Enjoying autumn birthday colours (with Minolta 80-200mm f2.8)

            In Edinburgh's Botanic Garden with my new friend, the elderly Minolta 8-200mm f2.8. It's a polite old lens which doesn't protrude when you zoom it, although it's a bit noisy when focusing attention on something. That's because it uses a strengthened geared up version of the old fashioned screw drive. It pounces on focus with frightening speed, and would jump out of your hands if it wasn't so heavy. A lot of age-related cosmetic damage, but appears to be made of steel.

The unseasonably pink flowers are Nerine Bowdenii, from temperate South Africa. The little blue hut behind my head is a little free take and donate library. Thatcher tried to introduce a visitor fee for this garden, but luckily the original donor had given it to the city on condition that it be forever free to the citizens.

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Taken in: United Kingdom / Scotland / City of Edinburgh / Trinity (show map)

Taken on: November 5, 2015

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Camera: Sony SLT-A77V, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, 50mm (=75mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony SLT-A77V
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	Low
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Soft
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	SLT-A77V v1.07
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