The "barbeque summer" that the Met Office predicted in April has not materialised, and since late June the weather has been unsettled (i.e. typical British summer).
There are days, however, that are conducive to being outdoors - and today is one of them.
Making an early start I ride to Poole Harbour with a clear photographic project in mind: making a panoramic image. This is the first time I've attempted the technique but modern software simplifies things to the point of being easy.
I set the camera to manual to keep exposure consistant and take an average meter reading; then I mount a ND graduated filter on the lens to keep the sky from blowing out. The real trick is to shoot in the portrait format (upright) and overlap the shots by at least 20%: Photoshop CS 4 will do the rest.
24-70 f/2.8 Sigma EX DG lens at 24mm constant. 17 images over 180˚. 1/160 second at f/8. 0.6 ND grey grad filter. ISO 320.
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