The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: fog

Nikon D700 and Tamron 35mm f/1.8 lens.

They built a new road. The old one was too narrow and bendy. A bit of land got cut off.

I was up early and noticed it was misty, but not so bad that a short drive would be dangerous. There was a copse in Lacock which I had long wanted to photograph when it was foggy. However, Lacock had been locked down because some big film or other was being made and Brad Pitt or somebody was having to be protected from his fans. The security guard, a man of few words and a threatening demeanour, took his duties most seriously and shouted loud enough to wake Brad, or whoever, in his caravan somewhere out of sight but probably within earshot of the loudmouth fellow. I found out by trial and error where his protection zone ended, and photographed a few things in the unprotected part. He had probably been up all night and not seen a soul until I turned up. I must have made his day. He didn't make mine, but on the plus side, I did get this picture which I might otherwise have missed.

This is a new edit of a picture previously posted here. I've cropped out some of the foreground to accentuate the young cyclist taking a short cut across the park, and getting a bit bogged down for his pains. The mist was doing a good job of shrouding the trees but I've made it even denser by, inter alia, making the photograph more grainy. That also emphasises the presence of the cyclist a bit more. I must prefer it to the original edit, because I am posting it afresh. Editing is a whole sub-genre of photography, I find, and it has taken on more prominence for me since Covid changed my habits so profoundly. I notice that the focal length of the lens gave a full-frame equivalent field of view of 60mm; and cropping it a bit more simply serves to confirm my preference for shooting moderate telephoto. Nikon D40 + Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF DX lens.

March in Lacock. Early morning mist. Photographed with one of the early AF Tamron 70-210mm f/2.8 zoom lenses. Post processing cyanotype. Just for fun.

Nikon D700 + Tamron 70-210mm f/2.8 LD SP (67DN) lens. Focal length 70mm.

Nikon D40 + AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5 - 4.5 lens. Lens at 70mm equivalent to a 105mm field of view with a full frame camera.

Nikon D40 + Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF DX lens. The AFS-Nikkor 18-70 mm f/3.5 - 4.5 DX G ED-IF lens was Nikon's first midrange zoom designed for the shorter focal lengths required by digital cameras. It was the kit lens for the Nikon D70 introduced in 2004. According to Bjørn Rørslett, it was an excellent optical performer at a bargain price. Contrast is high, colours are vividly saturated, and image sharpness is simply stunning. 18-70 mm corresponds to a 28-105 mm on a full frame camera. What particularly distinguishes this lens is its fast (for a kit lens) speed where the telephoto end provides f/4.5 instead of the more usual f/5.6. It weighs only 14 ounces and when teamed with a Nikon D40 the weight is just two pounds.

Nikon D40 + Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF DX lens.

Nikon D40 + Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF DX lens. The AFS-Nikkor 18-70 mm f/3.5 - 4.5 DX G ED-IF lens was Nikon's first midrange zoom designed for the shorter focal lengths required by digital cameras. It was the kit lens for the Nikon D70 introduced in 2004. According to Bjørn Rørslett, it was an excellent optical performer at a bargain price. Contrast is high, colours are vividly saturated, and image sharpness is simply stunning. (Obviously not in fog, though). 18-70 mm corresponds to 28-105 mm on a full frame camera. What particularly distinguishes this lens is its fast (for a kit lens) speed where the telephoto end provides f/4.5 instead of the more usual f/5.6. It weighs only 14 ounces and when teamed with a Nikon D40 the weight is just two pounds. I used routinely to favour a Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f2.8 on the Nikon D2Xs. It gave good clarity and contrast, but I often found it lacking in the telephoto and I think the 18-70mm, although slower, is a better lens for my purposes.

Canon EOS 30D + 18-55mm kit lens. ISO 160; 41mm (66mm equivalent). 1/100th at f/7.1.

I am attracted to Magnet. Canon EOS 30D + 18-55mm kit lens. ISO 160; 18mm (29mm equivalent). 1/125th at f/7.1.

A testament to concrete. A salute to civil engineering. A hope that the structure will not collapse for want of regular and stringent inspection. An admission that I ought not carelessly photograph things at 1/25th unless I am feeling lucky or artistic. Canon EOS 30D + 18-55mm kit lens. ISO 100; 55mm (88mm equivalent). 1/25th at f/5.6.

The site of which this is part is under redevelopment. How much longer will this wonderful example of decay remain available? I keep expecting it to be changed, or worse, to vanish altogether. As I remarked of this place on an earlier occasion, the seemingly inexorable decline of these doors is a subject of morbid fascination. Canon EOS 30D + 18-55mm kit lens. ISO 160; 35mm (56mm equivalent). 1/60th at f/7.1. I'm not sure that a camera introduced in February 2006 - and then only a warm-over of a model dating from February 2004 - has any business performing as well as it does. And the kit lens is supposed to be nothing special if you read the reviews but given enough light it does quite well.

Canon EOS 30D + 18-55mm kit lens. ISO 100; 18mm (28mm equivalent). 1/80th at f/5.6.