BACK HOME FROM HOLS

This old red 'phone box was just down the road from the house we rented in Wales last week. I have no idea what the Welsh means - it's an impossible language to look at and make any sense of whatsoever!

And here it is in context. The box by the side of the 'phone box is an honesty box containing eggs for sale; they had the yellowest yolks I have ever seen.  We were staying in the house nearest and it was absolutely beautiful and in a stunning location. And the weather really was this good for almost the whole week.

This was the view from the eastern side of the house - so peaceful. A real tonic!

Sunny day!

Today's weather has been as beautiful as yesterday's was dreadful so I decided a little colour was called for in my photos today. I was playing around trying to find my lens's sweet spot which I think I read somewhere is usually about two stops down from wide open. As wide open on my 50mm is f/1.4 I first tried at f/1.8 but I thought that sounded a little low and it didn't work well at all. I took the photo above at f/5 after remembering Bryan Peterson's advice that on a sunny day you should meter off the blue sky and then re-compose the shot. So I did and I think his advice is sound!

The colours are changing again as autumn drifts towards winter but there are still colours out there, although of a different palette.  I'm going to try and find them, even on the yucky days. How about you?