By the lake, a poem
Sigma SD15, 18-50mm lens, iso 50
Irish landscape photography : Nigel Borrington
By the lake : By Jon Coe
I watched the ripples, as I drifted away
the lake was deep, on this golden day
Lured by reflection, in this tranquil deep
I lost my mind, then I fell asleep
Trees were talking, murmured rustling leaves
sunlight glistened, on catkin weaves
Dragonflies, and fish that spawn
could not awake me, from this dawn
.
I floated far and I drifted near
there was no time, as was not fear
Taken away, on this autumn noon
stars were shining, behind the moon
When crickets struck their evening call
the bullfrog chirped, his sombre all
And as the sunset shone, upon this land
the moon took me quietly, by the hand
I stretched and weeped, the night, it fell
I returned my spirit, to this inspired shell
The lake, my friend, shall always be
my place of relaxation, next to, and within me
Nigel Borrington 
Oh just lovely Nigel! Perfect place for an afternoon nap 🙂
June 20, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Hello Sharon 🙂
Thank you and yes that sounds like a great idea 🙂 🙂
June 20, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Hi again Nigel, did you shoot/process these images differently? They’re almost a wee bit surreal, especially the two trees. I love it! 🙂
June 20, 2013 at 8:08 pm
Hello Sharon.
Yes, I have lent a camera from a local shop for a couple of days, a Sigma SD15 used. Its got the same sensor in as the cheap dp1 I got from the car boot sale ,if you remember that post last week but its an SLR.
I may exchange it for an old Nikon I have, as its not to much second hand and it would almost be a direct swap.
It has a completely different type of sensor in it and the color is just wonderful, I don’t think it could be a camera that you would use for everything and is a bit specialist so limited to landscapes like this. The software for it is very technical more like developing colour film, with respect to anyone I would not recommend it to someone who just wants to get on with loading their images quickly.
The shot that impressed me the most was the second shot, the water is amazing. On every other camera I have had water ripples like this, come out flat but these look like they are standing out of the screen.
I would love to keep using film for the same great colour but its getting so hard to find a processors who knows how to develop negatives correctly, anything I have had done over the last months all come back underdeveloped and I have to work so hard to get anything out of them from the scans.
June 20, 2013 at 8:30 pm
What a terrific find Nigel, and to swap what you may not use much anymore for something that gives this much color and depth. The shadows on those two trees and on the ground between them looks like a painting! And yes, the ripples on the water are a blend of light, shadow and depth perfection. The reflections from just a few clouds and bit of blue sky are amazing!
June 20, 2013 at 8:48 pm
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Thanks Sharon, that’s that then 🙂
June 20, 2013 at 8:52 pm
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June 20, 2013 at 10:20 pm
Especially drawn in by that second photo. Beautiful.
June 20, 2013 at 8:52 pm
Hello Cynthia
Thank you, very pleased that you enjoyed 🙂
June 20, 2013 at 8:54 pm
I love the poem and the photos 🙂
June 24, 2013 at 12:10 pm
Hello Norma 🙂
Thank you and I am very pleased that you enjoyed them both 🙂
June 24, 2013 at 1:45 pm