Posted by Bill Fach on November 22, 2008 at 5:04 PM
Sometimes I'm a little slow to realize the obvious . When TNP went away some time ago I never figured we Texans would be absorbed somewhere else. This shot is from Lost Maples State Park located about 50 miles SW of Kerrville. There is a small canyon of the Sabinal River full of maple trees. This fall was the best color in years as all the conditions seemed to fall into place. All comments welcome. >=))>
Sony A700
Tokina 828 AT-X Pro @ 160mm
ISO 200, 1/10 @ f11
Posted by Bill Dark on November 22, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Hey, better late than never - glad to see you posting here, Bill!
What a great photograph from Lost Maples SP. Wonderfullly composed with the light and dark trunks that kind of mirror each other, and the foliage is beautiful. Very nice Bill, looking forward to seeing more of your work! How do you like your Sony?
Posted by Bill Fach on November 22, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Bill: I like the A700 a lot. I'm an old Minolta shooter with a small fortune in Minolta and fast Tokina glass. I couldn't afford to switch systems when digital came along. I passed on the Konica Minolta DSLRs but pulled the trigger on the Sony A100 as soon as it came out. It was OK and a great DSLR to start with but I was used to shooting a Minolta Maxxum 7 film camera which IMO was one of the finest film cameras ever made by anyone. Other than the fact that the A100 used pixels instead of film it was a significantly inferior camera. The A700 has a lot of M7 pedigree and is just a joy to use. Having the image stabilization system in the camera body is another very positive factor. I still shoot the M7 for wide angle work with my 20mm lens. I may go full frame with the A900 in a year or so but most of my shooting is flora and macro so the crop factor of the A700 is real handy. Thanks for asking and thanks for your comment on this shot. >=))>
Posted by Tom Kennon on November 23, 2008 at 9:01 AM
Bill, glad you found us. This shot looks like it has some very nice detail. I look forward to seeing more from you.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on November 23, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Welcome Bill! I'm glad you found us here at CSNP and I feel a little remiss in the fact I never emailed you about joining our active group here. But with all you do for the Flora forum I figured you had enough on your plate ... that site is amazing and one I love to participate in.
I like how the light and dark branches mirror each other, slipping in and out of the fall color. Nice first post to CSNP ... hope we'll be seeing many more! And as fate would have it I hope to shoot and post a couple of flower shots to the Flora forum soon. Maybe I'll see you there!
Posted by John Moore on November 24, 2008 at 8:46 AM
Welcome to CSNP Bill. Lovely first post. I'm looking forward to your future posts.
Posted by Brad Mangas on November 24, 2008 at 11:52 AM
I look forward to seeing your work here Bill. I really enjoy it in the Flora Gallery.
Discussion
6 repliesSony A700
Tokina 828 AT-X Pro @ 160mm
ISO 200, 1/10 @ f11
What a great photograph from Lost Maples SP. Wonderfullly composed with the light and dark trunks that kind of mirror each other, and the foliage is beautiful. Very nice Bill, looking forward to seeing more of your work! How do you like your Sony?
I like how the light and dark branches mirror each other, slipping in and out of the fall color. Nice first post to CSNP ... hope we'll be seeing many more! And as fate would have it I hope to shoot and post a couple of flower shots to the Flora forum soon. Maybe I'll see you there!