Castle "De Haar"

[mvanrheenen]

Me, the missus and friends with their two kids were at a festival at castle "De Haar" today. A beautiful maintained castle. I managed a few shots of it. All shot with the NEX3 and Sigma 30mm F2.8 EX DN.

Because of the outdated limitations on this forum for size of images, I had to post smaller ones. All images are clickable for original (and best!) size.

Mark

#1, 2, 3 & 4 - Castle "De Haar"










#5 - Statue @ castle "De Haar"




#6 - Spring Colors

[Dr. Harout]

Very nice and beautiful place. Great lens that 30/2.8 Sigma.

[mikehawthorne]

these shots a so clear and sharp, naturally sharp. i am well impressed. nex is a champion little camera and no mistake.
nice one.
mike hawthorne

[mvanrheenen]

Thank you both and you are right Mike, this is all Nex and the Sigma lens. That's the real winner!

Mark

[mikehawthorne]

even so, you took the photos and chose the composition.
mikehawthorne

[mvanrheenen]

even so, you took the photos and chose the composition.
mikehawthorne

True, true. Thanks!

[Birma]

Fabulous looking castle Mark and lovely pictures. As Mike and the Doc say, a very promising lens. My favourite pic is the water under the trees - what a wonderful quality of light and shade there is there!

[Juanito200]

You have given us quite a nice series on that beautiful castle. It looks like the type of place you would read about in some medieval fairytale, with a princess locked up in one of the towers. The surrounding grounds look to be suitable for jousting and archery etc.
The Nex is a great little camera, and you've used it well. I'd like such a small setup, as lugging around the a700 etc. does get a bit tiring at times!
John

[Birma]

... I'd like such a small setup, as lugging around the a700 etc. does get a bit tiring at times!
John

Careful John - those thoughts can lead down a slippery slope to more GAS .

[mvanrheenen]

... I'd like such a small setup, as lugging around the a700 etc. does get a bit tiring at times!
John

Careful John - those thoughts can lead down a slippery slope to more GAS .

Agreed!

[Dr. Harout]

...Careful John - those thoughts can lead down a slippery slope to more GAS .

In Dubai I was seriously (and dangerously) tempted to buy a NEX-7...

[Greg Beetham]

Very picturesque castle Mark, great images.
Greg

[mvanrheenen]

Thank you Greg!

[sury]

Nice series and I love the #6 best. I am with Birma on that one. Looking at these images, I am wondering if I should
wait for A900 successor or go for that Nex7. One thing I am hesitant is that it lacks the built-in flash from what I remember.
If only my HVL20 would work on it....

Sury

[Dr. Harout]

Nice series and I love the #6 best. I am with Birma on that one. Looking at these images, I am wondering if I should
wait for A900 successor or go for that Nex7. One thing I am hesitant is that it lacks the built-in flash from what I remember.
If only my HVL20 would work on it....

Sury

Sury, as far as I know you can use the HVL20 on NEX-7, there's a hot-shoe on it.