Sony/Minolta pictures of the week | 3 July

[howardstanbury]

<p>I have to dig into the archive this week as my recent photos have all been with a new smartphone ...</p>

<p>Back in April I was in Spain, and here's a shot of a stork returning to a nest with more building materials</p>

<p><a title="Stork in Flight (SIF!) - over Cazella de la Sierra, Andalucia #cazalladelasierra #andalucia #stork #flight #SIF #sierranortedesevilla" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/2/1495/26260105652_9435ea4638_c.jpg" alt="Stork in Flight (SIF!) - over Cazella de la Sierra, Andalucia #cazalladelasierra #andalucia #stork #flight #SIF #sierranortedesevilla" width="800" height="800" /></a></p>

<p>^ A7 and Sony E 55-210 zoom</p>

<p>In Seville there's an extraordinary market place known locally as Las Setas (the mushrooms, I think)</p>

<p><a title="Las Setas (officially Metropol Parasols), Seville. Architect: Jürgen Mayer #lassetas #metropolparasol #jurgenmayer #Seville #spain #architecture" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1562/25727619233_796a67c0df_c.jpg" alt="Las Setas (officially Metropol Parasols), Seville. Architect: Jürgen Mayer #lassetas #metropolparasol #jurgenmayer #Seville #spain #architecture" width="800" height="530" /></a></p>

<p>^ A7 and Samyung 14mm f/2.8</p>

<p>I hope you have been more productive <em>this</em> week, and please share your photos below.</p>

 

[randy_cooprider1]

<p>I ordered a new duo pro chip for the HX1 and was using the hand held twilight mode which I think stacks several images for better clarity. Aside from cropping this blossom had no post processing.</p><div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

The low scudding clouds have had levels adjusted.<div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

Lastly, a spider at twilight using HHT and no adjustment.<div></div>

[mukul_dube]

<p>I realise that I was too close for a normal focal length.</p><div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

<p>Mukul, looks good to me. Nice focus softening towards the back of the subject.</p>

[mukul_dube]

<p>Thank you, Randy. There's another photo of the child on the Mirrorless forum, and you'll see what I mean if you look at her nose in both pictures. </p>

[mukul_dube]

<p>This boy doesn't know me, so he's guarded. Son of a chap from whom I bought fruit for twenty years.</p><div></div>

[howardstanbury]

<p>Nice portraits, as ever, Mukul.</p>

[howardstanbury]

<p>I did get out with my camera on Sunday and found some home-grown bluegrass musicians playing in the back garden of a city pub:</p>

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<a title="Bluegrass" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7477/27974595942_e09c2d656c_c.jpg" alt="Bluegrass" width="800" height="687" /></a>

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<strong>A7 and FE 28-70</strong>

 

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[mukul_dube]

<p>Thank you, Howard. I hope to do better in the next few days as I shall carry the camera with the 105mm mounted.</p>

[mukul_dube]

<p>Here's one with a proper "portrait" length.</p><div></div>