slightly out of focus

When I took a stroll on a bank of river, a gorgeous swallowtail crossed in my front and perched on a thistle.

I was impatient to take photos of the swallowtail which was moving continuously and hurriedly.

But, I couldn't set quickly aperture and focus, because I was using an old manual lens at that time. As a result, the swallowtail became out of focus. And it was flying away soon after I've taken only this picture.

peony, likened to a beautiful woman

The photo has been originally uploaded by Yuichi Mmma's photostream in flickr.

In Japan, the word of peony is to be used as a description of gorgeous and beautiful woman like that ”she sits and stands a peony and walks a lily”.

On the other hand, the floral design of the peony is told to have been popular among yakuzas, which means Japanese gangsters, as a motif of their tattoos.
Because, peony is likened to the king of flower.

A beauty of Spring

The photo has been originally uploaded by Photoholic's photostream in flickr

I love the bokeh that made by an old lens, Nikkor-S Auto 50mm F1.4 which was released in 1962.

It is one of keepsakes from my father.

Thank you for your viewing and kind comments. Happy weekend to you all!!

The photo was taken by FujifilmX-E1 with Nikkor-S Auto 50mm F1.4.

iris

iris, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The photo was taken by Olympus pen E-P3 with Ai Nikkor 35mm f/2.0 when I took a stroll in my neighbourhood.

I am irritated at so slow response of flickr after changed to its new looks. Visibility has been improved a lot but quick response have been lost. I really hope flickr to improve the response time.

Thank you for viewing and have a wonderful Friday.

An expression of my sympathy

An expression of my sympathy, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

I express my sincere sympathy to all victims of Oklahoma tornado.
The most sad is that many children were killed. I pray for the repose all of their soul.

iris in a refreshing color

clematis, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

taken by Fujifilm X-E1 with Nikkor O Auto 35mm f/2.0

The mirrorless DSLC gives us the opportunity to use old lenses again. That is why I use both Olympus Pen E-P3 and Fujifilm X-E1 rather than my EOS7D.
The Olympus announced their new product Pen E-P5 to be released in coming June. I would buy it or not, I'll be troubled again with this announcement.

Thank you for viewing in lightbox, wishing you a happy Wednesday!

Flowering of KATAKURI

Flowering of KATAKURI, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

KATAKURI will be their best to see in the next few days.

The image was taken by FUJIFILM X-E1 + Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f1.4
The lens above had been used my father and if I'm not mistaken that the first release of the lens is more than 40 years ago.
This lens is one of the mementos from my father, and I sometime use it to remember my father.