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21-OCT-2008

20081021 - Outside!!!!!

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After depressing myself with piccies of dark housebound stuff for the last couple of days, I thought I'd sneak out early, get my hair cut and go home the scenic route.
But on the way home I saw the sun and a HUGE wodge of cloud (wodge=technical term ;-)) - and the two kept getting closer and closer. Found somewhere to stop about 5 minutes before the collision, so, err, this is it! Ah well, at least it's not a macro of a spoon :)

Tried correcting the perspective on this, not sure if it looks right or not. I'm wondering if my next prezzie might be one of Canon's TS lenses...... you can get some really good effects with them other than just correcting perspective :)

This is St. Mary's church in Thornton Watlass. Strange, but loads the churches around here seem to be called St. Mary's...

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/60s f/5.6 at 32.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time21-Oct-2008 16:58:55
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length32 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest 22-Oct-2008 15:22
I like this!! Clean and crisp. I just removed my macro spoon shot after reading this.
It was a damm good one too. :-(
j>a>e>17 :):):)22-Oct-2008 04:48
glad you took the scenic route & HOW :):):) 17 aaahhhvations, j>a>e>17 :):):)
always dream~~~dare~~~dive & THRIVE in the magic o'nature :):):)
Faye White21-Oct-2008 23:14
fantastic color and light!
Guest 21-Oct-2008 22:50
You should be a writer, I read every word of your comment with so much interest :) Nice FG and perspective, for me it's very fine VVV
Máire Uí Mhaicín21-Oct-2008 22:38
I love this: you did very well.
laine8221-Oct-2008 22:08
Mary was a popular saint...love her garden.
Mairéad21-Oct-2008 19:36
Looks good to me - a bit of sunlight is always worth catching.
Johnny JAG21-Oct-2008 18:50
You did well to dodge the wodge, nicely corrected shot.
Doug Cruden21-Oct-2008 18:26
Oh, forgot....V :o)
Doug Cruden21-Oct-2008 18:25
Lovely sharp colours, and the use of limited DoF works a treat here...nice! The perspective correction looks good to me BTW - I actually hadn't noticed it until I read your narrative...
Kathryn21-Oct-2008 17:52
So pleased you managed to get out and about, this is so beautiful. It has cheered up a grim evening ... Thanks.