It’s that time of year when there are a lot of farmers bringing in their crops. However, the weather this last few weeks has not been at it's best. So, I was pleased to find these contract farmers bringing in the crop from these Essex fields. I managed to have a chat with one of them & he tells me they are from Wales, they were proudly flying their Welsh Flag.
© Lionel Callow 2021
A few more shots from Marks Hall Arboretum. I like the variety of wildflowers and grasses. They attract lots of wildlife.
Thank goodness the temperature has started to return to normal. So, Carol and I took a walk round Marks Hall Arboretum here are a few shots from our visit.
© Lionel Callow 2021
I have not been out with my camera for a few days. So, I grabbed my Fuji kit, XT1 with a 100-400mm, (no polarizer) and went to my usual exercise place of choice, Hatfield Forest. I wanted to compare the Canon outfit with my Fuji kit. I think the Fuji does a very good job.
I returned today, Wednesday 16th, to see if I can improve on my technique to photograph these flies. Yesterday I took my shots using a Canon 100-400mm lens fitted with a polarizing filter. I had set out to take shots on & around water. I had not expected to be shooting dragonflies however I had a couple of surprises. First one was the effect of the polarizer on the results. The colours were much richer than I expected, as my white balance was correct, and I had not boosted the colours using Photoshop I concluded that this must be due to the polarizing filter. Second problem is this is a slow lens, so this means working with high ISO or a tight depth of field. Of course, removing the Polarizer would help. Today I switched to my faster 70-200mm f2.8, I decided to use a polarizer although in future I would rather have the breadth of aperture and speed without the polarizer.
© Lionel Callow 2021
