Sony/Minolta pictures of the week | 25 September

[howardstanbury]

<p>I've been away these last couple of weekends and for a few days I stayed in Gouda in Holland. The historic centre is attractive with a town hall still standing proud in the Maarkt:</p>

<p><a title="Stadhuis, Gouda" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8160/29733022181_be802308fd_c.jpg" alt="Stadhuis, Gouda" width="800" height="535" /></a></p>

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

<p>The main church, Sint Janskerk, has a wonderful collection of stained glass; here's a detail that includes a patron of one of the windows, Margaret of Parma, then regent of the Netherlands. Behind her is St Margaret and a slain dragon ...</p>

<p><a title="The sacrifice of Elijah (detail: Margaret of Parma)" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8536/29276928884_dd7d1d6965_c.jpg" alt="The sacrifice of Elijah (detail: Margaret of Parma)" width="503" height="800" /></a></p>

<p>^ A7 and E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS</p>

<p>Meanwhile, back in Oxford, filming of the fifth movie in The Transformers franchise (The Last Knight) has come to town. If you look closely at a larger version of the picture you'll see the face of Anthony Hopkins on the monitors ...</p>

<p><a title="Filming on location in Oxford" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8505/29796598791_33d856bf67_c.jpg" alt="Filming on location in Oxford" width="800" height="535" /></a></p>

<p>^ A7 and FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS</p>

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[randy_cooprider1]

<p>Howard, nicely framed crisp shots but I couldn't find the actor. Oh well. I rummaged for and found a pear tree blossom from the springtime. Might have posted it before.</p><div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

Now a fall pic.<div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

Finally in between<div></div>

[howardstanbury]

<p>Here you are, Randy: a 100pc crop of the picture to show the monitors. The face there, I am told, is Mr Hopkins'.</p><div></div>

[mukul_dube]

<p>First cousin.</p><div></div>

[mukul_dube]

<p>Second cousin.</p><div></div>

[mukul_dube]

<p>Third cousin.</p><div></div>

[randy_cooprider1]

<p>Thanks Howard. I had not seen him in glasses previously.</p>

[howardstanbury]

<p>Very delicate tones there, Mukul.</p>

<p>I'm just glad he wasn't dressed like Hannibal Lecter, Randy.</p>

[mukul_dube]

<p>Yes, Howard. I particularly like the pink one.</p>