My ears are alight (vintage lens Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm  f3.5) by phil_howcroft

My ears are alight (vintage lens Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm f3.5)

I bought a vintage lens a Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm f3.5 last week. It's a stellar lens attached to my Sony A7. Here is a back lit shot of my best mate Elsie . Whippets have wafer thin ears .

As Desmond Dekker almost sang ....

I said I get up in the morning, slaving for bread sir
So that every mouth can be fed
(Poor me " my ears are alight")
a poor me " my ears are alight"
Aww! Just look at those ears and that sweet face!
July 11th, 2023  
@marlboromaam thanks mags , the light is magical for sure
July 11th, 2023  
Haha brilliant! What a perfect capture.
July 11th, 2023  
Lol! That is so sci fi and cool!
July 11th, 2023  
@tinley23 thanks Lesley , th light was streaming through the from window behind her

@casablanca thanks Casa' I love my vintage lenses ...and Elsie of course
July 11th, 2023  
Extraordinary light making Elsie’s ears glow. A beautiful graceful girl.
July 11th, 2023  
@happypat thanks pat she is indeed :)
July 11th, 2023  
Aww bless her, sci-fi ears! She is such a beauty though!
July 11th, 2023  
Love it!
July 11th, 2023  
@dide awww thanks so much

@carole_sandford very beautiful Carole
July 11th, 2023  
Her look says "are you sure this is my best side?" 🙂
July 11th, 2023  
Such a beauty and those backlit ears are amazing!
July 11th, 2023  
Great shot of Elsie and ears!
July 11th, 2023  
Hello, Elsie, elegant girl!
July 11th, 2023  
Elsie is such a smart girl her brains are on fire!
July 11th, 2023  
Those ears take the cake... :)
July 11th, 2023  
Elsie is such an elegant pup. I love her glowing ears. Your vintage lenses are wonderful. It's amazing that they attach to such a newer camera!
July 12th, 2023  
She looks a bit alien with that light!
July 12th, 2023  
Wonderful shot of those back lit ears! She's a beauty.
July 12th, 2023  
Love the title and those lit up ears! As subjects for shots with backlighting goes, it has to be said that Elsie's ears are a far cry from the more usual flowers and leaves, lol. And of course it would have been wrong to have passed up the opportunity to make use of that much-loved parody title. :-D
Fun observation and image.
July 12th, 2023  
P.S. a macro of the lit-up part of Elsie's left ear (the one on the right as we're viewing) would make a cool abstract!
July 12th, 2023  
Love the title - and they really are!
July 12th, 2023  
crazy shot, fav
July 12th, 2023  
What a beauty.
July 12th, 2023  
Her ears are on fire and she still sits there nicely 😀
July 12th, 2023  
Brilliant!
August 16th, 2023  
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