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When life hands you lemons...

Started Jul 1, 2020 | Discussions
Brian Chichester
Brian Chichester Senior Member • Posts: 1,104
When life hands you lemons...
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..you make lemonade. Thus.

I set out for a walk in the hills north of Goodwood. It was a dull morning, and the forecast was not encouraging. Sure enough it descended into full-on English summer weather – low cloud, drizzle and occasional heavy showers. Being dressed for summer, I was able to continue, and my Dimage A200 was in a spiffy little leather carry case so was weatherproof.

Conditions did not suit the kind of photos I wanted, but I got these, which depict the day quite well.

Incoming weather.

One of the nice things about the A200 on a day like this, is that the temptation to swap lenses does not occur. If you can't do it with a 28-200, you can't do it.

Rain on a hayfield.

The flat light was producing low contrast and soft colours, so I have pushed the raw files a bit to get more punch, but that's what raw is for.

The mile post on Levin Down.

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neilt3
neilt3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,008
Re: When life hands you lemons...

It's a nice bit of countryside you live in , shame the weather didn't hold out .

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ParangMehta
ParangMehta Regular Member • Posts: 128
Re: When life hands you lemons...

You live in a beautiful part of the world. Thanks for sharing these pictures.

" If you can't do it with a 28-200, you can't do it." Great thought!

Regards,

Parang.

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Hike Pics
Hike Pics Senior Member • Posts: 2,917
Re: When life hands you lemons...

Really nice shots, Brian. Frankly, I love shooting in inclemate weather. The moods, textures and tones are just not there on a bright sunny day. There's much less chance of blowing highlights and blocking shadows, too.

Glad you got the A200 out. I just charged my battery and hope to do the same this week.

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