Sony/Minolta pictures of the week / 15 March 2015

[howardstanbury]

<p>Three things from this week:</p>

<p><a title="Easy does it by Howard Stanbury, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8668/16603315137_11c8cd5de4_c.jpg" alt="Easy does it" width="800" height="599" /></a><br>

^ Moving pieces into place on a new building in Oxford (A7 & SEL FE 28-70)</p>

<p><a title="A pair of single sculls by Howard Stanbury, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7605/16169022783_d87436e08c_c.jpg" alt="A pair of single sculls" width="800" height="535" /></a><br>

^ After all the excitement of Torpids it's back to basic training for single sculls on the Thames (A7 & SEL FE 28-70)</p>

<p><a title="Bill Kirchen by Howard Stanbury, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7636/16633629978_608304c4b3_c.jpg" alt="Bill Kirchen" width="537" height="800" /></a></p>

<p>^ Finally, the inestimable Bill Kirchen (once of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen) treated us to a great night of rockabilly at Tingewick Village Hall (NEX-7 & SEL 55-210). (And, yes, it <em>could </em>have been Woody Allen, but he plays the clarinet, doesn't he?)</p>

<p>As ever, please add your selection of pictures taken with Sony/Minolta gear, digital or film, to a maximum of 3 photos.</p>

[randy_cooprider1]

<p>Here are some reflections from Florida.</p><div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

Not a known musician but he played a good guitar and sang well.<div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

Finally a silhouette a mocking bird who has a nest in a palmetto.<div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

<p>Howard, took this with the Nex 3 in b&w mode HDR underexposed -1.7 stops and levels adjusted in PSE 12. Trying to get the built in b&w "look" you exhibited.</p><div></div>

[AJHingel]

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[howardstanbury]

<p>I like the pattern, Randy.</p>

<p>Are you saying you set the camera to B&W 'Creative Style' and took the picture with 'Auto HDR', both on the Brightness/Color menu?</p>

<p>I'd agree that that should be about the same as 'Rich Tone Mono' on other NEX cameras. I'll have a look at that in the daylight hours tomorrow.</p>

[randy_cooprider1]

Yes.

[randy_cooprider1]

<p>Anders, almost missed the feet at the bottom of the plastic sheeting. Interesting shot.</p>

[AJHingel]

<p>Thanks Randy. The feet, almost lifting off, might be the most interesting element of this surrealistic scene.<br>

See Jack McRitchie's comments to the photo <a href="/photodb/photo?photo_id=17985192">here</a> together with a few elements of context from me.</p>

[Robert DeCandido PhD]

<p>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17990541<br>

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17990544<br>

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17990546<br>

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17990547</p>