Kris Lockyear's photos

Richard Gilder Center (1)

19 Jun 2023 5 529
American Museum of Natural History, New York. Pentax Q-S1, 03 Fish-eye lens.

Hove Corporation Electricity Dept

08 Jul 2023 2 157
A rather rusty electrical cabinet on the sea front. Pentax MZ-S, Kodak Gold 200 (expired), SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm lens.

John Fiske

07 Jun 2023 188
A memento mori. The tombstone of John Fiske, died 1727. Norton, near Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk. Pentax K-3iii, SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm lens.

Fighter

06 Jul 2023 2 143
This statue marks the grave of Wacław Nałkowski, Polish geographer, educator, publicist and social activist. The statue was carved by his daughter Hanna Nałkowska and was unveiled on the 15th anniversary of his death in 1926. It is in the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw. Pentax MZ-S.

Sad dog

04 Jul 2023 2 165
Sculpture of a sad dog in the Powązki cemetery, Warsaw. Pentax MZ-S, SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm lens, Rollei 100 film.

Panther (2)

17 Jun 2023 132
This Panther (Panzer VI Ausf A) is in the American Heritage Museum (Hudson, MA). It was originally in the Littlefield collection. It was recovered from the River Czarna in Poland into which it was scuttled in 1945. The restoration was quite astonishing. Pentax K-3iii, SMC Pentax-FA 43mm f/1.9 Ltd lens.

Panther (1)

17 Jun 2023 153
This Panther (Panzer VI Ausf A) is in the American Heritage Museum (Hudson, MA). It was originally in the Littlefield collection. It was recovered from the River Czarna in Poland into which it was scuttled in 1945. The restoration was quite astonishing. Pentax K-3iii, SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 lens.

The Altar of Liberty

21 Jun 2023 3 220
This altar and the attendant statue of Minerva are in Green Wood cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Minerva is looking out across to Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. Pentax K-3iii, SMC Pentax-FA 31mm Ltd.

John Anderson

21 Jun 2023 1 170
The John Anderson mausoleum, Green Wood cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. This is actually the back of the mausoleum. I took the photo as I was fascinated by the numbers of neoclassical tombs in the cemetery. John Anderson owned a tobacconist. He was accused of murdering his pretty shop assistant Mary Rogers but was never convicted. He died of pneumonia in Paris in 1881. Pentax K-3iii, SMC Pentax "K" 28mm f/3.5 shift lens.

Pyramid (3)

21 Jun 2023 3 185
According to Douglas Keister this maternal figure may be a representation of Pharaoh’s daughter finding Moses in the bulrushes, in Egypt. This is to one side of the Van Ness-Parsons mausoleum, Green Wood cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

Pyramid (2)

21 Jun 2023 175
According to Douglas Keister this is an adoring sphinx gazing upon Jochebed holding her son Moses, These statues are outside the Van Ness-Parsons mausoleum in Green Wood cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

Pyramid (1)

21 Jun 2023 1 204
The Van Ness-Parsons tomb in Green Wood cemetery, Brooklyn is a curious mixture of Egyptian and Christian iconography. Pentax K-3iii, SMC Pentax "K" 28mm f/3.5 shift lens @ f/11.

Gnomadeo at Bethesda

19 Jun 2023 2 154
Gnomadeo was exploring Central Park, NYC, just before heading home.

Gnomadeo and the lobster

16 Jun 2023 3 158
Gnomadeo came with us to Maine and enjoyed some lobster!

Cherub and skull

07 Jun 2023 1 181
A chubby cherub with a book leans nonchalantly on a skull. Seen in the churchyard of St Andrew's, Norton, Suffolk. Pentax K-3iii, SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm lens.

Gnomadeo visits the Fudge Factory

27 May 2023 1 1 130
The factory is in Uranus on historic Route 66.

Arkansas 9-11 memorial

Arkansas playground

25 Aug 2023 148
Spotted in Arkansas City, Kansas. Pentax Q-S1 with the 01 prime lens. Edited in Color Efex Pro.

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