We ate lunch in an interesting square with a covered market, some of which dated from the Roman occupation, and then we walked up the hill. Somewhere between eating some of my daughter’s frites and taking this photo, I must have touched the lens of the camera. All the pictures taken that afternoon (where light was a factor) look as if I smeared the lens with vaseline.
The vaseline effect is sometimes used to give softer lighting for more flattering portraits. In this case, it’s an accidental, but I quite like the effect nevertheless.
The castle at the top of the hill was closed for some reason, but the church nearby was open. Through the open door was a fantastic view across the Charente countryside.
This place wasn’t in the Michelin Green Guide and we couldn’t work out why, because it was quite picturesque, but then it turned out we’d crossed the border from Dordogne into Charente and were looking in the Wrong Guide.
1/15 sec at f3.2, ISO 100 – hand-held (anti-shake is a wondrous thing).
Filed under: Candid, Colour, Landscape, available light, low-light, no flash, photography , Charente, church, France
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