The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: steps

I am getting more closely acquainted with the elderly Tamron AF 70-210mm f/2.8 SP LD 67D that I picked up for a song on eBay almost four years ago. Sometimes it seems very good. A fast shutter speed improves my chances - 1/500th here, at a focal length of 85mm. Now I am experimenting with smaller apertures in case f/2.8 is asking too much - here I had set f/5.6. Also, I think the choice of subject is important, such as these plant pots with their hard edges.

The photographer Ikkō Narahara remarks, "Wherever I take photographs I like to walk. Walking is the best way to go about taking pictures. The tempo of walking suits photography. It's no good hopping in and out of a car. When I reach a location which interests me, I start walking." This is good advice.

Nikon D300s and Tamron Di II SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR LD Aspherical lens.

Nikon D300s and Tamron Di II SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR LD Aspherical lens.

Nikon D300s and Tamron Di II SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR LD Aspherical lens.

Nikon D300s and Tamron Di II SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR LD Aspherical lens.

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire: The Brew House. The Brew House, as it is known, in the courtyard of Lacock Abbey was one of the additions made by Sir William Sharington when he acquired the building in 1539. Previously Lacock was a monastery. It was secularised after the Reformation. People of the sixteenth century drank beer in preference to water because it was safer. The Brew House was sympathetically restored during the 1970s, having lain derelict for many years. The equipment would still be capable of brewing beer if desired, but it would not be to the standards of the modern brewing industry. However reviled some of today’s makers of beer have the misfortune to be, the absence of hygiene would not be a criticism they would expect to endure. Photographed with a Nikon D700 and a Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI-S lens.

Canon EOS 30D + Chinon 55mm f/1.4 lens.

She sits ostentatiously reading at the top of a staircase leading down to the river. You wouldn't draw any conclusions from the dress with a loud print were it not for that she believes herself to be so important that everyone must go round her, or beg her to let them pass. It's a classic case of narcissistic personality disorder.

A cold afternoon in February with the light fading and occasional flurries of snow. Waiting to meet the 16.23 with a Nikon D50 and a Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 AF G lens.

Nikon D90 and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED lens.

I like the blue bullnose engineering bricks. But a large building made of blue brick like these might be a bit oppressive.

Nikon D50 and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 G lens.

Nikon D2Xs + Nikon 75-150mm f/3.5 Series E lens.