A first experiment with my new Lee Big Stopper 10-stop ND Filter. I’m getting a weird red cast, which is pretty annoying. Just as well this works in monochrome!
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Further adventures in Zeissland with my 50/1,4 Planar. My decision to limit myself only to a single prime lens is beginning to pay off.
Not only am I starting to take the kinds of pictures I’ve always wanted to take, but I’m beginning to understand my equipment a lot better too. Something I’ve always taken for granted.
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Candids are just as tricky as expected with a manual focus prime, but I’m getting better at it. It’s like learning photography all over again!
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My nephew Cameron enjoying an ice lolly at the English Civil War Re-enactment at Hylton Castle.
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A couple of weeks ago, I took the plunge and sold all of my zoom lenses, replacing them with a single Carl Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 prime. It’s manual focus too, so it really is as primitive as it gets.
And this is key to the idea; bereft of any convenience, I am now forced to consider each and every moment, which is changing the way I take pictures.
For the better, I hope.
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A horse enjoying the magic-hour sun at Beamish.
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