Autumn in Somino.

Nothing special, otherwise I should have come here in morning or evening, the series was a by-product of our coming there to close an exhibition.

Just a village view with the St. Peter and Paul church in the center.

 St. Peter and Paul church, standard lens, CPL filter.

St. Peter and Paul church, AIS Nikkor 28 mm lens, CPL filter.

By the way, that traditional WC in the right corner my be a composition element.

A couple or rural views taken with the standard lens and CPL filter.

The last three images were taken from another side of the river, here I forgot what filters were used in the first case: either CPL or grad.grey. Cannot identify, though typically they are recognizable. 

Nikkor 28 mm + CPL: 

Nikkor 28 mm + skylight L1A, hence is that blue sky:

St. Peter and Paul feast in Somino.

That's a local kernesse. The landscape shooting session wasn’t an explicit part of my plan, that’s just a side opportunity. Weather conditions weren’t too favourable: high humidity, haze, fast low-flying clouds, but that’s nonetheless better than a clear sky. That would be good to retake the same views in autumn from the same positions.

Formerly, decades ago, it was a sluice. f11, 1/50s, CPL filter. 

The same view with an old Nikkor AIS 28 mm. The classic soft Nikon drawing. f8, 1/125s, gradient grey filter. The latter device makes a good job in weather conditions like those.

The same view with a kit zoom lens, f11, 1/60s, gradient grey filter.

Under ink-like clouds. Zoom lens, f11, 1/50s, gradient grey filter.

Now let’s compare, how different lenses and filters work. That’s another position, 30 m away from the previous one.

Kit zoom, f11, 1/80s, gradient grey. No, that wouldn’t do, since a focal distance is too short. Nonetheless may it exist.

The next couple was taken with the Nikkor AIS 28 mm. See the difference between two filters effect. f11, 1/50s, CPL-filter.

f8, 1/160s, gradient grey filter.

St. Peter and Paul church. Kit zoom, f11, 1/80s, CPL-filter.

Well, formerly I often used a combination of filters, typically CPL+gradient grey, with excellent results, but now that doesn’t work with a full-frame camera.