Blondes Only

There's a picture in here trying to get out.

What could be more stylish than being a blonde wearing sunglasses? Nikon D2Xs + 18-200mm lens.

I used a Nikon D40. Not sure what Nikon model the photographer in the picture is keeping a tight grip on.

In my limited experience, approaching strangers to take their photograph provokes varying reactions. By far the greater number readily consent. Surprisingly few show any interest in seeing the result.

Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending;— I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more.

September, 2015: Viewed from a country churchyard. Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI-S lens on a TC-16A teleconverter.

Scenes of a Wiltshire village one Thursday afternoon in September, 2015. Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor-P 105mm f/2.5 + Nikon Teleconverter TC-16A. The EXIF data shows '134.5 mm' because I set the camera for a 135mm focal length to compensate for using a teleconverter with the 105mm lens. 135mm is, of course, not 105 x 1.6 but it's close enough for metering.

Canon EOS 30D with Canon EF 35-105mm f3.5-4.5 lens.