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Octopus was served atop a frozen block of an avocado mixture. The octopus was cooked perfectly but the base was too cold/frozen to completely enjoy. This was for Angle's pre-re-opening Mad Hatter party (via Foodspotting)
Nikon F55 + kodak colorplus 200.
Waited around 20 minitues for this girl to make her way down to the well. Happy with the angle of this one.
I purchased my Pentax K10D with the standard 18-55mm lens a couple of years ago and have used that ever since - to be honest I didn't touch the camera for the last year but I obviously used it a lot initially and have recently got back into it again :-) ... And its been getting plenty of use.
I was looking around for accessories the other day, with predominately lenses on my mind and had a look at the wide angle lenses available. Well, lets just say I was taken back by the price tag of most, especially the latest one Pentax do - costing more than the original camera body & 18-55mm lens together! So looking around at alternatives I came across a "conversion lens" kind of like an adaptor you screw onto the end of your current lens. I've been vaguely aware of these for a while but never really looked into them seriously and always considered them to not be particularly good and cheaply made. However I was hankering after a wide angle and stumbled across the Digital King DSW PRO 0.7 (Wide Conversion Lens for Digital SLR Camera's) that screwed onto a 52mm camera lens thread. The reviews were all glowing and saying if you weren't willing to spend the money on the "proper" piece of kit then this was a great alternative and would be more then adept for amateurs & enthusiasts. So I took the plunge on Sunday evening (purchasing from Amazon at £69.99) and it arrived today - Tuesday.
I managed to get out after work and have a quick play with it and I have to say its more than adequate for me, works great and I can't notice any loss of quality/clarity to the photographs either. The wide angle makes a huge difference to my standard lens on its own and enables much more to be fitted into one shot and gives a great perspective too. Its made in Japan and seems pretty solidly built, and comes with protective lens caps on both sides and a drawstring bag to keep it safe. What can I say, does exactly what I wanted and cost a fraction of the price of buying a wide angle lens! Win win situation.
This photograph was taken at a local station (with the wide angle adaptor fitted) and shows the kind of perspective you can achieve. I look forward to using it more in future and (hopefully) capturing some great landscape & architectural shots with it.
Second night of fireworks -- UK team.
My first couple of attempts to take a wider angle shot of fireworks. Lots of room for improvement.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - Traversing the notch in between South Holland Peak and Holland Peak involved crossing this steep slab of rock.
Taken in the gardens and mansion at Harkness State Park in Connecticut
Pentax k200D - Asahi SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7
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Not quite done, although it is to size. I'm going to add more rows tomorrow, as a very tall person has requested/claimed it!
Persepolis (Old-Persian: Pārśa[2]) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BC).
Gate of All Nations
Apadana Palace
The Throne Hall
Tombs of Kings
Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BCE. UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979
Persepolis is near the small river Pulwar, which flows into the river Kur (Cyrus / Kuroush). The site includes a 125,000 square metre terrace, partly artificially constructed and partly cut out of a mountain, with its east side leaning on Kuh-e Rahmet ("the Mountain of Mercy"). The other three sides are formed by retaining walls, which vary in height with the slope of the ground. From 5 to 13 metres on the west side a double stair. From there it gently slopes to the top. To create the level terrace, depressions were filled with soil and heavy rocks, which were joined together with metal clips.
Around 519 BC, construction of a broad stairway was begun. The stairway was planned to be the main entrance to the terrace 20 metres above the ground. The dual stairway, known as the Persepolitan stairway, was built in symmetrically on the western side of the Great Wall. The 111 steps were 6.9 metres wide with treads of 31 centimetres and rises of 10 centimetres. Originally, the steps were believed to have been constructed to allow for nobles and royalty to ascend by horseback. New theories suggest that the shallow risers allowed visiting dignitaries to maintain a regal appearance while ascending. The top of the stairways led to a small yard in the north-eastern side of the terrace, opposite the Gate of Nations.
Grey limestone was the main building material used in Persepolis. After natural rock had been levelled and the depressions filled in, the terrace was prepared. Major tunnels for sewage were dug underground through the rock. A large elevated water storage tank was carved at the eastern foot of the mountain. Professor Olmstead suggested the cistern was constructed at the same time that construction of the towers began.
The uneven plan of the terrace, including the foundation, acted like a castle, whose angled walls enabled its defenders to target any section of the external front. Diodorus writes that Persepolis had three walls with ramparts, which all had towers to provide a protected space for the defense personnel. The first wall was 7 metres tall, the second, 14 metres and the third wall, which covered all four sides, was 27 metres in height, though no presence of the wall exists in modern times
By the final weekend of "Angle of Repose," I was struggling to find new ways to shoot the live dance. Like the dancers I was shooting, I was compelled to go to new places, and be willing to fall hard. At the start of the first live block on Sunday, I laid down flat in the middle of the gallery floor, and I asked the room to help me - to find new way to see things. With my chin on the floor that we waxed multiple times, not one month ago, I saw what was there all along: the reflections of the dancers. I never saw these reflections because I wasn't low enough. And that was my first mistake, never to be repeated.
Shoreline surfaces reflecting differently colored light sources. Looking westward from Biddle Point (the southern tip of Mackinac Island, MI) toward the setting sun and Mackinac Bride, 23 September 2013
2013-09-23 GGP3633 glistening shore at sunset
today is like friday, yay three day weekend!!
plaid shift dress--remixed/thrifted
teal skinnies--remixed endlessly/thrifted
flip flops--ross
bracelet--remixed/bought in Poland
gold and blue xtra long necklace--H&M
golden crab necklace--remixed/ebay
# 296/365
23.11.2011
Day 296, another angle ... but the scenery is always the same...!
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ジャンクカメラ(京セラ・シーズンＡＦ)から取り出したファインダーを
ホットシューアダプタに突っ込んで簡単なアングルファインダーを作りました。
これでローアングル撮影もばっちしです。
YASHICA AF Camera Junk+PC Sync Hot Shoe=Angle Finder!