Sidelit Saturday

Gallery: FloraPosted May 31, 2014168 views7 comments

Sony A77
Minolta 100mm macro
ISO 200, 1/40 @ f22

Shot this little beauty at dawn to catch the nice warm side light that hits our garden on Spring mornings. Had to break out my old faithful 100mm as my stalwart 200mm is undergoing some repairs. I accidentally bumped my camera rig while loading the car one morning and my A77 and 200 hit the concrete garage floor when my unextended tripod tipped over. Not a good sound. Lost the Steady Shot feature on the camera and the lens is stiff and binding when focusing. Sony repaired the camera and its good as new but the 200 is at KEH being evaluated. Hoping they can work some magic as I can't imagine shooting without it. Keep your collective fingers crossed. All comments welcome.>=))>

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7 comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on May 31, 2014 at 7:28 PM

Better than before. The lighting is outstanding!! Love the color and detail.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on June 1, 2014 at 2:01 AM

Good luck on the lens, Bill. I did a similar thing earlier this year. Lucked out with only some scuffing on camera body. Really nice light and comp. l Love it.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 1, 2014 at 11:28 AM

Ohhhhh...dang Bill. Sorry to hear that about your camera and lens. Hoping for you to get a fix! This is very nice light. I really like the glow from inside the flower. I wonder about doing something for the LRC...

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 1, 2014 at 7:21 PM

Bill - Superb spot lighting effect --> shows how "crystalline" those petals are. Wonderful colors to go along.

Sorry to hear about the damage to the gear. I hope KEH will fix your 200mm quickly.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 2, 2014 at 7:57 AM

Gorgeous, glowing light, Bill, and eye-catching textures ! The LRC, as Nathan suggests, does fall a touch flat in an otherwise sparkling image. Keeping those fingers crossed for you re the lens !!

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 3, 2014 at 7:04 PM

Hi bill

Remember i offered to buy it, now i'm not interested... just kidding.. the 200mm is a fantastic lens, and i hope they can fix it... here you did very well with the 100mm lens, the detail is excellent. . and the colors and light are to die for .

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 6, 2014 at 5:24 PM

The many photos of the lilies in your garden never disappoint us. Beautiful this too technically perfect.
Cheers.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments