Campo dei Miracoli in Pisa

Paid flying visit to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, one of several leaning towers in Italy but the most famous by far. Difficult to take a shot without people intruding so i settled for this view.

Alleyway

Walking around Florence Italy I came across this scene. With the minute or two I had while the guide wittered on about something totally different I grab this alleyway picture,which is a typical sight in Florence.

Heron

I have tried to capture a picture of a Heron for as long as I can remember. So here I was strolling along the seafront at Rappllo,Italy when I came across this Heron on the beach. I could have shot away all day as it was well used to people. The longest lens I had with me was my 70-210mm,because of weight limitations I left my 135-400mm Apo at home!

Off Cruising

Off on a Western Meditterian cruise shortly, with hopefully some great photo opportunitys.

Sony Alpha 850

It had to happen one day, my faithful Konica Minolta 7D has gone to the camera graveyard in the sky, never to expose itself again! Therefore I had no choice but to replace old faithful, but what with? I have a selection of Minolta fit lens so to change to another system like Nikon or Canon would mean a very large outlay on both a body and lenses. It had therefore to be Sony! I looked at the A550 but that would have been downgrading in my opinon. The next step up was the Sony Alpha 850, and what a big step up,spec wise and price wise! After reading reviews I went into the local Jessops as you do with no intention of buying but to get a feel and a fiddle with the camera. It handled great! Having already priced it on the web I new Jessops £1899 price was beyond my budget. No wonder they are in trouble!Suffice to say I am awaiting delivery on Tuesday from a camera shop in Wales, and the money I saved would buy a very good quality lens. Maybe in another few months! So any future postings will be pictures taken on my nice shiny new Sony Alpha 850 . Watch this space.