Illuminated%20approaching%20Full%20Moon%2009%20PBHiDef%20-PBBrt10_zpsqxatxwz9.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p><img src="http://wolfeye.smugmug.com/photos/i-PJrKHt2/0/O/i-PJrKHt2.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="800" /></p>

<p>Canon F-1 New, Kodak Tmax 400 film</p>

<p>I was asked to photograph this tattoo. As well as using my studio flash, I tried this high-contast shot. Not entirely sure if it's successful, but it is different. Taken with an original F-1 with FD 50/1.4. Kodak Plus-X in Xtol.</p>

<p><img src="http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/407662-2/con24_sepia+copy.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>Nice work, Jim - it's very sculptural; lighting is the key to a shot like this, and I think you nailed it.</p>

Ashley...Jim...All nice shots with the 50mm 1.4.....Do i need to trade in my 50 mm 1.8 ?? :)

<p><strong>Canon FDn 200/4.0 <strong>(Generation 1) Macro Lens </strong>as a 200mm tele...Male Eastern Bluebird (USA)<br /></strong><br>

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<strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/BLUEBIRDS/MALE%20BLUEBIRDS/040215%20Male%20Bluebird%2003LRPBBrt10_zpsnbch3r4a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="565" /></strong></p>

<p>The birds around your place seem to have a lot of personality, Bill, and you capture them great. Do you give them names?</p>

<p>Great shots thus far! Keep them coming!</p>

<p><strong>".....The birds around your place seem to have a lot of personality, Bill, and you capture them great. Do you give them names?....."</strong><br>

LOL...not quite...but you can start to notice some tell-tale indicators of "resident" birds though...for example, this particular Male Bluebird is a regular as he has a recognizable small tuft of white feathers on the back of his head.<br /><br />He and his mate have built a nest in a Bluebird nest box so I'm hoping to set up on it in the near future and get some shots of the parents coming to the nest box opening with worms / bugs in their beaks for the hatchlings</p>

<p><strong>We've heard the phrase that a photo can speak 1000 words...this little photo strikes me sort of like that.</strong><br /><strong>Two dis-similar species, side x side yet in quiet harmony, both transfixed by something going on over to their left.</strong><br /><strong>Canon FDn 400/4.5, Male Bluebird + Pine Warbler in strong early morning side light</strong><br /><br /></p>

<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/WARBLER/02131520Pine20Warbler2020Male20Bluebird20-PBBrt5020PBCon5020PBS50_zpskvjkls1q.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Perhaps, Bill, they get equally philosophical when they see you lurking about with an FD lens on a digital body; two dissimilar species but also side x side in harmony :)</p>

<p>LOL...good one...and they must love it, showing up posing for me everyday</p>

<p>Spring rain.</p>

<p><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lIjvjrDwsjY/VQ8XLe6uuaI/AAAAAAAAEFE/E4aviJaWaWQ/s1600/551-011_900.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Canon T90/MLU, FD200/1.8 Ilford FP4+ home developed.</p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 24-35/3.5-L<br />Took a chance on a sunset between rain / thunderstorm forecasts at the end of the day and ran up to a local lake during the lull...some heavy weather elements hanging low in the air made for an interesting shot.<br /></strong></p>

<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SCENICS/SUNSETS/2015%20SUNSETS/040715%20A-Sunset%20Falls%20Lake%20Hwy50%20SW%2007LR%202Amt%20-2Hue%202Sat_zps0guqensw.jpg" alt="" /></p>

 

<p><strong>Canon FDn 400/4.5</strong><br /><strong>Grey Squirrel trying to use its tail as shelter from light rain</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/SQUIRRELS/040815%20Squirrel%20on%20limb%20in%20Rain%2005_zpsnuzzuhzc.jpg" alt="" /></p>

 

<p><strong>Canon FDn 80-200/4.0-L</strong><br>

<strong><br />Yellow-Rumped Warblers</strong><br>

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<strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/BIRDS/WARBLER/YELLOW%20RUMPED%20WARBLERS_also%20Myrtle/040715%20MaleFemale%20Yellow-Rumped%20WarblersLR_zpsmdlmbnvd.jpg" alt="" /></strong></p>

<p><strong>Canon FDn 200/4.0 Macro Lens (1^st Generation)...Honey Bee at work, a</strong><strong> sure sign of spring here.<br /><br /></strong></p>

<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/INSECTS/BEES/040515%20A-Bee%20on%20Flower%20099_zpseaghsc2d.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="601" /></p>

<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/roundball/PHOTOGRAPHY/INSECTS/BEES/040515%20A%20Bee%20In%20Flight%20at%20Flower%20025%20LRClar10_zpsouo7drgt.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="528" /></p>

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