kite

forest fruits

fooling around

... or should I call them "spiderweb like shadows of an out of focus light bulb"? :)

those are shot late at night, when i was playing with the manual focus of the 50/1.8 lens (actually I like more the out of focus images than the 'clear' one)

Techirghiol Lake

Techirghiol Lake, seen here in two different views: ultrawide (with polariser on) and telephoto :D, one month ago

Peles Castle

mountain river

a river near Peles Castle in Sinaia, Romania

trees

july's lilac

for the second time this year (a premiere in my life time), the lilacs at my country house is blooming. I've never seen lilac's flowers next to sunflower :)

photos taken with Nikkor 35/2, in aperture priority mode. the first two at f/6.3, the third one at f/4 and the last one is wide open. (jpg with auto contrast, auto levels, resize and small amount of USM)

sunset over the wall

just a little walk around (part II)

... and the same flowers, photographed with Nikkor 35/2. The first two are shot at f/4, the last one is at f/2. also shot in raw, contrast and resize.

just a little walk around

'Armed' with my new lenses, I got out around the neighbourhood to put them to the test.
These are some flowers, taken with Sigma 24/2.8, at f/4, ISO 200.
(developed from raw, some slight contrast adjustments and resize for web)

two new 'toys'

I've got two new "toys" for my D70s:

1. Sigma 24/f2.8 AF. bought used, it has some small problems, but it is very nice.












2. Nikkor 35/f2. brand new, super sharp












I'll post some photos after I will 'play' with them

just a rose

highway (part II)

same night, same location, other lights...

highway (part I)

The A1 highway in Romania in a wet saturday night:

industrial ruins

in the heart of Bucharest there are some old industrial buildings in which there are stores or storing places of some luxury brands.

I didn't take pictures of the stores, but I liked the windows









a brand new Golf next to a deserted building










windows in the skies ;)

sunset over the city

The sun is setting in the 6th district of Bucharest

three trees

some trees under the autumn sky. or above the winter snow. you choose it!

Sinaia, november 2007

Pelisor Castle (II)

and a second image of the same castle

Pelisor Castle

which way to go?
the first one is warmer, the second one is closer to the reality I've seen there

This is the Pelisor Castle, in the city of Sinaia, which was built at the begining of the last century.

This picture was taken at the end of November last year.

clouds over the sea (part II)

clouds over the sea

traces in the sand

Mamaia beach

building on the beach

on the beach of Mamaia, a resort in the north of Constanta, between two hotels, a new building is rising

shells

on the Black Sea shore