Spotted flycatcher pair nest building and bringing in feeds for their brood. The nest site (a gap in an old wall of a barn) has been used by redstart in previous years according to the landowner so it was a nice surprise to get the flycatchers, a bird that has seen a severe decline in UK breeding population in the last 25 years. The young look about right to fledge this week so hopefully I'll be able to get some shots of them being fed.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 11:22 AM.
Looking at an Oil Painting on Wood entitled "Adoration of the Magi" by Domenico Bigordi (Domenico Ghirlandaio) painted in 1487.
Cropped from left and right, Hand Held, relying on Camera IBIS, A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 1600, f2.8, 1/400 second.
Exposure Corrected +0.97 Stops.
March 23, 2022
In the Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery- Museum), Firenze (Florence), Italy.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 7:27 PM.
Looking at our blooming White Dogwood white Bracts and flowers in the center of each of the 4 Bracts.
Cropped slightly from both sides and bottom, Tripod mounted A1 camera and Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 Macro Apo-Lanthar FE mount; silent shutter. Leofoto MP-180S Focusing Rail used to position the camera on the tripod with 11" Variable Friction Arm attached to the rail to mount, postion, and aim the Ulanzi VL-49 RGB LED light to supplement the lighting (set to 5500 degrees K at 100%).
ISO 400, f11, 1/50 Second (in some wind).
Exposure Corrected +0.26 Stops.
May 10, 2022
In my garden bed in front of my home; Breinigsville, PA.
Some non-wildlife shots of Boston on July 4th. Wasn't in a great position to capture the fireworks over the Charles but was surprised by them over the Zakim bridge.
I really wasn't sure what I was going to be able to shoot or from where so I opted to just use the Tamron 28-200 for most of the shots which still amazes me for a super zoom, even on the A1.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 9:37 AM.
Looking at an Oil Painting on Canvas by Raffaelo Sanzio (Raphael) entitled "Madonna del Baldacchino" which was painted in 1507-1508. I was unable to better postion myself due to as I recall the Proximity alarms to better square the painting and to lessen the reflections.
Cropped from left and right, Hand Held relying on Camera IBIS, A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph.; silent shutter.
ISO 1600, F2.8, 1/100 Second.
March 24, 2022
At Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace), Firenze (Florence), Italy.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 6:12 PM.
Looking at roses from our front garden.
Cropped from the left and right, Tripod mounted Sony A1 and Voigtlander 110mm f2.5 Macro Apo-Lanthar FE mount; silent shutter. 2 Macro Focusing rails were used to position the camera and lens on the tripod head and tripod. The lower focusing rail for the X-axis (left and right postioning) was the Leofoto MP-180S and the upper focusing rail for the Y-axis (front and back positioning) was the Swebo LS001.
ISO 400, f8, 1/60 Second (in some wind).
Exposure Corrected -0.09 Stops.
June 3, 2022
In my garden bed in front of my home; Breinigsville, PA.
