Bankston County Park, eastern Iowa
Today was the shortest day and longest night in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice. I went out for a walk to Bankston County Park this afternoon, hoping to make some photos along the creek and using the low sitting sun that sent some rays into the valley. It’s not the prettiest place to be at the moment because some restoration measurements are in process, but of course this had to be kept out of the frame.
I wanted to challenge myself today and took only one lens with me, my old, but still fantastic Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 ZF. It’s has only manual focus and I admit I have neglected this lens recently and didn’t use it very often. The second challenge I put in place was to shoot only in black and white mode, which requires a different approach to visualize the image in the head before the shutter release button is pressed. I felt it was a good choice for catching the mood I found along the river on this shortest day of the year, with no other people around. What do you think?
Nikon Z6 III, Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 ZF, Nikon FTZ adapter