An Elizabethan Masterpiece

I live near Hardwick Hall (a masterpiece of Elizabethan architecture and engineering) and often visit for a walk around. I had a couple of spare hours late yesterday afternoon and decided to take the K-5iis and grab a few photos of the gardens and hall in the lovely, soft light. Here are just a few of them. Lenses used were the Samsung D-Xenon 12-24 and the Pentax-M 28mm F3.5, also used were a Hitech ND Grad 0.9 and for one image a Haida 10 stop filter. I hope you like them, CC is welcomed.

D-Xenon 12-24, ND Grad





Pentax-M 28mm F3.5 (my favourite lens?), ND Grad





D-Xenon 12-24, ND Grad, Haida 10 Stopper





Pentax-M 28mm F3.5





Samsung D-Xenon 12-24, Hoya Pro1 Polariser





Samsung D-Xenon 12-24, Hoya Pro1 Polariser





Samsung D-Xenon 12-24





Samsung D-Xenon 12-24, ND Grad





Samsung D-Xenon 12-24, ND Grad





Samsung D-Xenon 12-24, ND Grad




Regards
David

PS: Sincere apologies to Algi if there are any 'unacceptable levels of moire' in these images of architecture produced by the K-5iis . Apparently this camera cannot avoid such artefacts and should not be used for architectural shots? The truth is, if any are present here it is due to the compression required to upload the images to this website

Very nice set, I particularly like the Blue Door.

Phil

Nice set there David.

I don't think the light was on your side but you still have some good images. The blue door and the B&W stand out for me

Agree with Barrie, I preferred the B&W posted in the gallery

A very nice set of images David. I have not been to Hardwick Hall, but after seeing these images, I think I will take a look.

A fine collection of shots from this remarkable building. I've been once to Hardwick Hall but that was a few years ago and I think it's time I made a return trip.
David

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Fine looking building. Funny how, without reading anything, I was drawn to the M28 shots. Blue door image for me.

Super set and a great sky in the last shot.

Great set David. I particularly like 1+2. Would like to see a wide diagonal shot from the front left corner.

Hi Rob, thank you for your comments; is this the type of shot you had in mind?

Pentax-M 28 mm F3.5




Thanks also to everyone else that has take the trouble to look and comment, it is very much appreciated as this is how I learn.

Hi Gareth, the reason for this was two-fold:

1. I wanted the metal flowers highlighted against the dark hedge

2. The focal length of the lens was a bit restrictive - I couldn't get the right angle to position it centrally and still get the flowers where I wanted them, so this off-centre composition was what I chose

Thanks for the question Gareth and you were right about the light - it was a little overcast with a few breaks and this made for soft light - much better than harsh shadows.

Regards
David

Put together a very nice set there David. On #2 there seems to be a bit of purple. Is that natural or a colour cast off the grad?

Hi Alan

It's a tendency of the Pentax-M 28mm F3.5 lens to show strong purple tones and this is what you're seeing here. It probably looks more pronounced as the images are side by side with those from the 12-24 which does not have these tendencies. It's quite difficult to get rid of this, so I tend not to try and I don't mind it too much. I like the differences that using different glass produces and I usually leave them in my images.

Regards
David

Thanks David

Superb set David, especially like no2 but all are good. I must use my M28 more. However i would really like a 10-20 or 12-24. Look a lot fun.