old macro lenses are very sharp even by today's standards.

Picture taken with: Minolta MD Macro 100/4.0

Minolta 50mm/f3.5 Rokkor-X MD Macro

Full Spectrum Conversion, Hoya R25A Filter

Minolta MD MACRO ROKKOR 50mm f3.5

Minolta MD Macro 3,5/50

Minolta 35-70 MD Macro

Photo of the finest details of soap bubbles from the soap bubbles macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early December 2021.

Exposure Time: 1/100 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-1250 * Aperture: F/4 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 4150 K * Plug-In: Sharp Pop * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube * Tele-Converter: Deitz 2X MC-4 M/MD

Minolta 35-70 MD macro

Antique Blue Bottle

Bromo-Seltzer - Emerson Drug Co. Baltimore, MD.

Macro Mondays - Bottle(s)

From bottles collected by my mother-in-law.

Vintage Prime Lens

Oympus OM-System Zuiko MC Auto-Macro 50mm f/16

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Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Mid November 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/20 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-400 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 3400 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Mid November 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/6 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-200 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 7000 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

I believe these tiny flowers are from Parrotia persica ( Persischer Eisenholzbaum )

seen at Upton Country Park in Poole

Thank you very much for stopping by x

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Mid November 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/6 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-200 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5000 K

Arrhenia chlorocyanea (Blaugrüner Adermoosling) , close to the beach in Dorset. Small (3cm tall) almost black fungus and here with a nice hint of green

Arrhenia chlorocyanea (Blaugrüner Adermoosling), close to the beach in Dorset. Small (3cm tall) almost black fungus with a hint of green

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early September 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/13 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-640 * Aperture: F/4 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5100 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. On the last day of September 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/8 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-320 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 3250 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Provia 100F * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Image of Coney Island’s world famous boardwalk eastward towards Deno Wonder Wheel amusement park and now defunct Astroland much of which has reopened as Luna Park taken in 2007 whilst I attended an AVP Beach Volley tournament with my oldest daughter (who played volleyball in high school, was a member of a NJ state championship squad and just loved beach volleyball). Prominent in this image was the famous 230 foot Astrotower, which was built in 1964 by Astroland owners the Albert family defying the trend of totally wiping out all the amusement parks in Coney Island which was the pervasive view in the late 1950’s-early 1960’s by many who wanted to build ocean side apartments and edifices. It provided an amazing ariel perspective view of Coney Island that was still in operation when I was there in 2007. When it opened it could be seen from 37 miles away the newspapers claimed I was a bit surprised and disappointed when a decade later I returned and found out the Astrotower had been taken down in 2013. Many hoped it would be rescued like the Parachute Jump Tower or the Flushing Park’s World’s Fair Towers, but alas Superstorm Sandy put the final nail in the coffin in 2012 and down it came in dramatic fashion the Fourth of July weekend in 2013. Condemned and cut into pieces. Today Luna Park has a smaller tower, a 137 foot Astro Tower that is bedazzled with lights who pay homage to former with its name. Minolta X-700 Film Camera Minolta 35-70 f/3.5 MD Macro Kodachrome 200 Slide Film Scanned on an Epson RX500 Scanner #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @tenbabags @nybucketlist @nycurbanism #astroland @coneyislandfun @minoltaseries @minolta.film #astrotower #minolta @nycprimeshot #nycprimeshot

in spring sunshine after a very wet night. Poole

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early December 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/5 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5000 K * Plug-In: 05 - Colorland - Fantasy Sky * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube * Tele-Converter: Deitz 2X MC-4 M/MD

Photo of a red-legged grasshopper captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Outside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Late August 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/320 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-320 * Aperture: F/11 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5050 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Provia 100F * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Minolta MD Macro 4 / 100mm @ Alpha 7ii

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Photo of a bee captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Outside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early May 2021.

Exposure Time: 1/250 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-200 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 4700 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Provia 100F * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early October 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/4 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 3500 K * Mood: Kodak Vision 2383 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

a nice bunch plus the odd one out.

Bournemouth Upper Gardens

Minolta 100mm f/4 MD Macro

I love the beauty of swiss bike paths

Turbo Schnecke

Minolta MD Macro Rokkor 100mm 3,5

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Mid November 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/5 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-200 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 7350 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early August 2021.

Exposure Time: 1/8 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-200 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 2600 K * Plug-In: Sharp Pop * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early December 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/20 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 4813 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

This is not the window of a cathedral, it is simply a mustard jar illuminated by four candles of the advent wreath.

Das ist nicht das Fenster einer Kathedrale, sondern nur ein Senfglas, das von den vier Kerzen des Adventskranzes beleuchtet wird.

Minolta MD Macro Rokkor 3.5 / 50mm @ Alpha 7ii

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not many species grow in sandy seaside places, might be small Dune Brittlestem (3 cm max). Dorset

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early December 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/5 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 2000 K * Plug-In: 05 - Colorland - Fantasy Sky * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube * Tele-Converter: Deitz 2X MC-4 M/MD

Sony A68 / Minolta MD Macro Rokkor 50mm F3.5

Photo of splashing water from the splash photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Mid December 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/60 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/11 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 6300 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early November 2020.

Exposure Time: 0.5 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 3550 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Minolta MD Macro Rokkor 3.5 / 50mm @ Alpha 7ii

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Samsung camera pictures

Minolta MD Macro Rokkor 3.5 / 50mm @ Alpha 7ii

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Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early September 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/15 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-500 * Aperture: F/4 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 6100 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube

Minolta MD Macro 4 / 100mm @ Alpha 7ii

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An underside view of what might quite possibly be an Oak bracket / Pseudoinonotus dryadeus ( Tropfender Schillerporling ) Bournemouth Upper Gardens

Thanks for stopping by !!

Sony A68 / Minolta MD Macro Rokkor 50mm F3.5

Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early December 2020.

Exposure Time: 1/5 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5100 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube * Tele-Converter: Deitz 2X MC-4 M/MD

photo made with a7iii + Minolta MD Macro Rokkor 1:3.5 f = 50mm (1977)