Ever since the first signs of Spring, I’ve been out with my cameras, not wishing to lose any of the magic of the Great Annual Awakening of Nature. Maryland’s topography is so varied that even though it is such a small state, Spring arrives early in the southern part of the State, especially around Chesapeake [...]
Archive for March, 2008
2008 Cherry Blossom Festival, Tidal Basin, Washington DC
Posted in Digital SLR, Landscapes, Photography, Sony Alpha 700, Sony SAL18200, Sony α, Telephoto, Zoom, tagged Alpha 700, Cherry Blossom Festival, Jefferson Memorial, Potomac River, Roosevelt Memorial, SAL18200, Sony, Spring Flowers, Tidal Basin, Washington on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Union Mills Homestead: Sony Alpha 700 and Minolta 50mm f/1.7
Posted in Digital SLR, Landscapes, Maxxum Lenses, Medium Telephoto, Minolta AF Mount, Minolta Dynax 800si, Minolta Maxxum, Photography, Sony Alpha 700, Sony α, tagged A700, Civil War History, Minolta 50mm f/1.7, Normal Lens, Rte 97, Sony, Union Mill Homestead. Carroll County on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few days ago, I had my Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 lens mounted on the Alpha for some family pictures. (The lens is a 75mm equivalent on the A700, and thus serves as a very fast medium telephoto lens ideal for framing ‘head and shoulders’ shots, especially effective indoors for Available Light photography. I’ll be [...]
