Some stranger.: Ferapontovo.

Here 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 5^th 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.