Graveyard shift

The fine spring weather of yesterday gave way to fog this morning, but the capricious nature of the UK climate has the advantage of offering-up different shooting opportunities almost on a daily basis.

I'm out early in a local cemetery while the murkiness lasts, shooting wide-open with my longest lens to isolate the subject, and to capture the beautiful softness of the light.



300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor. Matrix metering. - 0.33 EV compensation. Monopod. Mono conversions in Silver Efex Pro 2.

Top: 1/160 second at f/2.8. ISO 160
Middle: 1/320 second at f/2.8. ISO 250
Bottom: 1/640 second at f/2.8. ISO 400



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Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs

The fog that enveloped me yesterday still lingers, and again atmospheric conditions are too good to pass up. Cemeteries can be good places to work in under such circumstances; the frost and strongly diffused light adding to the ethereal character of the photographs.


I borrowed the title for the post from Richard II, by William Shakespeare.



Top: 70-200mm f/2.8 Sigma EX DG Apo lens. 1/1000 second at f/2.8. Matrix metering. + 0.7 EV compensation. ISO 320
Below: 24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/60 second at f/5.6. Matrix metering. + 0.3 EV compensation. ISO 320