This is a shot of the same spot at Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park as the previous one posted a few days ago, except that the sun is framed to shine through the haystack. I have tried to get starburst shots of the rising/setting sun with the EF-S 10-22 a few times, never satisfied. For one thing, there are flares all over. I had to get rid of many here. Secondly, the effect is not as crisp as I would like. I don't know if a hood would have helped, but I would have expected better flare resistance from this lens. I have seen people create fake starbursts with filters, but that's not my cup of tea. This is my best effort so far. I have a few more that I'll work on later. Read my entire travel blog here: http://ins0mniacmusings.blogspot.com/2012/08/pacific-northwest-trip-prologue-this.html

SMC Takumar 50mm prime lens @ f/2.8

A view of Filby broad to the right of the previous image.

Part of Filby broad. The Broads are a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. For many years the broads were regarded as natural features of the landscape. It was only in the 1960s that Dr Joyce Lambert proved that they were artificial features, the effect of flooding on Mediaeval peat excavations.[3] The Romans first exploited the rich peat beds of the area for fuel, and in the Middle Ages the local monasteries began to excavate the peat lands as a turbary business, selling fuel to Norwich and Great Yarmouth. The Cathedral took 320,000 tonnes of peat a year. Then the sea levels began to rise, and the pits began to flood. Despite the construction of windpumps and dykes, the flooding continued and resulted in the typical Broads landscape of today, with its reed beds, grazing marshes and wet woodland.

SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens @ f/2.2 This M42 screwmount lens mounted via an adapter to the eos body. Full manual settings.

A fusion of IR and full color images. Filby broad Norfolk uk.

Off Elm hill in the city of Norwich Norfolk uk. An area known as the Cathedral quarter.

Remains of the monastic infirmary, Norwich cathedral grounds.

Part of Elm hill in Norwich uk. The most complete medieval street in the city, Elm Hill extends from the Church of St Peter Hungate to the Church of St Simon and St Jude and is part of the Norwich Cathedral Quarter.

My attention was caught by the arches and curves in three dimension of this part of Norwich cathedral, Norfolk uk.

A variety of wildflowers make a nice show in the mid-day sun.

Gold in the hedgerow.

The brilliant Coppery-Orange Red of these flowers make it an attractive sight from May to September. Considered an invasive weed in many areas it is often allowed to grow in many gardens because of it's beautiful colors. Sigma 17 - 70 mm with extension tube. The open flowers here are about 15mm / 5/8ins across.

Volcanic dust passing over the North East corner of Norfolk Uk. This swathe soon passed away over the North sea leaving relatively clear skies in it's wake.

Volcanic dust passing over the North East corner of Norfolk Uk. This swathe soon passed away over the North sea leaving relatively clear skies in it's wake.

This long straight lane in North East Norfolk uk, is full of Daffodil blooms each year around April. The bulbs were scattered on the verges from a tractor and trailer some years ago and they continue to increase each year. T2i + Tamron 135mm f/2.5 lens. M42 screwmount via an adapter to eos body. Manual focus and settings.