I wasn't sure where to head for lunch today but as soon as I saw the sun was shining I remembered a nice spot nearby I know where one canal crosses over another and it's lovely and green all around. I didn't want to be cheeky and park at the pub where I normally start from (where I took
this photo) as I wasn't eating there today, so I attempted to approach from the other direction. After walking up a bank I possibly wasn't supposed to walk up, picking my way down the wrong side of the upper canal, then teetering across a stone gantry above a leg-breaking drop, I found myself balancing on the right angle of a flat stone wall that connects to a footbridge over the upper canal, over another un-tempting drop, trying to get as much as possible in shot without moving around and throwing myself off balance. I wanted to take the photo of the point at which the bridges cross, but the shapes in the photo were all wrong, right angles meeting at the centre. This one, slightly to the right, although not my first choice, looks more technically appealing. It's not perfect, but I think it's the best I could have taken given my restricted shooting location and my as-yet undeveloped landscape photography skills!
As a comparison the alternative shot is underneath. For both of them I bracketed three shots (one at a chosen exposure, and another one at each 2/3 stop above and -2/3 stop below so that I got the best of the bright blue sky and the darker areas), then merged them in photoshop into one image. Another useful tool for me to learn!
18mm, 1/15s (auto from aperture priority), f/22, ISO 200
18mm, 1/13s (auto from aperture priority), f/22, ISO 200
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