Sony a65 — 70-210 lens @ 200mm — f/4 — 1/80 sec — ISO-100
They steal the birds’ seed, dig up the gardens, and generally make messes, but they sure do know how to pose.
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Sony a65 — 70-210 lens @ 210mm — f/4 — 1/200 sec — ISO-400
She was so paranoid about all us humans going in and out while she was building her nest.
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MonoRose
Sony a65– 28-85 @ 28mm — f/3.5 — 1/60 sec — ISO-100
Roses are red, except when they’re not.
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Reflections II
More Iris
Sony a65 — 70-210 lens @ 160mm — f/4 — 1/400 sec — ISO-100
I like close-focus zooms.
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Feathered Flower
Sony a65 — 28-85 @ 28 macro — f/4 — 1/160 sec — ISO-200
I picked up a new (old) lens at Goodwill the other day. It’s a Minolta 28-85 f/3.5-4.5 lens with a macro switch. It’s a neat little lens, and it’s very heavy (a few ounces shy of the 70-210 “Beercan”)! The macro is a paltry .25x, but it has nice colors, nonetheless.
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Tomāto/Tomäto
Fisheye’d Clover
Sony a65 — 35mm lens — f/1.8 — 1/2000 — .20x Fisheye Adapter
Clover is such a ubiquitous plant, but I’ve always liked the flowers.
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End of the Line
Sony a65 — 35mm lens — f/1.8 — 1/50 sec — ISO-800
Sony a65 — 35mm lens — f/1.8 — 1/40 sec — ISO-1600
The Stratosphere has a couple of “rides” on top of the tower. In this one, people ride in a rollercoaster-type car that stops at the end of that rail–and then plunges towards the ground. Two pictures this time! (Tech notes: I really don’t like the noise level in these; that’s a problem that I’m finding with this camera. At ISO 800 and 1600, there really shouldn’t be this much noise. I might try some noise tests with a RAW later.)
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Distance
Sony a65 — 35mm lens — f/1.8 — 1/60 sec — ISO-800
The Stratosphere in Las Vegas is, like everything else, a hotel and casino, but it also has a tall Space Needle-like tower that tourists can ascend and see the city. The view really is quite impressive. If you can see the strange streak-looking light three-quarters of the way into the picture from the left, you’re looking at the light from the Luxor hotel–a pyramid-shaped casino in the middle of the city. The light is the brightest beam in the world, at 42.3 billion candela (lumens). At 315 kilowatts, that’s an expensive light bill!
