Valezina in flight; 30 August 2025 in Peymeinade France; ILCE-7RM3a Sony A7RM3A; Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD; f4.5, 1/6400 sec., ISO-800, 180mm
Code; R32508301
Valezina in Flight
Spotted Fritillary
Spotted Fritillary; 31 August 2025 in the MIP gardens, Mouans-Sartoux, France; Sony A7RM3a — ILCE-R7M3a; Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD; f/4, 1/8000 sec., ISO-800
Code: R32508312
Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD
Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD
Description and review forthcoming
Sony A7R3a — ILCE-7RM3a
Sony A7RM2 — ILCE-7RM2
Meadow Brown Butterfly at the MIP Gardens
Meadow Brown Butterfly at the MIP Gardens; 31 August 2025; ILCE-7RM3a Sony A7RM3a;Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD; f/4.5, 1/6400 sec., ISO-800
Code: R3250831
Mésange Bleue on an Olive Tree
Mésange Bleue on an Olive Tree by the Villa Ndio pool, 29 August 2025; ILCE-7RM3 Sony A7R3; Sony DT 55-300mm F4.5-5.6 SAM; 1/1000 sec., f/5.8, ISO-800
Code: R3250829
Silver-washed Fritillary in Flight
Silver-washed Fritillary in Flight; 15 August 2025 in Villa Ndio’s “Butterfly Alley”; Sony A7R3a — ILCE-7RM3a; Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD; f/6.3, 1/1600 sec., ISO-1000
Code: R3250815
Sony 85mm f1.8
Great lens! Affordable, sharp, well constructed, and light. Good for portraits and general use. I got some of my best portrait shots with this lens, as well as some favorite bird and butterfly shots. Dyxum users give the lens a 4.78 (out of 5) rating overall, and a 4.91 rating for sharpness.
Here is Sony’s promotional blurb:
There’s nothing like the sharpness and smooth bokeh of a well-designed mid-range telephoto prime lens for portraiture, and the SEL85F18 is a standout choice.
Reviews:
Back home from a class reunion
My high school — the International School of Bangkok Thailand — where I graduated in 1968, has an all classes reunion every other year in different cities all across the USA. This year it was in Scottsdale Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. I was asked to do photography work at the reunion, including organizing and shooting this group shot in the grounds of the hotel we stayed at. I also did all of the class photos for indiviual classes and class groups, and over 150 candid shots that were posted on the ISB Network’s Facebook page. It was fun an d rewarding work, aknd it is good to be back home!
I am pleased with how this group shot turned out. I used my Sony A7R3 camera with my Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 lens.