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In the woods, overcast
Sunday 12th of February 2017
Well, the nice weather lasted but one day, so now we’re back to heavy overcast again, with all the dull flat light that entails. two old abbreviated ‘Footpath’ signs Perfect for a walk in the woods then! Ok not really, but still, I wanted to get out the house for a bit, rather than sit indoors playing Guild Wars 2 all day, so what the heck. forest track with stacks of logs I brought my tripod, sin…
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Carlton Marshes in winter
Sunday 5th of February 2017
As mentioned in the previous two posts, the atmosphere has been conspiring against me. New camera, no good light for taking pictures. Well! Today that all changed, as finally the sun came out at the same time I had the opportunity to actually go out and make the most of it! Hurrah! Carlton Marshes is a nature reserve I’ve been to before , but until now have never managed to really make any pict…
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Kessingland, winter 2
Monday 2nd of January 2017
After my previous outing to Kessingland, whereupon I entirely failed to reach the beach, I decided another visit was in order. I ended up going twice, but the first was a bit of a let-down as the weather was dull and grey. Fortunately the second time was more successful, with lovely low winter sun for the majority of the outing. Fuji X-E1, XF 60/2.4, XF 35/1.4 and XF 14/2.8 beach path over pebbl…
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Lowestoft town centre, December
Friday 30th of December 2016
It feels a lot less than two years since a previous “winter sun” post, my goodness how time flies. These are all from a couple of days ago when I visited town to arrange a new pair of glasses, since I lost one of the lenses in my old pair and besides, I suspected my eyesight had got worse (confirmed). New pair won’t arrive for up to two weeks though, as I wanted the lenses that help when working…
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Christmas in the North-West
Thursday 29th of December 2016
As has been traditional, Zoe and I went to stay at her parents’ house this Christmas. As is also traditional, I managed to be ill for most of it, having caught a cold off Zoe and suffered rather worse from it than she did. Still, I did manage to get out a couple of times to take some pictures in nice light. West Kirby pictures taken with Zoe’s Fuji X-M1 and XC 16 – 50 because I forgot to bring my o…
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Kessingland, winter 1
Sunday 18th of December 2016
Although we live fairly close to Kessingland, and have driven past it numerous times on the way to places like Dunwich , I’d never actually gone into the town. Today I decided to rectify that, although I didn’t stay for as long as I’d have liked, so a return visit will be in order. Fuji X-E1, Fuji 14/2.8, 35/1.4 and 60/2.4. London Road salmon-coloured houses railings around a Christmas tree gated…
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Norwich, winter sun
Saturday 19th of November 2016
Autumn is almost over, with the temperatures heading well into full on winter territory – today was a mere 2 ° C, partly due to the clear bright sky. What it lacks in colour, winter makes up for in great light that lasts all day. Took the 18 – 55 out for a spin again today, and again it disappointed me. I had an idea that it was the image stabilisation that was causing the lack of sharpness, but t…
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Aching to return
Saturday 27th of August 2016
Recently a kind soul replicated Fuji’s lovely JPEG film simulations as Capture One colour profiles , and the results are magnificent. This further means I now have access to a very close approximation of Classic Chrome, which my X-E1 can’t otherwise simulate. I’d tried it out a few times this past week but nothing really seemed to work that well with it. Until tonight. I was idly fiddling about w…
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OCOLOY Week 42
Sunday 17th of January 2016
Christmas and New Year are quite the schedule disruptors, as evidenced by the nearly 4 week break since the previous OCOLOY post and during that time I did quite a bit of shooting with lenses other than the 35mm. The regular weekly posting will now resume, though, and with only ten more to go! I’ve decided that when I finish I’m going to do a Top 10, since a ‘best of each week’ isn’t really practi…
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OCOLOY Week 38
Sunday 29th of November 2015
For some reason I’m at loss to explain, a couple of days ago I started a Week 39 OCOLOY album in Capture One, thinking I’d already done 38. I was a rather dismayed that I’d left it so late in the week, further so because of the dreary weather since then. Of course, this post being titled ‘OCOLOY Week 38’ shows I was mistaken, and could in fact make use of several nice pictures I took earlier in th…
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OCOLOY Week 37
Monday 23rd of November 2015
I was getting a little worried that this week would be a washout, with the weather generally being wet and windy, but fortunately there were a few days of shine and I made an effort to use that nice light. Winter sun is probably my favourite kind of light – it combines the low and long shadows of a sunset/sunrise, but with a colder, whiter, more etherial feel. road arrow road arrow tree and walk…
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Winter Sun
Tuesday 16th of December 2014
In case it’s not obvious from previous posts, I really like the photographic opportunities winter provides. At a latitude of around 52°, by mid-December there’s a mere 7 hours and 45 minutes of daylight, and the sun barely reaches 14° above the horizon, so shadows are long throughout the day. tree shadows on a footpath Lowestoft south beach promenad 12:30, and the sun is at its highest point of th…
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Winter Sky
Monday 10th of November 2014
One of the best things about winter, from a photographer’s perspective, is the light – the low sun makes for a an almost all-day-long ‘golden hour’, and when combined with the stark, leafless trees, can provide some wonderful picture opportunities. The cold weather also brings frequently gloomy skies, but every now and then the clouds clear enough for the low sun to shine through. winter sky, wid…
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