Early Spring is a great time to be out in the woods, especially on a sunny day – the trees may still be bare, but the forest floor is bursting with life… the under-story plants, shrubs and smaller trees rush through their flowering and leafing cycles quickly, to take advantage of the unrestricted [...]
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Woodland Photography Pt 1 – Tamron 70-300mm
Posted in 3rd party lenses, Digital SLR, Maxxum Lenses, Minolta AF Mount, Photography, Sony Alpha 700, Zoom, tagged Long Zoom, Sony Alpha 700, Tamron, Woodland on May 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Flowering Dogwoods, Mustard Blossoms and Redbuds in Maryland
Posted in 3rd party lenses, Digital SLR, Landscapes, Macrophotography, Minolta AF Mount, Photography, Sigma, Sony Alpha 700, Sony SAL18200, Sony α, Zoom, tagged Alpha 700, Carroll County, Flowering Landscape, Gaithersburg, macro lens, Mustard Blossoms, SAL18200, Sigma, Sony Alpha, Spring Flowering on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mid-April is the time for flowering dogwoods and vast expanses of wild mustard growing in the fields all over Carroll County… later in the year, these fields will be planted with Soya beans or Corn, but for now, they are just a golden mass of flowers, gently swaying in the slightest breeze. The dogwoods are [...]
OM mount Kitstar 200mm f/3.3 on the Sony Alpha 700
Posted in 3rd party lenses, Bower α Adapter, Digital SLR, Manual Lenses, Photography, Sony Alpha 700, Sony α, Telephoto, tagged Kits Camera, Kitstar, Ritz Camera, Woodland, OM mount, Olympus on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Kitstar 200mm is a lens that I acquired very cheaply on Ebay last year – it was an impulse purchase, really, since I knew very little about the lens other than it had a OM mount, and I was intrigued by its unusual maximum aperture. My intention was to compare it with my [...]
Christman Park, Gaithersburg MD – Sony Alpha 700; Yashinon 50mm
Posted in 3rd party lenses, Digital SLR, Photography, Sony Alpha 700, Sony SAL18200, Sony α, Telephoto, Zoom, tagged 50mm lens, Christman Park, Gaithersburg Parks, Geese, Yashica lens on Sony; Montgomery County, Yashinon on April 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Christman Park is located on West Deer Park Road in Gaithersburg, MD set in a residential neighborhood, surrounded by a couple of large apartment complexes. Deer Park Road connects MD 355 (Frederick Road) to Muddy Branch Road and it’s a quiet and very serene. There’s a small pond, a few benches and a stand [...]
