#sony a65

[whatlightdoes]

Orchid in my kitchen at night.

Sony a65, m42 to Sony A adapter, Auto Sears 50 1.4 lens

Photo: T. Hall

(The only light was the small kitchen light. Handheld shot.)

[sci-fur]

[fanofmickey]

Floating Waterfalls by Michael Via Flickr: The floating mountains of Pandora are quite a sight at night, and the waterfalls coming off of them to one side make it even more impressive.

[mhunter07]

Red White and BOOM by Michael Via Flickr: The finale of EPCOT's Heartbeat of Freedom 4th of July tag is simply insane. You can feel the thundering of the explosions, and it is very loud. Definitely a ridiculously amazing fireworks experience.

[zootoo]

Jae Jae, Sumatran Tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae), Tiger Territory, London Zoo, Regents Park, London by f1jherbert

[whatlightdoes]

I hadn't realized that I could buy an adapter to go from an M42 mount to a Sony A mount. I have four Sony 33s and one Sony a65. So now I can use old glass on them and shoot manually. The shots aren't as crisp as they are on my Sony a7rii and Sony a6000, but I enjoy using these older cameras, and I think the photos in some ways have a vintage vibe--if for no other reason than the resolution is lower. The images seem more grainy and not quite as sharp.

[mhunter07]

Fading Tracks by Michael Via Flickr: This is a bit of a concept edit that I've been sitting on for a while trying to decide if I liked it enough to post, but here it is. I knew I wanted an edit like this, to take an idea I tried with a shot from way back in 08 at the Statue of Liberty dock station a little farther. Taking the color and trying to slowly desaturate it as it moves towards the vanishing point/horizon to create the impression of an abandoned subject fading into the haze of the past, being forgotten. I think I got there, but I'm not entirely confident that its as good as it could be.

[mhunter07]

The Rockets Red Glare by Michael Via Flickr: 4th of July fireworks at the Magic Kingdom