The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: dawn

Early one morning when there was mist. It looked a bit sinister and made me think of the song by Johnny Almond Music Machine entitled "Voodoo Forest" released in 1969. Nikon D700 with Tamron 70-210mm f/2.8 LD SP (67DN).

Nikon D700 + Nikkor-O.C 35mm f/2 lens.

I took the photograph into the early morning sun using an old Nikkor-H Auto 300mm f/4.5 lens on a Nikon D2Xs. There is a lot of flare but I like the compressed perspective and muted colours. This is a fresh edit of the photograph I posted six years ago. I have increased exposure, particularly in the shadows, and made other minor changes. The subject is the flight of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Caen Hill, near Devizes. There are 29 locks providing a rise of 237 feet in two miles.

The Cobb, Lyme Regis.

Photographed at dawn in midsummer on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington, Wiltshire.

Nikon D700 and Nikkor-P 105mm f/2.5 lens.

DX lens. FX camera. Doh!

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking. John Masefield, 'Salt-Water Ballads', 1902

My subscription to ipernity has lapsed. Even though the transfer of the business to a members' association has now been authorised, communication with members is poor. The former management increased the price of subscription shortly before relinquishing the reins; I wondered why that was necessary if he was passing the website to new people. Nor did I think the new price represented particularly good value from my personal point of view. So I am left in limbo with access to only a fraction of my catalogue. Fortunately my photographs are stored elsewhere anyway. I am thinking seriously of deleting my account. Should I do so, I would like to thank the many ipernity members who have warmly and politely exchanged opinions and information with me. The quality of this site is very good, but it is a small community which would benefit from the activity and breadth of experience that more people could bring to it.

This isn't all 16 of the steep flight of locks at Caen Hill on the Kennet and Avon Canal near Devizes, but it nevertheless provides an insight into the ambitious engineering of the period. The photograph dates from mid-July, 2013, and I have taken the opportunity to lift the shadows and tweak the white balance and general clarity in Lightroom. In 2013 I didn't shoot RAW and thus the scope for improvement of this picture was limited. I photographed the scene a short while after dawn shooting into the rising sun, hence the flare. The packed perspective arises from using a 300mm lens on a crop-sensor camera, effectively a field of view of 450mm. Even shooting at f/8, the depth-of-field is pronounced. I like the freshness of the new day, the clean cool light, and the air of stillness in this picture. Nikon D2Xs and Nikkor-H 300mm f/4.5 lens. ISO 800; 1/800th;f/8.

05.30 on a June morning on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Rowde in Wiltshire.

Photographed at Caen Hill on the Kennet and Avon Canal with a 1971 Nikkor-H Auto 300mm f/4.5 lens.