Wednesday 27 January 2016

Sunday 24 January 2016

Ice Age retreat

The van and snowdrifts were real, glacial lake is photoshop ;)
Lion Inn car park, February 2005



Monday 18 January 2016

Sun and snow again


The recent snow and strong(er) sunshine gave the chance to fly the phantom with the ND8 filter I bought late last year actually 'needed'.
 I found it creates a subtle colour cast but it was easily removed. For photos the shutter speed was rather on the slow side but still acceptable.

When processing the video I noticed a slight softness and added 10% sharpening to counteract it.
Usually I don't add any unless it's a low light scene.
Again it's not certain if this is due to the intended slower shutter or the dark glass is itself to blame - it is quite a 'good' one which directly replaces the original by screwing on.
Definitely not something to be using without good reason I think.

I was pleased with the video shot below freezing on Sunday.
At the top of the dale the data record revealed a 20mph wind coming down Esklets - it was calm here.
As with all these videos much better viewed on 1080p or higher if your connection permits.