Saturday morning; good light and a new lens in the bag. There's no doubt about it; buying new equipment is one way to inspire a photographer to get out and shoot. There has been an overnight frost, and air temperatures are around 4˚Celsius, and although there is a good deal of heavy, broken cloud, rain is not expected until later in the day.
Riding to Poole Harbour, I'm attracted to the calm conditions and assorted water craft at Fisherman's Dock, near Poole Quay, and stop to make a number of photographs of the boats (top image). Apart from the optical quality of pro-spec lenses, there is also the excellent contrast and colour rendition that these lenses deliver - and deliver they do, in spades.
The photograph of the stone eagle was shot at the East Gate Lodge entrance to Poole Park. The 90 acre park was opened in January, 1890, and its lake is home to a variety of waterfowl, but despite researching the subject I can find no explanation as to why these birds (there are two, either side of the entrance) were used to top the gate posts.
24-70 mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor.
Top: 1/640 second at f/8. -0.33EV. ISO 200
Bottom: 1/3200 second at f/4. -0.33EV. ISO 200
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