Tag: Meike 25mm f/1.8

12 months ago

This is my contribution to the Cosmic Photo Challenge: Christmas is coming prompt.

The prompt started me thinking about how much has changed since Christmas was coming a year ago. That got me thinking about the Santa Claus parade in the local town.

There was no parade this year, instead you could make an appointment to walk past Santa last Saturday evening.

Normally the parade involves travelling two blocks along the highway through town. This year the highway is ripped up for the replacement of water mains and sewers.

Between Covid-19 and construction work there wasn’t a chance of a parade this year. So here’s a couple of photos from last year.

Cosmic Photo Challenge: Christmas is coming

Tags 2019, CosPhoChal, Meike 25mm f/1.8, Santa Claus parade, Sony a6000, South Bruce Peninsula, Wiarton

Photo Challenges

Reflected in the Water

This is a contribution to Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #37 Photo Challenge.

A recent sunrise on Colpoy’s Bay and the Niagara Escarpment with the sun rising over White Cloud Island, one of three islands in the mouth of the bay.

Water Water Everywhere: Rising over White Cloud Island

Tags Colpoy's Bay, Meike 25mm f/1.8, Niagara Escarpment, summer, sunrise, White Cloud Island, WWE

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: 20th May 2020

Post author By David M
Post date 20/05/2020
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Wordless Wednesday: 20th May 2020

Tags leaves, Maple, Meike 25mm f/1.8, South Bruce Peninsula, spring

Weekly Prompts

Weekly Prompts: Something New

Post author By David M
Post date 03/01/2020
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For 2020 the Weekly Prompts Photo and Word Challenges have been merged into one, the first being Something New.

The something new for me was a different camera late last year. As a long time Olympus user I picked up a small, mirrorless Sony to continue my experimentation and testing of various lenses adapted to a mirrorless camera.

I’m rather enjoying the camera to the point that if it wasn’t for the bag full of very good Olympus lenses that won’t adapt I would be using it almost exclusively.

Part of the Wiarton Santa Claus parade with the Meike 25mm lens from my lightweight Olympus kit adapted to fit the Sony.

Six Word Saturday: The Santa Claus Parade Street Walkers

An ice covered bush on the Colpoy’s Bay shoreline at sunrise with the Neewer 35mm lens adapted to fit the camera.

Tuesday Photo Challenge - Fantasy

A fisheye view of Colpoy’s Bay and the Niagara Escarpment at sunrise with the Rokinon 8mm fisheye lens adapted to fit the camera.

Cosmic Photo Challenge: What Dreams May Come

Some interesting background blur with a 35mm CCTV lens adapted to fit the camera.

Wordless Wednesday: 27th November 2019

Tags 35mm f/1.7 CCTV lens, adapted lens, CCTV lens, Colpoy's Bay, formation, Hi-Viz, ice, leaves, Maple, Meike 25mm f/1.8, Neewer 35mm f/1.7, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, Santa Claus parade, shoreline, Sony a6000, sunrise, Wiarton

Six Word Saturday

The Santa Claus Parade Street Walkers

Post author By David M
Post date 14/12/2019
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Normally I restrict my Six Word Saturday posts to one or two six word sentences but this one is going to need an explanation.

Last Saturday evening it was the Wiarton Santa Claus parade on the South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada. Just up the street from me someone was doing a commentary using a public address system. When the people with the BDO banners passed the commentator I heard them say “and here’s the LBDO street walkers” at which point there was a brief pause before they added “I probably shouldn’t have phrased it like that” which was what I was thinking.

Six Word Saturday: The Santa Claus Parade Street Walkers