Friday 5 April 2019

A Walk on the Full Spectrum Side

It's been quite a while since I gave the Canon 1200D an airing. That is the camera which had the internal UV filter replaced with clear optical glass. The first thing I have to do before each session is reset the white balance. That is done by photographing something green and instructing the camera to use that as the white balance level. I always take a photo of the lawn.

Today's mid-morning walkabout was in full sunshine though the breeze still had a cold edge.
Focussing is not easy as IR and UV light have slightly different focal lengths to the light wavelengths the camera was designed to use. Instead of autofocus I have to use manual focus in live view on the LCD. That can be difficult to get spot on with bright light from the Sun on the screen.

Anyway, here are a few from our walk. All have some tweaking to the RAW files in Affinity Photo.

A quick shot of Winter Pansies:

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Footpath to the back of the church:

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The South side of the church:

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An old tree in the churchyard:

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Footpath to Mill Lane:

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Mill Lane:

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Sheltered Housing:

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Ladybirds on nettles:

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Blackthorn along Old Mill Lane:

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On our way back along the main street:

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To finish off - orchid still in full bloom:

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Some subjects work better than others.

3 comments:

  1. Hope you don't mind another question?? As often happens your post leaves me with a lot of questions - Do footpaths have the vegetation along them trimmed or mown? - is the ground along them paved in any way - are they legally dedicated right of ways or just grown up from frequent people walking along them. Footpaths out here are usually concrete and kept clean by council workmen.

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  2. A lovely walk with some fascinating photos :) I particularly like the first one of the church - so atmospheric :)

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  3. I do like this camera. It adds a bit of mystery.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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