Given their expressions, you could enter a photo of one for the Taylor Wessing prize...

Nice images and fascinating sculptures. All by the same artist it seems?

Triptych of pollards. Images taken using a Ricoh XR-X on Fomapan 400, arranged using Lightroom.



pollards par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Thanks all.

Glad you were successful. I may have a similar problem with my MZ-S.

K.

I'll be using it with film over the next few weeks.

On the US Fora I take part in the "Single in ..." challenge. For this one takes a picture a day for a month using the same lens. I've done this off and on for a while, but decided I needed to get over the nightmare that was 2021. I have managed all but one day so far this year (and that day I cheated and took one early the next day as it was still yesterday somewhere in the world...) The thread below is my summary for March posted on the US fora, and cross-posted here.

March saw the third month of using one of my K series lenses, this time the K50/1.4. Although I have had this lens for a while, I've never used it very much as the K50/1.2 has usually got the call because, well, 1.2... This month has made me realise that I should have used the 1.4 a great deal more, and I'll certainly be packing it when I travel as it is quite a bit smaller and lighter (265g compared to 385g). Wide open it is a bit soft with quite a "glow" which would look good for portraits, and possibly some of the dreamier styles of flower photography. Stopped down even a little, and it is very sharp where it matters with a pleasant bokeh. Stop down to f/5.6 or f/8 and it is as sharp as anything. The focusing on mine is very smooth and easy without feeling sloppy, as I have come to expect with my K-series lenses. All-in-all I'm very glad I used this lens this month, and it is going to see a more regular place in my camera bag as a result.

As to images, mostly I wasn't all that inspired this month. Lots of travelling to work and dull wet weather, although more recently it cheered-up quite a bit until yesterday when it snowed (and not enough to be photogenic). Apologies to anyone who uses Chrome as Ipernity and Chrome do not play well together. There is a security setting buried somewhere deep in Chrome's options which will allow the images to show rather than just links. Firefox users will have no problems. All taken using my K-3iii.



March 1: books par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



March 7: St Pancras church, par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



March 9: chickens par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



March 10: Bedstead grave marker (1) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



March 16: St Helen's at night par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



March 20: Twinners' tree par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity



March 26: bird scarer par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Best wishes, Kris.

Very tasteful. They need a gold + snakeskin K-3iii like the lovely LX special to go with them...

Mine is for sale in the classifieds.

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