Newmillerdam – West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Location: Newmillerdam – West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Camera: Canon 40D

Lens: Sigma 30mm F1.4

Exposure details: 1/30 sec @ F/1.4 ISO100

Processing: Processed with Nik Color Efex Pro via Adobe Lightroom

Its been a while since I last took advantage of the meta data filter field in Lightroom to check how many photographs I’ve been taking with which lenses. For anyone who doesn’t know already Lightroom automatically grabs the focal length details lens details from the photo’s you make on your Digital SLR. I noticed a significant lack of shots with my Sigma 30mm F1.4 lens only 3 this year!! I told myself I was putting the lens on my camera and making sure I didnt take it off the next time I was out! Always a fun challenge. After a trip to Harrogate we stopped of at Newmillerdam while on our way back. First shot I got was of a carving on one of the trees which lead into the forest! I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to crank the aperture wide open the result is above. I continued around the lake shooting several images and ultimately I’m happy I gave the lens some use!

Off on a slight digression I’m an avid listener of Martin Baileys Podcasts and this week he’s interviewed David duChemin the author of Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision an excellent book on Photography which has really helped me a lot and is currently top on my recommended books list to any photographers. I would strongly suggest that you buy Davids book and listen to the Martin Bailey Podcast whenever you get chance, you wont regret it!

I’ve updated my list of “other great photographers” on the right hand menu with both of their websites along with a couple of other inspiring photographers and fellow bloggers! I plan on adding lots more photographers sites to that link section over the next few weeks!

On my to do list at the moment is finish processing some of the remaining photos from Ibiza and to have another looks through and re process my shots from New York in 2008! watch this space!

Here are a few more photos from Newmillerdam (click to enlarge):

Caught in the Grain

Wood Mushrooms

The Boat House - Newmillerdam

As I Lay Dying

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