A Retrospective of the Lucky Pictures

Nikon D700 + AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-210mm f/4 at 90mm.

I seldom make a photograph that I remember vividly but I quite like this one.

If you like fencing, this should be on your list of Fascinating Fences. Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 50mm f/2 AI lens.

Photographed using an old Chinon 55mm f/1.4 lens in M42 mount. Coupled to a Canon EOS 40D camera via an adapter. Processed in Lightroom to isolate the yellow tops and exclude the green stems.

Reading is the largest settlement in, and the county town of, the Royal County of Berkshire. The confluence of the Kennet and the Thames is in Reading. Reading is the principal regional and commercial centre of the Thames Valley. The population of Reading is 174,200, although the number in the greater urban area which not only comprises the borough but also analogous districts outside the borough boundary is 233,000.

Looking back; Oh, way back - So long ago now - I would say Without a moment's hesit Ation That I have been fascinated With bus stops for Oh, a long long time. With buses, Less so.

In folklore, cornflowers were worn by young men in love; if the flower faded too quickly, it was taken as a sign that the man's love was not returned.

The doors are slammed shut. The guard's whistle sounds; the engine driver replies. We lurch away. With each belch from the engine the carriages jerk forward, It takes some distance before a steady rhythm of movement is established. The drizzle falls against the windows. There is a coolness in the air and a slight scent of wet socks. The dust rises and swirls due to being disturbed from the upholstery. This is comfort. Lens: Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI-S.

I have discovered that the Fuji X-E1 struggles with accurate recording of blue colours. I don't recall this was always a fault. Maybe my X-E1 is too old. In addition, I am reminded of why the Nikkor-H 50mm f/2 lens (used to take this picture) enjoys such a good reputation even long after it has gone out of production.

Nikon D40 + Nikkor AF-S 18-70mm lens.

Photographed using a Fujinon 55mm f/2.2 lens in M42 screw mount on a Fujifilm X-E1 camera via an adapter.

Somewhere near Pulteney Bridge, Bath. Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro + Tamron 55-200mm lens.

Photographed with a Nikkor 200mm f/4 Ai lens on a Nikon D40.

Late February. Getting late in the afternoon; what many people would call teatime. The bus was late and she was impatient. Just for a moment she paused from her patrol of the footpath around the bus stop and sat, tensed, on the steel tube that passes for a seat in a modern bus shelter. Hands on hips reveals her anxiety to be on her way. One hand ungloved, ready to handle the process of getting a ticket. Not a second to be wasted. Now looking away from the direction the bus will approach in the hope that her next glance to the right will be cause for celebration as it hoves into view. February. Such a dreary month. Nikon D50 + Tamron AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6 Di II LD lens.

Photographed exactly as found on a street footpath.