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Alan K | all galleries >> Italia (Italy) >> Toscana (Tuscany) Including Firenze (Florence), Pisa, San Gimignano >> 2016 Days 03 to 07: Casole d'Elsa (Province of Siena (SI), Toscana) And Surrounds (Mon 22 to Fri 26 Aug 2016) > 160824_060947_0445 The Quiet Before Dawn, Tuscany (Wed 24 Aug)
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24-Aug-2016 AKMC

160824_060947_0445 The Quiet Before Dawn, Tuscany (Wed 24 Aug)

Casole d'Elsa, Toscana, Italia

As I was out on my pre-dawn walk, in the near complete quiet of the Tuscan pre-dawn, I spied this garden, lit by the orb of its night light.

On this occasion the sensor noise from the high ISO was my friend as I wanted to convey more clearly the slight mist that was perhaps a bit more hinted at than actually there. So I cranked the lens wide open to go full monty on the bokeh, and let 'er rip. It came out close to what I intended it to; someday if I have time I may play around with the highlights around the light to take them down a little, but it's something that would need a touch of finesse to stop it from looking completely fake.

Olympus OM-D EM-1 ,Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-40mm f2.8 PRO
1/13s f/2.8 at 34.0mm iso2000 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time24-Aug-2016 06:09:47
MakeOlympus
ModelE-M1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length34 mm
Exposure Time1/13 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent2000
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balancedaylight (1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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LynnH04-Oct-2016 21:46
Well, this is lovely. The lighting is bright, but not out of character with the rest. v
Julie Oldfield01-Oct-2016 19:17
It came out excellently. Excellent light. V
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