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I had to merge four series taken in 2019 and 2020, since all contained images
of various quality. On 21.07.2019 I just tested my new camera, partly unaware
of its settings, so evening shots in a slight mist over a lake proved
questionable. The issue was in processing them like water colours. On the other
hand, as I stayed there till midnight, I got a rare opportunity to take shots
of a monastery complex in dusk. In my arrogant opinion, more than successful.
Later, on 29.08.2019, I wasn’t alone, that was a trip with passengers in a
daytime without any possibility to stay till night. Here a counterlight was the
main obstacle. On October 5th weather conditions proved nut just
unfavourable, but extreme with cold wind and running clouds, and of course, I have no
idea how to take shots of quickly running clouds with a slow shutter speed. The
second issue in conditions like those is a polarization angle (CPL filter is
meant), the third – white balance. Eventually, in October 2020 weather gave an
opportunity, but time was limited.
Testing the camera:
Here is what I got in October 2019, with running clouds and constantly changing lighting:
Next, an adjacent position, from a square:
Lastly, on 2.10.2020, soft clouds favoured me and here I got everything I need:
St. Nilus of Sora church. That is strongly advisable taking something like 16 mm lens for full-size matrix cameras, 24 mm one isn't enough.
Water colours. Both spots are swampy, I doubt anyone sane could be able to reach them in ordinary shoes. No alternative images, since later I had no time to go there.
Now night has come. The monastery complex as seen from a parking spot below. Nikkor AIS 28 mm was used in all series:
Gradient blue filter:
The same taken in October 2019:
Lastly, October 2020, ideal conditions, but I had no time to wait till a complete sunset:
The monastery complex from inside, daytime only:
An interesting moment, heavily shopped, of course:
Panoramic view:
Looking through an arc:
Panoramic views of a lake. In fact it's one lake, separated into western and eastern parts with different names:
A sunset over Borodayevskoye lake. No place to get hidden from the counterlight. CPL filter, standard lens.
Vertical perspective:
A series of panoramic views of Ferapontovo:
Another view from below, from another side:
October 2019, running clouds:
Made that again in 2020 with better results:
Something to complete with. Spasskoye (alternatively Paskoye) lake:
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