I think I took some pictures of the station some 8 or 9 years ago. It has a very classic style, and it's a fairly grand looking place. Exterior is done with brick, which in this area, is not a common sight. Bricks have to be shipped here from other states, likely Georgia.
Ybor City - Brick and old buildings
Friday, March 15, 2024
You don't see much brick buildings in Tampa area. I think the main reason is that we just don't have any clay in this area to produce bricks, so they must be shipped to this region. most of the houses are build with cinder blocks, then stucco over the concrete blocks.
there are a few older cigar warehouses in Ybor, and an older library.
Shot with Sony A7Sii, with Minolta 50mm f1.7.
Canon FD 50m f1.8 magic
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
I have had this lens for a while, but for some reason, I was not able to get into it. But recently, I picked it up again to try it out, just to verify how the FD breech lock lens gets attached to the mirrorless camera adapter, since getting it mounted to ensure the aperture ring will adjust correctly is a bit tricky. I will post some tutorial on it, because I got a little frustrated with the whole process.
Camera today - Panasonic G3, Fotasy FD to M43 adapter. I think I had -1 EV, so they looked a bit dark.
Sunny day out and about - Dunedin
Sunday, February 25, 2024
I live in Clearwater, FL, but there's not much going on in downtown Clearwater except for the new concert venue, The Sound, because most of the buildings there are taken up by the Scientologist. But we are only a few minutes away from downtown Dunedin, it's definitely a lot livelier with more people and things to do.
Pictures today are taken from an actual camera, Panasonic GH3 and Lumix 25mm lens.
Lens Test - Nikon 28-105mm 3.5-4.5D
Monday, February 19, 2024
This is a bargain of a lens I purchased from KEH.
The range this lens provided was fairly nice. It is much lighter than the 35-70mm, plus it has a nice 1/2 Macro feature.
I tested this out with my new Nikon to Sony E mount adapter, no electronics, so all manual focus.
Camera - Sony A7Sii.