Photography
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Gear used: Olympus EPL-1 with an Industar 50-2
Celebration
(15,812 posts)The person on the bench reading............................
Looks like another era??
alfredo
(60,075 posts)I didn't go near because I didn't want to dispel the mystery.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)What on earth is that round building?
I like the tones of blue in that last pic, btw.
alfredo
(60,075 posts)Thanks. Olympus has always been known for how it handles colors.
Info on Ashland, Henry Clay's estate. Muhammed Ali's original name was Cassius Marcellus Clay. Cassius was Henry Clay's cousin, and an ardent abolitionist.
If you like Ginkgo trees, thank Henry Clay. He brought many back from China with him.
http://www.henryclay.org/
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I like them, tho we do not have one around here.
alfredo
(60,075 posts)they fall in one day.
Mira
(22,380 posts)especially will be etched in my memory. It has everything. Color, a painterly quality, and grabs me emotionally.
Thanks for all of them.
alfredo
(60,075 posts)I think it allows for more time to get the composition and exposure you want.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)That said I will have to put bucks away to get a nice prime myself.
The photo you liked of the plant\state park, that was a 70-300
alfredo
(60,075 posts)But for decades journalist did just that. Still, for your work your auto lenses are a must.
When I do landscape and macro, the manual lenses suit me just fine.
I have an old Canon zoom I use on occasion.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Were well after the fact...the history of photography is amazing. Imagine what Capra could do with modern equipment.
alfredo
(60,075 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)This is one of the most amazing photos to this day.
alfredo
(60,075 posts)Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)Really nice shots!!