Sony A7R3 Photos

I bought this camera in February 2018 and it is the best camera I’ve ever owned. I also had the earlier A7R2 version but the newer one does a much better job of locking onto moving subjects, like trains. My Sony FE 4/24-105G OSS lens is usually glued on to the front though I have used others.

Here are my ten favorite pictures I’ve taken with the camera. If no lens is listed, it is the 24-105. Click on an image to get a larger version.

I really like my 90mm macro lens but don’t use it much because I don’t take close ups. But this is a nice sample of its capabilities.

Budding Rose

Lens: Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro
1/40o @ f/2.8, ISO 100, 90mm


Yaquina Head LIghthouse. Lincoln City, Oregon

1/500 @ f/4.0, ISO 125, 105mm
Blog Post: Summer Trip to Newport – Day 1

This picture was shot using a circular polarizer.


Oregon Coast Aquarium

1/30 @ f/16, ISO 25600, 88mm
Blog Post: Summer Trip to Newport – Day 2


I love taking pictures of trains.

BNSF West Bound at Columbia Hills Historical State Park

1/500 @ f/8.0, ISO 250, 105mm
Blog Post: Columbia Gorge 2.1: So Many Trains


This was taken on our second trip to Kings Canyon National Park in September 2018. You can see a picture of the same area from our September 2017 trip here.

Zumwalts Meadow; Kings Canyon National Park; California

1/500 @ f/8.0,ISO 250 105mm
Blog Post: Western U.S. Loop: King’s Canyon


Another picture using a prime lens. This one the Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA

Cardamom Seeds

Lens: Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA
1/60 @ f/5.6, ISO 200 55mm
Blog Post: Pressure Cooker Butter Chicken


The next two pictures are from a visit with some of Carla’s “T-Group” friends from high school. We drove up to Lake Quinault in the Olympic National Forest

Kestner Homestead, Lake Quinault, Washington

1/125 @ f/8.0, ISO 100, 64mm
Blog Post: Olympic Rain Forest


Kestner Homestead, Lake Quinault, Washington

1/30 @ f/18, ISO 125, 25mm
Blog Post: Olympic Rain Forest


The final two photos were taken on our road trip from Washington DC to Georgia and back in the early fall of 2019. The blog post linked below has some fun pictures of the US Marines

Marine Helicopter at Wright Brothers National Memorial. Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

1/500 @ f/8.0, ISO 250, 105mm
Blog Post: Trip to the South: Outer Banks


Great Smoky Mountains. Bryson City, North Carolina

1/60 @ f/10, ISO 1250, 53mm
Blog Post: Trip to the South: Great Smoky Mountains