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Austria's High Alpine road winds through the alps that touch the clouds. The tallest mountain in Austria, Grossglockner, is hidden behind the clouds. The blues and greens and the clouds, all while being entertained by a windy road made this a fun capture.

Looking forward to the solar eclipse in April 2024. I shot the annular eclipse in Albuquerque for practice. All went well. I have seen other camera's being able to be remote controlled for the eclipse - specific events during the event. Has anyone developed any or aware of any software that can control a SONY a7-brand body, preferably via Windows? Thanks.

taken this tuesday on cholula mexico

For this month's Forum Feature we are thrilled to highlight Justin Niu (@TrekRover). Justin is a great member of our Forum community and a fantastic photographer. Justin is a passionate travel photographer who unknowingly started his life-long journey into photography when he bought his first camera for his first international trip. Since then, he has traveled through 7 continents and over 40 countries and continues to pursue his passion for travel and photography. He strives to capture the essence of being in-the-moment through his photographic vision and convey the stories and experiences in his imagery. Justin is continually adding to and refining his kit. He has also added wildlife photography to his passions. Here’s a list of Justin’s current kit: Sony Alpha 1 Sony Alpha 7RIV (Recently traded in for Sony Alpha 7RV) Sony Alpha 7RV Sony 12-24mm f2.8 GM II Sony 24-70mm f2.8 GM II Sony 70-200mm f2.8 GM II Sony 600mm f4 GM Sony 2x Teleconverter Take a look at some of Juston’s stunning images! And be sure to give him kudos on your favorite shot in this thread!

For me, it's eagles and owls in flight. I feel as though I have had many opportunities as of late, but by the time I get close enough and my settings are ready, they fly away before I get a chance to get that perfect shot with their clear, crisp wings in flight.

Welcome! Can't wait to see what you share with us here!

I was in Albuquerque, New Mexico and had a wonderful Balloon Fiesta in the early morning and the annular eclipse in the later morning! SONY a7iii with 200mm-600mm@600mm. It was a great experience.

Who else has the a7cR? I love it as a walking around camera. Here are a couple shots I did from when it launched. 7c

@CarolineJensen The HVL-F60RM2 flash is awesome!

Is it ISO, aperture, shutter speed, or perhaps light? What part of photography with Sony challenges you the most?

I love the aesthetic here

Wahoo! I'm loving these opportunities to speak to photogs I really admire! 🙌

@CarolineJensen anything for a good shot! 😄

Thank you. I was hoping to make my the very first picture on a brand-new camera myself. The SONY factory has a reset capability, so they exercise it after any test being done. Otherwise, you never know if store, or a previous owner, says truth about the camera being the very brand-new 😞

Welcome!

I really love this series of cameras! It has always been my 'crafty camera' as I shot from far away and made art with it. I miss using it as my kids use it all the time. I want an updated version!

I recently got the LA-EA5 to be able to use the Sony 18-250mm A mount lens, it has a sentimental value because it's the lens that got my first published photo, I used to use it with the LA-EA2 but the mirror was damaged and I haven't used it for 6 years, now with the Sony a7rv that can give you 26 megapixel on crop sensor it can be used again and I love that it's giving me 27-375mm which is a lot of fun If anyone is using the LA-EA5, which lens would you recommend?

also, for when you have to pass your camera to someone and they don't know the camera. I have done this!

Great video!!

Hi every body, I have many Sony cameras in my studio, I turned the switch on for all, and leave them recording, when I finish , I turned room's power by Alexa Echo. I don't use camera's buttons to turn on and off. Is that hurt the cameras, is it healthy for camera power? if my thread not in proper place. please guide me to right place.

thanks Joey! pm-r 🙂

At this time of year, I get asked to shoot family portraits as we get closer to the holidays. Families often have strong ties to their pets and so often times I end up shooting a family portrait, and then doing pet portraits at the same time or after. This is Harley, who was terrified every time my strobe popped, and made it very difficult to include her in with the family. So once we gave up trying to get her to cooperate with the primary family portrait, I was asked to make some separate images of Harley by herself. This took many attempts and a lot of coaxing but I managed one shot where everything worked and this is it. This is slightly cropped from the original 2:3 image. I most often export images from family shoots in the 4:3 format as it’s directly proportional to 8x10 and the larger print sizes that are most common. This is also the exact proportion of a magazine cover so sometimes I will even change the format to 4:3 for an entire shoot. That Sony cameras give me the freedom to do this is great and it makes my life that much easier. So this image was shot with the Sony a7CII, which has become my primary camera for everything save for sports assignments. I love its lack of size, bulk, and weight and it’s easy to carry all day long when I need to. I chose the Sony FE70-200mm f/4G II Macro lens so that I could use the long end of the telephoto to blur the background but still keep all three faces sharp. Last, I am a big fan of the Westcott FJ400 strobe system, especially now that they have a unique trigger for Sony. I used a single FJ400 into a 25 year-old Elinchrom Rectabank, which is a large square 57” x57” modifier where the strobe points into the back of the bank, which evens the light out considerably. Once I made the transition from people to “Harley,” I added about 1.5 stops of output power from the strobe so that more light hit her. This is really important because human skin reflects way more light than a dogs face full of fur. I had to open up shadows a little bit in post but not too much, then I added a little contrast for the pop I like, and finally cropped from 2:3 to 3:4. Getting in front of groups of people, even small ones, is fun. Shooting family portraits is always a good time. Just remember, dogs are usually easier than toddlers and babies. They can be a real pain and rain on your parade!

Nice!! This is great!

How adorable! I know what you mean. I have very little wall space in my house! My studio has a bit more, but my house is all doors and windows!

@CarolineJensen it’s beautiful!