Peartree at Sandbach; May 2005. Olympus C5050 P mode. Bill McArdle, TOC Member.

Not convinced about digital over film I took these shots within a few minutes of each other (see clock).

Film: Liverpool City Hall, August 2004. Olympus Pen FT + 25mm F=4 Zuiko. Bill McArdle, TOC Member.

Scanned from original negative with Epson 4990; all on-board enhancing compensations applied.

Digital: Liverpool City Hall, August 2004. Olympus C5050 P mode. Bill McArdle, TOC Member.

Scanned from dye-sublimation print direct from C/F card with Epson 4990 - enhancement not required.

Thanks to web master for re-sampling both images to enable this direct comparison.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne street furniture; Olympus C70 A mode f=5.0 at 1/60th, SHQ (approx 4.8MP)

John Foster, TOC Member.

Autumnal afternoon sunshine, Fremington, Swaledale. Olympus C5050 + CPol, A mode, f=8 at 1/40th SHQ.

John Foster, TOC Member.

In the Glass Darkly - A Reflective Study; Olympus C5050 + FL20 Flash, A mode f=1.8 at 1/100th.

John Foster, TOC Member.

Canal and refurbished Mill, Knaresborough; Spring 2005, Olympus C70, A mode f=5.6 at 1/220th SHQ.

John Foster, TOC Member.

Mollie Mae, my only granddaughter. (Crop) Olympus C70 P mode.

Una Berry, Member.

Avon with balloon. Olympus C70 P Mode.

Una Berry, Member.

An Infrared of our Copper Beech in early Spring. Olympus C5050Z with SRB dense IR filter.

Exif: Manual, ISO 64; Lens at 7.1mm (equiv approx 35mm) Exposure 6 seconds @ f=7.0 File SHQ.

John Foster, Member.

April 27th 2006 - These Mistle Thrush goslings are about a week old.

Eggs must have been layed in March; one of the coldest and wettest on record.

You can see by the lack of foilage on the Elder tree how early it is.

At this rate these thrushes will get 3 broods.

Olympus IR-500

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