April 2023

[John Geerts]

The big man in the house...

D700  85/1.8G

[golunvolo]

Greetings to Paco in El Puerto de Santamaria,  sunny Spain, and the discussions we had there recently. I couldn't resist the temptation of making a screen shot of this video aired by the National broadcaster here today, showing snow clearing crew trying to find where the road runs

  That's crazy. We have to open all the windows on the dance school not to die of heat!

  By the way, the National Broadcaster provides images with a very good sense of composition...

[Akira]

City lights and reflections on the clouds.

[golunvolo]

The lady and the tractor

Z7_2, 24mm f/1.8S

  Just love this Fons, the colors and specially her body language are touching

[Hugh_3170]

Good work John with your cat portraits - they are not always the best of sitters.

The big man in the house...

D700  85/1.8G

The Queen of the House

D700  105/1.4

[Fons Baerken]

  Just love this Fons, the colors and specially her body language are touching

Thank you Paco glad you like it!

[Fons Baerken]

April 26

twins

Df, 105mm f/2.5

[Birna Rørslett]

It was snowing again this morning when I headed towards Oslo, which is approx. 45 km away and is situated on the Oslo Fjord. Nearly no snow in the downtown areas and surprised to see the first half-frozen cherry trees desperately trying to blossom despite the cold weather.

Z fc (BB version), 16-50 Nikkor, frozen fingers

[John Geerts]

Fresh Green
Df  85/1.8G

[John Geerts]

Good work John with your cat portraits - they are not always the best of sitters.

Thanks Hugh.   They move a lot indeed 

[Fons Baerken]

April 27

red car and dutch flag, kings' birthday.

Df, 105/2.5

[Ian Watson]

Pleased to eat you.

Nikon Z6 24-70mm f/4S.

[ColinM]

... first half-frozen cherry trees desperately trying to blossom despite the cold weather.

Z fc (BB version), 16-50 Nikkor, frozen fingers

I've got a rough idea what Ian 's magnificent prehistoric muncher might be.

But what type of birds are flying above Birna's frozen blossom?
In the UK, they might have been pigeons but I'm not sure the wing shape looks right......

By the way, (delicate though the blossoms look), the birds complete the image for me

[Birna Rørslett]

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But what type of birds are flying above Birna's frozen blossom?
In the UK, they might have been pigeons but I'm not sure the wing shape looks right......

By the way, (delicate though the blossoms look), the birds complete the image for me

According to my meagre insight into ornithology, they were pigeons ....

[Birna Rørslett]

Shot just before the onset of the latest snow fall. The Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75 has the most beautiful smooth bokeh.

Z30, 50/0.75, ND8X filter (to bring shutter speed into range...)