Camberwell Cherry by NZ Lens

While passing through by bus, I noticed that a Cherry tree in a corner of the Green was in full bloom.  So, I went back there with my camera together with some homemade lenses. 

(In this photo the red cast seemed to be created by the camera’s image processor — may be non genuine lens may not work well with this camera (Sony A7R)

Cherry itself seemed to be a primitive wild cherry, we called Yama-zakura (Mountain Cherry) in Japan, not the well cultivated Kan-zakura (Winter Cherry), nevertheless Cherry flower is the Cherry flower. (May be from the mountain standard, the climate in the town was warm enough to open their flowers.)

(The photo above left was the other tree nearby — this one seems a Plum flower)

The photos in here were taken by the lens called (or, I named) NZ lens.  It was a Nikon Zoom lens which I utilized its front element, and made it as an individual lens. (Works as a 90 mm F1.6 and able to focus down to 45 cm)  Its macro quality was not too bad though, it got a strong aberration and together with its “Fully open” F1.6 aperture (Think, 90 mm F1.6 is pretty big), it’s creates “Fantastic” fuzzy images like those top photos.  They were shot while using 10 mm extension ring.  And this fuzziness IS very unusual = it looks like a halo in the highlight which spread around still, the details and the contrast in highlight was maintained. = I never seen the image like this.   (If you agree with it.  😀 )  

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Birthdays Party

There was a kids and grownup’s joint birthday party among the member, ex-member of the Dorkbot / Spacehijuckers.  Where it took place in the notorious Lime house Town Hall, where the lighting was notoriously awful pink light. 

Made a situation even worse, I took pictures with a notorious homemade SZ lens and the 40 years old Nikon fisheye lens on Nikon D850.  And the result was what you can see.

Somebody started to do a clay craft, try to show their creativity.  —– Following the foot step of Marcel de Champ I made a toy size urinary = great attempt (I think).

SZ lens is about 100 mm F1.8 though, as it doesn’t have a clear focused point, it is not easy to use, especially under the dim pink light.  😀   (Of course, their  lighting can be set to neutral white though, if it was their choice I have to follow.   (Or, I should have brought own my light.) —– don’t worry it was just a party.     Happy Birthday !

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