Another day, another sunset. This time an excursion to one of Newcastle's highest vantage points - Obelisk Park.



and ....



Both images K1 + Soligor 28/2.8 @ f8-11

Close up on the car,



Sigma 17-50 f2.8 on K-S2

K1 + Tomioka AR 55/1.2. Every intention of taking some stopped down/infinity snaps on the walk to work, to try some monotone pp. The lens's glass is quite yellowed and monotone should be good. However, the light was so gloomy/low contrast, I ended up going back to a holly bush to try to get a better focused f1.2 shot than one I fluffed yesterday. There's a high fluff rate with this lens at the moment.

Sunrise. K3 with A 35-105

Another busy day, and got to my daily walk quite late, and had to make do with the low light. Speedy was resting.


And there was a halo with the moon by the time I got home, and a few quick shots, hardly worrying with settings.

Took my Q camera kit to work today, helps if you have a memory card in the slot though =)
When I got home though my K5IIS had arrived (too late to hide it from the wife now). No time to give it a real go.

Though I have put a hard LCD protector on the back, put on my Mickey Mouse camera strap and of course a SD card. So used the poor Q camera a model.

Ready to roll, and as Pepperberry farm would say fire up that "sexy sounding shutter" This camera just feels fantastic in the hand.

Good bye K70!!

I decided to play around with a bit of direct flash this evening, and the GRii with a small fuji flash.

The first is an almost instagramy look.


and a second:

K-5 IIs with Mamiya Macro Sekor 60mm f2.8

Happy Halfway point

I know that things can get a bit blah for the next several days of the month... but I've got a few ideas up my sleeve.. they've been percolating away in the grey matter.

Today's composite was shot with DA* 55mm Ltd.