Cheetah intensity

Positivity on 2021-10-28

Kulinda the cheetah is prowling. Not moving quickly, but intent on examining what the keepers have done to her space (she has been out for just a few minutes). She has come quite close to the window. This is a completely uncropped frame (and you know how much I love to crop!) – no room to crop, but I’m willing to put up with that on this one.

This image was shot with the Sony 135mm GM lens on a Sony A1, at f/1.8 1/3200 ISO 100. You could argue that I should perhaps have shot this at maybe f/8 to get a greater depth of field, but I like that only her head is fully in focus, courtesy of animal eye AF in the A1.

I can’t resist. Here’s another image from shortly before, as she stalked past the window. This image was shot with the same settings, and it, too, is uncropped. The early morning sun is low in the sky, but it’s already bright and clear (look at how strong her shadow is); there were no clouds this morning.

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Making the mundane not

Positivity on 2021-10-24

I like the idea of making a perfectly mundane object just a little different. You cannot get much more mundane than a manhole cover, and a great many of them are quite boring. Whoever designed this one decided it could be a bit distinctive without losing any of its functionality. That appeals to me.

This images was shot with the Voigtländer APO Lanthar 50mm f/2 lens on a Sony A1, at f/8 1/200 ISO 250 using manual focus. The image is cropped.

Rickshaw

Chris Tham on 2021-10-17

The driver of this rickshaw carrying two girls looked up at me just when I took the photo.

Hotel High Up

Chris Tham on 2021-10-01

This hotel almost seems like it could have been in a James Bond film starring Roger Moore.

Wassup?

Chris Tham on 2021-08-28

This dog seems to be asking me if I have seen its owner. Captured near Kamakura station in Japan.