Virginia Photo Blog

Another morning walk through the woods yielded some great images with the Zeiss Otus 85 mm. It was tempting to keep it at f/1.4 all the time, but most of the landscape frames made more sense at f/5.6. These were all made within a mile radius on Saturday morning, 9-11-2021. All the trails were the same as in many previous posts. Time of day, light, and focal length made the difference - in effect creating a new landscape for the camera. Gear Photos were made with a Nikon D

This is the 100th post for the Virginia Photo Blog. This series of new photos reprises the first post of a walk around The Lawn. Walking around The Lawn never gets old. The views are always the same but with slightly different light and a different cast of characters. Even the buildings change - new paint, new plaster, small repairs, details both noticeable and not. The colonnade and trim on Pavilion X were repainted white after a multi-year experiment with the natural s