Sony

lens-artists: looking back

through the lenses of a Ricoh Caplio GX100 and Sony NEX-5N to the year 2013

violets on the gate–
even at night
sweet nostalgia ~Issa*

Sony NEX-5N: f/10 1/100s 27mm
Ricoh Caplio GX100: f/2.5 1/10s 5.1mm
Ricoh Caplio GX100: f/2.5 1/8s 5.1mm

I recently gained access to all the images posted to WordPress beginning in 2011 so this is an exciting way to begin looking back.

Thank you Sofia for this lens-artists invitation: looking back.

*cited: http://www.haikuguy.com

windshield snow drops

“It’s because I’m depressed.”

‘About what?”

“The rain. It’ll stop soon.”

“When you’re depressed, it rains?”

“Yes.”

“Then when there’s a typhoon, how depressed are you?”

“That’s not me, … the earth’s depressed.” ~Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

Sony RX-1003 … f/4 1/640s 70mm 80 ISO

lens-artists challenge: it’s all about the light

Travels and Trifles wrote, “This week the Lens-Artists team invites you to join us in exploring the magic of light. Sometimes we plan ahead and rise in the early morning hours to capture the sunrise, only to find it obscured by clouds. Other times we await the sunset only to find it less than spectacular. And sometimes, every now and then, we just get lucky and a boring scene becomes magical.”

What could be more boring than a global industrial grid bike rack or

Sony RX1003 …f /3.5 . 1/250s . 25.7mm . 80 ISO

the concrete foundation of an underpass.

Leica d-Lux7 … f/2.8 . 1/1300 . 34mm . 100 ISO

Then there is the magical moment of a playground in the early morning hours.

Leica D-Lux 7 … f/2.8 . 1/1600s . 34mm . 100 ISO

flower of the day – dahlia

Sony RX1003 … f/3.5 .. 1/125s .. 25.7mm .. 80 ISO

The victorian era recognized the dahlia as expressing feelings of elegance and dignity. It also has been felt to express a commitment or a connection that will stand the test of time.

A morning stroll through the CSU Annual Flower Trial Gardens

Celebrating blossoms with ceenphotography