Street life goes garden life

Woke up the last weekend looked out the kitchen window and was presented with the following.
You have to admire the work that goes into these. seemed such a shame not to break out the cam  to caputre them in their morning dew glory.

All shot on a Ricoh GXR body but with various combos of units and lenses.  First 3 Macro on the Ricoh P10 unit and the others on the Ricoh M mount A12 unit with a Leitz Canada 90mm 2.8 tele-elmarit.

Ricoh GXR M Mount and Leica 90mm Tele-Elmarit

Out and about on this uncharachteristically beautiful late September Saturday afternoon. Originally went looking for some action on the local village cricket green. Nothing doing. So carried on and headed for Syston rugby club to see if anything was on. The above was my first shot of the day. Had a quick look at the screen and thought, this is the shot of the day for me. Stayed and watched for a while but the shot was already in the can.

Ricoh GXR with A12 M Mount and Leica 90mm Tele-Elmarit at f5.6. Zone focused. Jpeg straight out the cam no fiddling.

Ricoh GXR and Taylor and Hobson Anastigmat (Bokeh)

Bolted on another oldie worldie lens today, something from the 50s. A Taylor Hobson 50mm F2 Anastigmat.
I am surprised I have used this lens so rarely.

As usual I have not fiddled about with the images, just straight out the cam, I know I should be taken out and shot, but I happen to like shooting square and the way the GXR renders its black and white.

I have posted the one above and the one below just because I like the Bokeh. There I have said the B word. No doubt I will open up a torrent of opinion, or rather it won't as no one (bar one, top bloke) comments on here anyway. The above was F2.8 and below F4.

Having mentioned Bokeh, I offer up the following couple of images. Yes I know the petal has blown out, but might as well be honest about it than fiddling with the raw file. Might just be me, as I am looking at the original on a biggish monitor, but the Bokeh looks the  mutts nuts from here. As subjective as that is.

Took a second shot and serendipity also made an appearance.The bee came into shot and landed, after I had already committed to pushing the shutter release. Strange how these things work out. 

Ricoh GXR and Leica Summitar

Using the Ricoh GXR and Leica Summitar set up today. Did not set out to illustrate this particular joy of old lens meets new camera, but quite happy with results when I got home. The Summitar is one of those 'Marmite lenses' you either love it or hate it. Me, I love them both.. Just something nice about being able to use glass from the 30's onwards. I shall be breaking out the Summar as well soon.

How very rustic

Out and about in Barkby, caught my eye, liked it, shot it. Using the Ricoh GXR and Leica Summitar set up today.
Question to self.
Have I really just shot a pile of shit?
Yep.

Window in a window

All in the title.
Using the Ricoh GXR and Leica Summitar set up today.

Lost shoes

Somewhat random, but out enjoying the late sunshine and came across a pair of neatly positioned cricket shoes. Somewhere, someone is going to open the car boot and think where the hell are my shoes?
They are on Back Lane Barkby.

Using the Ricoh GXR and Leica Summitar set up today.

Unused gate

Out and about in Barkby, caught my eye liked it, shot it. Using the Ricoh GXR and Leica Summitar set up today.

Puro path

Just passing the entrance to Puro Beach Vilamoura, Portugal and thought it looked nice . Set GXR on table exposure about a second or so.

One for the Masons

Make mine a double

Hole in one

Made me smile, one of those juxtapositions in life..

Bettle

Where did it all go wrong?

Contemplating where it all went wrong? My alternative title was going to be arse's on the line.
Please feel free to leave another caption in the comments.
A virtual pint to the best suggestion.

Public transport

Skateboarding from Quataria to Vilamoura.

Dambuster Triathlon 2013

Couple of pics from Dambuster Triathlon 2013 event. little outing the GXR. Using the Voighhtlander 15mm and zone focus, becomes a point and shoot.

Camels Tow

Made me smile.

Burn out

Takes me back to the 90's

Auto Porn 3

Hmmm

Back to the future

Now here's something you don't see ever day. Although there was a hover board in seat, this one had no flux capacitor. The brushed metal finish looked the muts nuts in the flesh though.