Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
As I write this all of the leaves have fallen from the trees. Although it’s technically not yet Winter it certainly feels like it. A couple of days ago we had seven inches of snow! It has now mostly melted, but it’s still cold and grey.
A little over a month ago (when this picture was taken) it was completely different.
Taken with a Canon 5d and Canon EF 50mm f1.8
A small brook runs out of the lake near the boathouse and produces this waterfall.
Taken with a Canon 5d and Canon EF 50mm f1.8
I found the area around the boathouse to be particularly picturesque.
The picture below illustrates a problem I had a number of times with this particular camera/lens combination: too narrow depth of field. With the other cameras I use the trees in the background would have been in focus. However, it seems that a full frame (my first and so far only) camera with a fast (f 1.8) 50mm lens did not allow the required depth of field. I’ll have to bear this in mind in future: either stop down more, or use a wider lens.
Taken with a Canon 5d and Canon EF 50mm f1.8
It looks as if this solitary house is lost in the fields. In fact this is not the case. The house actually stands on a road (which you can’t see in the picture) on the other side of the meadow.
Taken with a Canon 5d and Canon EF 50mm f1.8
I love red barns, although I suspect that this one is no longer used as a barn. I believe it’s now one of the administration buildings (I might be wrong).
Taken with a Canon 5d and Canon EF 50mm f1.8