Deteriorated and cracked...

For the second day running I don't need gloves when out shooting, as the mild weather continues. Whether it stays like this for long is neither here nor there: spring is not far off. Today, I see the first showings of crocuses and, bizarrely, a dead wasp - insect activity is apparent on days like this. On top of that the Bournemouth Eye (a tethered balloon) is flying above the local gardens. Things are looking up.

However, the skies are overcast, so I decide to spend some time getting re-aquainted with a favourite lens. It's the fastest lens I own in the aperture department (and amazingly sharp). I initially intended to shoot with the lens wide open, so as to blur backgrounds for pictorial effect, but as there are no suitable subjects forthcoming I opt to shoot detail in the landscape.

Today's photograph is a closeup of the side of a refreshment kiosk on the seafront, showing how the paintwork and advertising have deteriorated and cracked, having been subjected for years to a harsh environment of sea air and wind-blown sand.


85mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor. 1/500 second at f/5.6. - 0.33 EV compensation. ISO 400

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