Now you could be forgiven for assuming that a Military
convention or airshow for that fact, would be void of colour and you could be
correct, isn’t it all Khaki, Browns and greens?, well yes however the Classic fighter
show boast perhaps the biggest fleet of flying World War 1 planes and these are
certainly not short of colours.
But I was wanting to go slightly further afield I couldn’t
help noticing the dark earthy colours on show across the landscape. Blenheim or
to be more specific the Marlborough Distract, is at this time of year (Easter) very dry, and the Wither Hills provides a
spectacular backdrop for a world class air show.
My first image is of course a WW1 plane. The amount of
detail in these replicas is outstanding and they are all air worthy as well.
This photo was taken mid-afternoon on a rather cloudy overcast day.
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| f14, ISO400, 1/80 28mm (Custom Colour setting) |
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| f10, ISO100, 1/160, 70mm |
Using my 28 to 300mm I adjusted my exposure by ¼ and changed my white balance to Cloudy. At the same time I decided to try my custom colour settings which has the Saturation increased by two marks (approx. 75%).
The colours are perhaps a little light in some areas mainly
down to over cast conditions and I’m sure with additional post processing I’m
sure I can bring in more detail specifically across the top of the wings.
However it’s all about the camera settings so I’m happy with the result.
My second shot was completely unplanned. As we were driving
along I spotted a Hawk circling a vine yard. Only issue was the minute we
stopped the hawk disappeared. We waited a short time but it never returned so I
decided to take a shot of a Vine Harvester. This Photo could have been much
better if I had taken my time to compose etc, but the result I think is fine as
it provides a nice range of colours and contrasted nicely with the green of the
vines and blue sky.
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| f11 ISO800, 1/160 28mm |
I might consider doing some post processing later and see
what I can get out of the image.
Next is a Panorama taken during our Lagoon walk out towards
the shipwreck? This area also encompasses a salt marsh and was very dry despite
having tidal inlets weaving in and out. I like the dryness of the landscape and
the rustic colours which is evident across the various pieces of drift wood
littered all around the river edges. The Wither hills in the back ground also
contributes nicely. What I like about this image is the more you investigate it
the more you reveal. Next time I might consider walking up the hills and shoot
back across this landscape.
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| f11, ISO400 1/160 (4 images combined) |
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| 3 Shots (-1 / 0 / |
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