Of fog and light and trees

[fish4570]

FE2, Acros 100, Nikkor 50/1.8 AiS, Tmax 1:4, Epson 4490, tripod

[martinsmith99]

Interesting collection.

How did you meter the backlit scenes?

[fish4570]

Martin, I cheated. I just set the aperture - at 5.6 IIRC - and let the FE2's brain do its thing.
The FE2 apparently sees things exactly the way I do ...

[stingOM]

Difficult photographic condition, but you captured it well.

[Katastrofo]

Like these alot Paul, first one is for the wall!

[greg]

+1

[Rolf]

You have a nice sitting place (#4) to look around and for relaxing.

Few years ago I tried to buy a house here at the Kiel Canal (connection between North Sea and Baltc Sea with approx 25000 to 30000 container ships etc. per year.

Unfortunately I found out when I visited the house the first time that the view to the canal was not the best (nothing to see) and so no house and no view like yours.

[fish4570]

Thank you much, gentlemen.
Rolf, I hope you someday get your view ...

[Orio]

I really like the last two, they seem stills from a movie.

[Himself]

Paul, being on the river, how do you deal with the humidity?
Lens related, of course.

[Katastrofo]

[Orio]

[fish4570]

First, thank you for the latest kind remarks.
Second, you guys are hoots.
Third, there is the random alligator; a 10-footer was corralled about 6 miles from here back in the summer.

Murnau? Wow ...

[fish4570]

Fourth, the humidity: it is only a problem during hot weather when there is a 25-30F degree difference between the inside air and the outside sauna. Our cabin stays cool in the winter; the temp differential is much less.
I try to keep my cameras out of the coolest air currents by keeping them in drawers, but where they can still breathe. Nevertheless, the lens fronts often draw condensation when I first take cameras outside. I let them sit for a few minutes on a deck rail and adjust, or I swing them gently back and forth on the strap, which gets rid of the condensation faster.
If I know I am going to be out at dawn on a hot day, I might even go ahead and place my camera in the car so it already is acclimated when I head outsid to look for light.
No condensation has got inside any of my lenses - yet ...

[marty]

Great job, Paul. I really love the mood and feeling.

Cheers, M.

[fish4570]

Thank you, Marty.

[spleenone]

[hexi]

I would print the 3rd, but thswole serie is superb, the b&w treatment adds of course to the mood. nice point of view outside your house by the way : )

[fish4570]

Thank you very much, Hexi.