Henry Clay Estate nearing the golden hour

[alfredo]

Gear used: Olympus EPL-1 with an Industar 50-2

[Celebration]

1. Love that first one

The person on the bench reading............................

Looks like another era??

[alfredo]

2. Thanks. She was wearing an all black, full length dress.

I didn't go near because I didn't want to dispel the mystery.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Nicely done.

What on earth is that round building?
I like the tones of blue in that last pic, btw.

[alfredo]

4. The near building is the smoke house, the round building is the ice house/root cellar.

Thanks. Olympus has always been known for how it handles colors.

Info on Ashland, Henry Clay's estate. Muhammed Ali's original name was Cassius Marcellus Clay. Cassius was Henry Clay's cousin, and an ardent abolitionist.

If you like Ginkgo trees, thank Henry Clay. He brought many back from China with him.

http://www.henryclay.org/

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. ahhh.. I did not know that about Ginkos.

I like them, tho we do not have one around here.

[alfredo]

6. It's an ancient tree. In the fall, the leaves turn bright yellow. When the leaves fall

they fall in one day.

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[alfredo]

7. More

[Mira]

8. All three exquisite and the first one

especially will be etched in my memory. It has everything. Color, a painterly quality, and grabs me emotionally.
Thanks for all of them.

[alfredo]

9. Thank you. Manual lenses make you more deliberate.

I think it allows for more time to get the composition and exposure you want.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Try that in the middle of a news story

That said I will have to put bucks away to get a nice prime myself.



The photo you liked of the plant\state park, that was a 70-300

[alfredo]

11. I'm not good enough or fast enough to do street photography with a manual lens.

But for decades journalist did just that. Still, for your work your auto lenses are a must.

When I do landscape and macro, the manual lenses suit me just fine.

I have an old Canon zoom I use on occasion.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. For decades...the first photos

Were well after the fact...the history of photography is amazing. Imagine what Capra could do with modern equipment.

[alfredo]

13. They were experts at zone focusing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Oh yes they were

This is one of the most amazing photos to this day.

[alfredo]

17. I imagine his family freaked when they saw that picture.

[Solly Mack]

15. Adore the 1st one!

Really nice shots!!

[alfredo]

16. Thanks

[Little Star]

18. Gawd I love that tree in #1!! k&r

[alfredo]

19. Thanks. Spring is at its greenest.