Window to Nature (LO 2,3)
1/125s, f/5.6, ISO 100; zoom lens 24-70mm, f/2.8S
“Unspoiled places sadden us because they are, in an important sense, no longer true.”
Window to Nature is my theme this week.
I captured the first two images of ruins of Waverley Abbey in Surrey. I was walking around and looking out of “the windows”. This is what I saw. With the aperture f/5.6 for both images I focused on the edge of the window to get a soft picture of nature outside.
1/80s, f/5.6, ISO 100, both zoom lens 24-70mm, f/2.8S; Waverley Abbey, Surrey
The following pictures are suggesting the window view as well. I enjoyed playing with the different view from both sides of the underpass.
Image 1: 1/30s, f/11.0, ISO 100, zoom lens 24-70mm, f/2.8S; Image 2: 1/15s, f/7.1, ISO 100, zoom lens 24-70mm, f/2.8S; Claygate, Surrey
I took the following picture in Painshill Park, Surrey. The reflection of the bridge draw my attention and then I noticed a man in a hat reading a book. I found this image very calming and relaxing. I think it shows how we feel in nature and how we like to spend time there.
I used a narrower aperture f/10.0 to have more depth of field.
1/80s, f/10.0, ISO 100, zoom lens 24-70mm, f/2.8S; Cobham, Surrey
By the river…
I captured the following images of nature during my walk by the river Thames in Surrey. All images are edited in Lightroom as I wanted to highlight and express my mood during the shooting. The images feel nostalgic, moody and portray very subtle atmosphere in autumn.
Image 1: 1/40s, f/10.0, ISO 400; Image 2: 1/320s, f/4.0, ISO 400; Image 3: 1/60s, f/8.0, ISO 400; Image 4: 1/30s, f/11.0, ISO 400; Image 5: 1/30s, f/14.0, ISO 400; Image 6: 1/40s, f/9.0, ISO 400; Image 7: 1/40s, f/8.0, ISO 400; Image 8: 1/200s, f/4.5, ISO 400; Image 9: 1/320s, f/4.0, ISO 400. Zoom lens 24-70mm, f/2.8S; polarising filter; Hampton Court, Surrey
For taking these images I used a circular polarising filter. The main reason for this was to minimise a glare in water and to bring out the saturation. With the CPL filter I lost about 1f stop of light so I balanced it with increasing ISO (to ISO 400). I could’ve adjust a faster shutter speed but I wanted to capture the movement of birds so I didn’t go too fast. And I wanted to keep the aperture narrower to have more depth of field.
I used my camera Nikon Z6 and zoom lens 24-70mm, f/2.8S to capture all images in this blog. Finally, I edited them in Lightroom.
Source: course material; Essay Truth inLandscape from Beauty in Photography by R.Adams; internet
