This is from May this year, I met Cisney in the duck park , while I was walking Ruby and Willow. I spotted from about 50 metres away that he had a vintage lens on a Sony Camera (how sad is that)
He's a professional photographer and was shooting video for fun, we had chat about lenses and photography. He originates from Angola , which was a Portuguese colony.
I took some cool photos of him, but I never posted them because at the same time I had photoshoots for my friend Mellonie in the bluebells, one of my strangers at Woodthorpe park, a paid for photoshoot at the local Pumping Station and also a model shoot in my friends Bob's home studio.
So this shot never got posted as a stranger story as the moment passed.
What a great coincidence! And what a super enigmatic expression he has.
How are you doing, by the way? Are you feeling like you are making steady gentle progress?
@casablanca hi Casa, thanks for asking , yes I'm doing ok , took Elsie on some walks , not done much photography as it's been grey, wet and poor outside light 📷😊
@phil_howcroft Lovely that she (and you) can manage walks together. My buddy (pictured with her new dog today) is only just able to start taking hers out after that statutory wait after the jabs. I smile when I think of you with Elsie :) Here's hoping the light improves and you with it. Glad you are doing okay. Sending lots of love as always xx
@sangwann Dione , thanks my friend, the world of vintage lenses is really easy , honest, a bit geeky at times :)
@quietpurplehaze thanks haze the RX100VII does OK bokeh at a distance , but your don't get the control or shallow DOF you can with a prime lens at f1.8, 2.0 etc.
Excellent portrait Phil! I know how difficult it is to take good pictures of dark skin. Somehow the shadows don’t come out easily. Congratulations! Fav btw nice tohear that you are so busy, as a photographer, as a grandpa and even as a dog walker😀!
November 23rd, 2022
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How are you doing, by the way? Are you feeling like you are making steady gentle progress?
@casablanca thanks Casa, your words of support and good wishes are most welcome x
@kjarn thanks Kathy
@happypat thanks Pat, it was a while ago , so I didn't think to right to post as a stranger after the meet was so long ago
@granagringa thanks for the excellent observation Madeline
@jenbo thanks Jenny very much appreciated
@sangwann Dione , thanks my friend, the world of vintage lenses is really easy , honest, a bit geeky at times :)
@quietpurplehaze thanks haze the RX100VII does OK bokeh at a distance , but your don't get the control or shallow DOF you can with a prime lens at f1.8, 2.0 etc.
@christinav yes good to discus geek items
@maggiemae he was Maggie , thank you
@kwind thanks glad you think so
@lynnz thanks Lynn :)
@pdulis cheers Peter
@corinnec Merci Corinne, I think you are right
@marlboromaam thank you so much Mags
Phil, I'm not a great technical photographer!