I was working an event for a local church (charity work for a girls rescue in Kenya) carrying the venerable Beercan, the Minolta 70-210/4, when I happened upon this lovely little flower. Love the Beercan and its pleasant bokeh. Awfully good for a zoom.
Wow! So many great shots! René, Werner, Helena, Fred, Joshua. Others, please forgive a senior citizen's declining memory.
Bob, amazing evidence that pigs can fly, but I though they needed to have wings... which they can't have, because they are on the horse... Totally delightful, and briliantly executed. I'd love to say that I can now share your Batis 25 joy, but I must be the only guy who ordered his and was promised delievry from the first batch, and still got nowhere.
Now I need to take care of my TAS (talent acquisition syndrome). Any suggestions, guys?
Thank you all for the kind words and likes , and I do apologize for not commenting on many of the wonderful images, as I am typing on my laptop.
Congratulations to everyone for so many amazing images
Joshua, great stuff. The Batis 85 looks like a wait of 3 months in Australia and is why I opted with the ZA 135/1.8
The weather has just turned colder in Pontevedra which is near Portugal. About a week before the temperature was in the mid 30's.
Like yourself I am looking forward to the Batis 85, but I will just have to be patient.
Stunning portrait!!
Another quick note is the Batis 25 makes for an awesome P&S. Set on f/5.6 or 8 with AF on AF C and wide set points. Set the auto ISO to high or higher and you have a very responsive street camera with the A7rII. As much I have loved my Leica series the A7rII is a game changer IMO
More shots from Pontevedra and surrounding areas.
A7rII 50 Cron IV, Batis 25 and ZA 135/1.8
A few more from Segovia, Spain. The first two images are of a Roman aqueduct. It is simply amazing how well preserved that structure is dating back to over 2,000 years.
! The lightning bolts added to the already dramatic capture!
, and I do apologize for not commenting on many of the wonderful images, as I am typing on my laptop.
