Lacock, Wiltshire

In the western liturgical year, Lady Day is the traditional name in some English-speaking countries of the Feast of the Annunciation, which is celebrated on 25 March, and commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, during which he informed her that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In England, Lady Day was New Year's Day from 1155 until 1752, when the Gregorian calendar was adopted. Nikon D700 and Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD lens.

In the western liturgical year, Lady Day is the traditional name in some English-speaking countries of the Feast of the Annunciation, which is celebrated on 25 March, and commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, during which he informed her that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In England, Lady Day was New Year's Day from 1155 until 1752, when the Gregorian calendar was adopted. Nikon D700 and Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD lens.

Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI lens with a Nikon TC-16A teleconverter in between.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-S lens.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-S lens.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI lens.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI lens.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor-P 105mm f/2.5 lens.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor-P 105mm f/2.5 lens.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-S lens. Wide open with a shutter speed of 1/8000th. I don't think I've ever shot anything at 1/8000th before. Until today I considered 1/1000th quite adequate.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI lens. f/4; 1/125th.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-S lens.

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-S lens. I was too distant and therefore have cropped this picture quite severely.

A chance encounter. I asked if I might take her photograph. She did not object. She wondered if the picture would be improved by some sweeping action. Of course she was right. This was easily the best of the three photographs I made of her. How wonderful it is when strangers agree to be photographed. Nikon D2Xs + Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. Typical for many ultra wide-angle lenses the Sigma AF 15-30mm EX suffers from very heavy barrel distortion at the wide end of the zoom range. The situation eases continuously towards the 30mm where the lens is almost free of distortion. This photograph was taken at 22mm. Distortion was very noticeable and difficult to correct in post processing.

Nikon D2Xs - Teleconverter TC-16A - Nikkor-H Auto 300mm f/4.5 from 1971. A combined focal length of 720mm. Quite good for wildlife photography but a bit too powerful for candids.

Nikon D700 + Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 AI lens.

Nikon D700 + Tamron SP 35mm F1.8 Di VC USD lens.

Nikon D700 + Tamron AF 70-210mm f/2.8 SP LD lens made sometime between 1992 and 2003.